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.
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.
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.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
41 listed
JEFFREY HERBST
PRESIDENT
$520K
35 hrs/wk
ADRIAN BREITFELD BEDER
VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO
$374K
35 hrs/wk
MICHELLE IRIS MAMANE-STARKMAN
VP COMMUNICATIONS
$193K
35 hrs/wk
CATHERINE S SCHNEIDER
VP OF ADVANCEMENT/CDO - 6/30/23
$172K
35 hrs/wk
AARON M GOLDBERG
VP AND DIRECTOR OF CAMP ALONIM
$165K
35 hrs/wk
BRADLEY S ARTSON
DEAN OF THE ZIEGLER SCHOOL (ZSRS)/VP
$155K
35 hrs/wk
ROBBIE J TOTTEN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
$153K
35 hrs/wk
MARK EDWARD OPPENHEIMER
VP OF OPEN LEARNING - 5/25/54
$114K
35 hrs/wk
SUZANNE JONES BOOKBINDER
VP OF ADVANCEMENT
$100K
35 hrs/wk
TARLAN RAHEL RABIZADEH
VP FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT
$83K
35 hrs/wk
SHERRE HIRSCH
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER - 1/20/23
$19K
35 hrs/wk
MURRAY PEPPER
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
RICK RICHMAN
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
KEN SALKIN
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
DENA SCHECHTER
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
MICHAEL SCHEINBERG
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
ELON SPAR
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
ROBBIN STEIF
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
JEFFREY TRENTON
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
YAIR VARDI
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
MICHAEL ZIERING
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
HAROLD MASOR
CHAIR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
VIRGINIA MAAS
PAST CHAIR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
LAWRENCE PLATT
VICE CHAIR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DAVID WEINER
TREASURER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JEFFREY LEVINE
SECRETARY
—
0.5 hrs/wk
ANNIE AUSTIN
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
BENJAMIN BRESLAUER
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JEROME COBEN
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
ABNER GOLDSTINE
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
LISA HOFHEIMER
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
MARK LAINER
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
NORM LEVINE
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JUSTINE SCHREYER
DIRECTOR
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0.5 hrs/wk
FRANCIS S MAAS
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
STACY PALBAUM
DIRECTOR
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DAVID A GROSHOFF
PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND LAW
$324K
35 hrs/wk
CINDY FARRINGTON
CONTROLLER - 6/25/24
$175K
35 hrs/wk
LYNN MARIA WITHERSPOON
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
$168K
35 hrs/wk
KIMBERLY WARNEKE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
$149K
35 hrs/wk
CHERYL PERETZ
ASSOCIATE DEAN
$113K
35 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
AEGIS SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS INC
SECURITY
GEOVANY CLEANING SERVICES
CLEANING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
BASE8 INC
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GREAT MONDAYS LLC
MARKETING AND REBRANDING
ENHANCED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
Grants received
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$11.1M from 120 funders · 288 grants · 2017–2024
$1.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$1.1M · 8 grants · 2019–2024
$748K · 1 grant · 2017
$625K · 4 grants · 2018–2024
$500K · 1 grant · 2018
$456K · 5 grants · 2019–2023
$448K · 7 grants · 2020–2024
$414K · 4 grants · 2021–2024