NonprofitsInstitute Of Southern Jewish Life Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Institute Of Southern Jewish Life Inc

JACKSON, MS

Total revenue

$1.8M

Total expenses

$1.7M

Net assets

$5.5M

Grants received

$2.1M

127 grants

EIN

640762027

Tax year

2024

Mission

The institute (isjl) supports, connects, and celebrates jewish life in the south.

Programs

2 programs

Culture: celebrating jewish culture and preserving the unique stories of jewish life in the south is at the heart of the isjl's work. We provide accessible jewish cultural experiences that appeal to diverse audiences. Our free, online encyclopedia of southern jewish communities receives almost 100,000 views each year.

Expenses: $347K

Spirituality: we serve the smallest jewish communities in our region specifically, individuals and congregations without any local full-time clergy and engage in interfaith work and bridge-building that makes all of our communities more inclusive and interconnected. Our spirituality division annually reaches approximately 2,400 individuals with remote and in-person resources, and our staff rabbi visits around 20 communities in-person each year.

Expenses: $337K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.6M
Program service revenue$186K
Investment income$5K
Other revenue$33K
Total revenue$1.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$220K
Other expenses$526K
Total expenses$1.7M
Total assets$5.6M
Net assets$5.5M

People

26 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHELE SCHIPPER

CEO

Board

$174K

40 hrs/wk

JOSEPH STEIN JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARY L WIENER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JACK C BENJAMIN JR

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SCOTT MILLER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRAD LAPIDUS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

IMOGENE BERMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MORRIS LEWIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SALLY SCHNEIDER HUEBSCHER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOE HERZOG

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROBERT A ROUBEY

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLETT FRUMIN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BEVERLY BONNHEIM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAY TANENBAUM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RAYMAN L SOLOMON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHRYN WIENER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RACHEL REAGLER SCHULMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SPENCER SIMONS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PEPE PRINCE FINN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARGARET MEYER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

STEPHEN LIBOWSKY

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LEON RITTENBERG

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JAY HESDORFFER

PAST CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MONICA LIZKA-MILLER

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDREA LEVY

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

KENNY ZADECK PHD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 127 of 127

FromAmountPurposeYear
$25K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$18K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2024
$15K
Various programs
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$6K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500
GENERAL FUND
2024
$100K
SEE PART IV
2023
$31K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$25K
General Support
2023
$17K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2023
$15K
Various programs
2023
$12K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SC JEWISH COMMUNITIES
2023
$6K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2023
$6K
FOR THE 2024 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET OF ISJL
2023
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$4K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2023
$4K
TO SUPPORT, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH.
2023
$2K
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2023
$50K
SUPPORT TO CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH
2022
$50K
ARTS, CULTURE
2022
$40K
CULTURE & ARTS
2022
$18K
General charitable purposes
2022
$18K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2022
$15K
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
DONOR ADVISED DISTRIBUTION
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ISJL
2022
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$3K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2K
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2022
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$18K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$18K
General charitable purposes
2021
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$2K
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2021
$900
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$360
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$115K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$60K
SUPPORTING THE MISSION TO SUPPORT, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH.
2020
$50K
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: SPREADING TIKKUN OLAM ACROSS THE SOUTH
2020
$50K
JEWISH CAUSES
2020
$50K
JEWISH CAUSES
2020
$50K
JEWISH CAUSES
2020
$50K
JEWISH CAUSES
2020
$29K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2020
$18K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$18K
General Charitable Purposes
2020
$15K
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS
2020
$15K
TO PROMOTE HUMANITIES IN MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC LIFE.
2020
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$8K
General Support
2020
$8K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING COSTS AND PROGRAMMING OF THE INSTITUTE
2020
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$1K
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$900
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$500
EDUCATION
2020
$500
SUPPORT, UNSPECIFIED
2020
$500
RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE
2020
$250
EDUCATION
2020
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2019
$38K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2019
$18K
General Charitable Purposes
2019
$8K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$5K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$1K
CONTRIBUTE TO ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2019
$500
SUPPORT, UNSPECIFIED
2019
$500
RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE
2019
$38K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$15K
SUPPORT JEWISH LIFE
2018
$14K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2018
$10K
PROMOTES JUDAISM AND OUR HERITAGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SHARED RESOURCES. THE ISJL DELIVERS RABBINIC SERVICES, AN EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND CULTURAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES SEEKING NEW SOLUTIONS, OR WHERE JEWISH RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. THE ISJL ALSO PROVIDES HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH.
2018
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2018
$1K
CONTRIBUTE TO ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2018
$500
DONOR-ADVISED FUND CONTRIBUTION
2018
$100
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2018
$33K
GENERAL OPER SUPPORT
2017
$5K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2017

Funded by

$2.1M from 57 funders · 127 grants · 2017–2024

Houston Jewish Community Foundation

$266K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Robert And Ellen Gutenstein Family

$160K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Community Foundation For Mississippi

$129K · 6 grants · 2017–2024

American Endowment Foundation

$125K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

The Marcus Foundation Inc

$115K · 1 grant · 2020

Covenant Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

Woldenberg Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2020

Goldring Family Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2020

Details

EIN640762027
NTEE codeA500
Subsection03
Ruling date1989-02
Formed2000
Employees19
Volunteers25
INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo