NonprofitsAmerican Jewish University

Education

American Jewish University

SHERMAN OAKS, CA

Total revenue

$58.2M

Total expenses

$27.9M

Net assets

$121.4M

Grants received

$11.1M

288 grants

EIN

951684064

Tax year

2023

Mission

American jewish university advances and elevates the jewish journey of individuals, organizations and our community through excellence in scholarship, teaching, engaged conversation, experiential education, and outreach.

Programs

3 programs

Conference center:the american jewish university conference program consists of two conference centers; one at the familian campus and at the brandeis-bardin campus. The conference center at the familian campus can accommodate and facilitate, conventions, seminars and other educational and cultural meetings. The conference center at the brandeis-bardin campus is nationally recognized as a center devoted to jewish learning and culture. This location is equipped for celebrating jewish lifecycle events and an ideal environment for creative thinking and productive collaboration.

Expenses: $5.0M

Camp alonim: camp alonim strives to spark a love for jewish culture, tradition, and community in our campers by exposing them to a multitude of ways to be jewish. We see every activity we offer as a "gateway"- a means by which they might engage with being jewish. Jewish camping has been found to be one of the most effective methods of jewish education, ensuring a jewish identity in adulthood.gan alonim- designed for children entering kindergarten through 6th grade. It is a nurturing and loving environment where children feel free to explore their world and be adventurous in a safe setting.

Expenses: $3.7MGrants: $145K

Whizin center/office for open learning creates an offers programs to help jews and others on a journey of jewish learning, connecting them to knowledge, and to teach each other through classes, lectures, tours, guest speakers and multi-media content. Classes and lectures are a mix of in-person, web, and hybrid, and feature both faculty from american jewish university and guest speakers. Students are a cross-section of local, national, and international.resulting from the sale of the property the university completed, and cash proceeds received, several grants were paid out as designated by the endowment.

Expenses: $4.0MGrants: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.8M
Program service revenue$10.4M
Investment income$41.8M
Other revenue$215K
Total revenue$58.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.2M
Salaries & benefits$13.8M
Fundraising$1.7M
Other expenses$11.9M
Total expenses$27.9M
Total assets$131.3M
Net assets$121.4M

People

41 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JEFFREY HERBST

PRESIDENT

Board

$520K

35 hrs/wk

ADRIAN BREITFELD BEDER

VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO

Board

$374K

35 hrs/wk

MICHELLE IRIS MAMANE-STARKMAN

VP COMMUNICATIONS

Board

$193K

35 hrs/wk

CATHERINE S SCHNEIDER

VP OF ADVANCEMENT/CDO - 6/30/23

Board

$172K

35 hrs/wk

AARON M GOLDBERG

VP AND DIRECTOR OF CAMP ALONIM

Board

$165K

35 hrs/wk

BRADLEY S ARTSON

DEAN OF THE ZIEGLER SCHOOL (ZSRS)/VP

Board

$155K

35 hrs/wk

ROBBIE J TOTTEN

CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

Board

$153K

35 hrs/wk

MARK EDWARD OPPENHEIMER

VP OF OPEN LEARNING - 5/25/54

Board

$114K

35 hrs/wk

SUZANNE JONES BOOKBINDER

VP OF ADVANCEMENT

Board

$100K

35 hrs/wk

TARLAN RAHEL RABIZADEH

VP FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT

Board

$83K

35 hrs/wk

SHERRE HIRSCH

CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER - 1/20/23

Board

$19K

35 hrs/wk

MURRAY PEPPER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICK RICHMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KEN SALKIN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DENA SCHECHTER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL SCHEINBERG

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ELON SPAR

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBBIN STEIF

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JEFFREY TRENTON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

YAIR VARDI

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL ZIERING

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HAROLD MASOR

CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

VIRGINIA MAAS

PAST CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LAWRENCE PLATT

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID WEINER

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JEFFREY LEVINE

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANNIE AUSTIN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN BRESLAUER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JEROME COBEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ABNER GOLDSTINE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LISA HOFHEIMER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARK LAINER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

NORM LEVINE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JUSTINE SCHREYER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

FRANCIS S MAAS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STACY PALBAUM

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID A GROSHOFF

PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND LAW

Staff

$324K

35 hrs/wk

CINDY FARRINGTON

CONTROLLER - 6/25/24

Staff

$175K

35 hrs/wk

LYNN MARIA WITHERSPOON

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

Staff

$168K

35 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY WARNEKE

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Staff

$149K

35 hrs/wk

CHERYL PERETZ

ASSOCIATE DEAN

Staff

$113K

35 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

AEGIS SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS INC

SECURITY

$814K

GEOVANY CLEANING SERVICES

CLEANING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

$804K

BASE8 INC

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

$398K

GREAT MONDAYS LLC

MARKETING AND REBRANDING

$319K

ENHANCED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT

$228K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$370K
ISRAEL RESPONSE, SCHOLARSHIPS, REGIONS, MENTAL HEALTH
2024
$352K
CAMPERSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS GRANT EXPENSE
2024
$200K
to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign
2024
$174K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2024
$123K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2024
$63K
FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2024
$40K
SUPPORT OF JEWISH EDUCATION
2024
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$25K
TO OFFER 35 SCHOLORSHIPS FOR THE AJU.
2024
$15K
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$8K
General Operating Support
2024
$7K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2024
$7K
PASSPORTS CAMP GRANTS
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2024
$4K
GALA SPONSORSHIP
2024
$3K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
To Support the Hebrew Program
2024
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2024
$1K
TO PROVIDE A FORMAL AND INFORMAL STUDY OF JUDAISM AND THE OTHER GREAT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE WORLD.
2024
$505
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2024
$230K
CAMPERSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS
2023
$200K
to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign
2023
$139K
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
2023
$123K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$100K
TO ADVANCE AND ELEVATE JEWISH JOURNEY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING, ENGAGED CONVERSATION, AND OUTREACH
2023
$100K
THRIVING JEWISH IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES
2023
$100K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$59K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2023
$50K
FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2023
$50K
Education
2023
$45K
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2023
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY WHICH PROVIDES A THRIVING CENTER OF JEWISH RESOURCES AND TALENT BUILT UPON THE CORE VALUES OF JEWISH LEARNING, CULTURE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLEHOOD.
2023
$25K
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
2023
$16K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$15K
CHARITY/EDUCATION
2023
$10K
Mental Health
2023
$10K
GENERAL
2023
$10K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS SUMMERTIME PROGRAMMING.
2023
$10K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$10K
GENERAL
2023
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2023
$5K
PUBLIC CHARITY
2023
$4K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2023
$2K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2023
$2K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
CONTRIBUTION
2023
$650
GENERAL FUND
2023
$500
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2023
$250
FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
2023
$259K
CAMPERSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS/GRANT EXPENSE
2022
$200K
to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign
2022
$124K
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$100K
THRIVING JEWISH IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES
2022
$71K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2022
$65K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2022
$45K
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2022
$28K
CHARITY/EDUCATION
2022
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT A THRIVING CENTER OF JEWISH RESOURCES AND TALENT BUILT UPON THE CORE VALUES OF JEWISH LEARNING, CULTURE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLEHOOD.
2022
$25K
SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
2022
$18K
To support Building Bridges Among Abraham's Children: A Celebration of Michael Berenbaum
2022
$18K
Mental Health,
2022
$13K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2022
$10K
GENERAL
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$8K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2022
$8K
FY'22 MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$5K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2022
$5K
CENTER OF JEWISH RESOURCES SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
2022
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$2K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2022
$1K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2022
$1K
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2022
$1K
Educational
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$500
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2022
$200
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
2022
$180
Serving the Jewish community through educational resources
2022
$110K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$83K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$83K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$53K
FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2021
$50K
CHARITABLE
2021
$38K
CHARITY/EDUCATION
2021
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITIES RESOURCES AND TALENT BUILT UPON THE CORE VALUES OF JEWISH LEARNING, CULTURE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLEHOOD.
2021
$16K
LA Marketing&Recruit, Mental Health,
2021
$10K
GENERAL
2021
$10K
DAF - Jewish Education Adult
2021
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$8K
FY'21 MATCHING GIFTS
2021
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITIES RESOURCES AND TALENT BUILT UPON THE CORE VALUES OF JEWISH LEARNING, CULTURE, ETHICS, LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLEHOOD.
2021
$4K
Charitable Event
2021
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$2K
General Fund Programs
2021
$1K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
2021
$750
GENERAL FUND
2021
$500
EDUCATIONAL
2021
$320
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2021
$225
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE(S)
2021
$100
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
2021
$100
Serving the Jewish community through educational resources
2021
$200K
General Support
2020
$137K
ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITY
2020
$134K
JCAMP GRANTS
2020
$94K
SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS
2020
$55K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2020
$50K
CHARITABLE
2020
$48K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$45K
TO FUND EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
2020
$30K
FURTHERANCE OF DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2020
$25K
GENERAL
2020
$25K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$25K
CHARITY/EDUCATION
2020
$12K
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE.
2020
$10K
Matching Gifts
2020
$10K
Grants from Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support
2020

Funded by

$11.1M from 120 funders · 288 grants · 2017–2024

Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles

$1.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Jewish Federation Council Of Greater La

$1.1M · 8 grants · 2019–2024

Kadima Foundation

$625K · 4 grants · 2018–2024

Saul Brandman Foundation

$500K · 1 grant · 2018

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation

$456K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Pbhp Inc

$448K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Foundation For Jewish Camp Inc

$414K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Details

EIN951684064
NTEE codeB420
Subsection03
Ruling date1959-06
Formed1941
Employees478
Volunteers25
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