HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HOUSTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

EIN 76-0187329 · Community Foundations (T31)

What they do

The Mission of The Houston Jewish Community Foundation is to Reflect The Collective Charitable Hearts of Our Donors By Advising On, Receiving, Administering, Distributing and Efficiently Serving As The Steward of Funds That Are Designated for The Present and Future Benefit of Qualified Charitable Organizations and Promote The Practice of Tzedakah (righteousness, Charity) and The Pursuit of Tikkun Olam (repairing The World) By Serving As A Central Resource and Advocate for Charitable Giving.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

88.65%of revenue went to mission work95.0% of expenses · Program services

0.87%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$93.37spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.85%of revenue went to management and office costs4.1% of expenses

$5.92in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

78.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $196,410 for ROBERTA HERMAN-DIETRICH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$32,520,743

Mission workProgram services$28,830,62688.65% of revenue95.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,251,1003.85% of revenue4.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$281,3420.87% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,157,6756.63% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$30,363,06893.37% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.0% mission · 4.1% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.37% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 95.1% mission · 4.1% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 94.9% mission · 4.3% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.59% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 6.4% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.28% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 92.2% mission · 7.0% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.41% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 93.4% mission · 5.7% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.11% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.7% mission · 10.2% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.09% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.5% mission · 5.7% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.76% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$32,520,743

Expenses$30,363,068

Annual surplus $2,157,675 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$28,830,626 · 95.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,251,100 · 4.1% of expenses

Fundraising$281,342 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$32,520,743

Expenses$30,363,068

Assets$179,861,943

Income$57,695,858

Contributions$25,382,762

Mission work (program services)$28,830,626

Fundraising$281,342

Grants given$198,841,354

Average grant$85,634

Management and general$1,251,100

Executive compensation (total)$148,251

Stocks and bonds$168,417,420

Accounting fees$51,150

Investing fees$159,729

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROBERTA HERMAN-DIETRICHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $196,410Base $173,168 · Other $23,242

PAUL WEAVERCFO · 50 hrs/week $160,166Base $138,182 · Other $21,984

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

ROBERTA HERMAN-DIETRICHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PAUL WEAVERCFO

JASON FELDMANTRUSTEE

TOM SAMUELSTRUSTEE

RONNIE YAMBRATRUSTEE

RICK STEINTRUSTEE

MIKE LEVYTRUSTEE

MARK RAUCHTRUSTEE

LINDA P DAVISTRUSTEE

LEWIS KALMANSTRUSTEE

LES FOXTRUSTEE

KEVIN STEINHARTTRUSTEE

JENNIFER COSTATRUSTEE

JEFFREY GILBERTTRUSTEE

JAY KAPLANTRUSTEE

JASON GORDONTRUSTEE

ALAN ORKINTRUSTEE

JACOB LEONVICE CHAIR, SECRETARY

HY PENNTRUSTEE

EVE LAPINTRUSTEE

EUGENE TUNITSKYTRUSTEE

ETAN MIRWISTRUSTEE

ESTHER POLLANDNON-VOTING TRUSTEE

EMILY FREEDMANTRUSTEE

DAVID MORRISTRUSTEE

DAVID HOODISTRUSTEE

DAN GORDONTRUSTEE

COURTNEY GARSONTRUSTEE

CAROL DESENBERGTRUSTEE

BRIAN CORORVETRUSTEE

BRAD BROOKNERTREASURER

ANN BAKER RONNCHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1986
Location: 5603 S BRAESWOOD BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77096-3907
County: Harris
In care of: Roberta Herman-Dietrich
Primary officer: Roberta Herman-Dietrich, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@hjcf.org Phone(346) 699-4523

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BLAZEK & VETTERLING
NTEE classification: Community Foundations (T31)
IRS tax category: Community Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes