J Leaders

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San Jose, CA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 86-2935748

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Our mission is to empower and engage Jewish young adults through leadership development and community-building. Our program service activities include: JLeaders Academy to develop personal and professional leadership abilities, Jleaders Mentorship Program matching young adults with appropriate mentor matches, JLeaders Academy Fellows alumni program focused on networking and continued development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $93K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$209K
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$144K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$138K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$209K
FY2025▲ +99%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$97K
FY2023$105K
FY2025$209K
Net assets
$138K
FY2025▲ +37%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$100K
FY2023$101K
FY2025$138K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $60K Management & general 59% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder, Former CEO, Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Hoffman’s $23K as CEO is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Peter Hoffman$23,392$8,563

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Jewish young adults through leadership training and community building.

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3 program services account for $74K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The JLeaders Academy is a 6-month, cohort-based leadership program for young Jewish adults interested in developing their personal and professional leadership abilities. Last year's academy had 22 fellows.

$54Kprogram expense
02

After our fellows graduate, they become part of the Alumni program. This program allows them to network and develop community projects/events that further develop their leadership capabilities.

$14Kprogram expense
03

JMentors is a mentorship program that matches young Jewish adults with appropriate community leaders for one-on-one work. JLeaders provides the matching and training for both mentors and mentees.

$5Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$209K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$144K
Ln 25
Programscol B$60K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$138K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Total revenueLn 12$209K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$138K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$138K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$30K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$3K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$152$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$196$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$24K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$144K$60K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $209K$144K$65K$138K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $105K$101K 990 PDF
FY2022 $97K$100K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $208,563 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $21,442$21,442
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,451$208,563
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $143,987 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,333 · Management $53,436$83,769
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,531 · Management $1,125$3,656
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,390$3,390
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,631 · Management $8,047$10,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $152 · Management $5,985$6,137
IX-17 TravelPrograms $196 · Management $2,746$2,942
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,845 · Management $0$23,845
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,892$2,892
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,678$6,678
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,688 · Management $84,299 · Fundraising $0$143,987
Part X · Balance sheet $139,082 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,180$38,811
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $66,241$100,271
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,421$139,082
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,420$1,094
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,420$1,094
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,001$137,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,421$139,082
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $137,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,563
XI-2 Total expenses$143,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,001
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$589
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$137,988

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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