Funds Jewish education, culture, and social services, while combating antisemitism.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $810K in revenue, $829K in expenses, and $6.2M in net assets.Pt I
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$810K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$829K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
60%
31%
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.31
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
98.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -114% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$810K
FY2024▼ -3%
$905K$453K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$829K
FY2024▲ +19%
$829K$415K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$8.7M
FY2024▲ +6%
$8.7M$4.4M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +1%
$2.5M$1.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$810K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$829K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$6.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$8.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $493K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Provide funding to enhance Jewish life through community educational and cultural programs.Provide tickets to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles for participating 8-grade public schools, having sent over 100,000 students. Offer virtual and in person visits to the Holocaust Museum LA for 5-12th graders.
$350Kprogram expense
02
Provide low-cost, non-sectarian counseling through our social service agency, Jewish Family Service, to individuals, couples and families. Provide case management for Seniors and Holocaust survivors.Provide case management services on behalf of United Way and FEMA for victims of disaster.
$130Kprogram expense
03
Provide funding through our umbrella organization, Jewish Federation of North America (JFNA), for programs identified by JFNA in Israel and worldwide including funding for Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and Joint Distribution Committee (JDI), helping to rescue and resettle Jews in peril.Provide funding for social services to victims of…
Cheri Dekofsky’s $123K as Exec Dir/CEO
is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Cheri Dekofsky · Reported title Exec Dir/CEO · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $829K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $344K · Total expenses $829K
42%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
60%
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Overhead ratio
10%
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Fundraising cost ratio
73%
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Revenue growth
-3%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
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Legal fee ratio
0%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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Fundraising fee ratio
0%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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