Nonprofit · EIN 04-2104363
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC
Tax-exempt · WORCESTER, MA 01609
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,426,384 | $2,206,114 | $220,270 | $19,868,585 | $1,560,753 | $18,307,832 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,746,775 | $2,322,644 | $424,131 | $18,358,207 | $1,563,864 | $16,794,343 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,859,216 | $1,933,271 | $925,945 | $15,479,629 | $1,430,080 | $14,049,549 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,808,453
- Program service revenue
- $138,470
- Investment income
- $479,461
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,228
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $695,267
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $192,281
- Other salaries and wages
- $509,445
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $775,327
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $33,250
- Travel
- $1,789
- Depreciation
- $12,913
- Program services (functional)
- $1,785,989
- Management and general (functional)
- $249,692
- Fundraising (functional)
- $170,433
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,358,207
- Total assets, end of year
- $19,868,585
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,560,753
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,307,832
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $59,950
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,773,655
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,534,177
- Gross receipts
- $2,463,859
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1930
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN SCHIMMEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,150 | $589 |
| BEN LYONS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SHERTZER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ROTHMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SIGEL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY PINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNIE ROTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN MARGOLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FRUCHTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LINDENBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LURIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL BAKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA HONIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SADICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY SHUSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SHEAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTIE CASTIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NINA STOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARAH JOSEPH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY BERGMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN SCHIMMEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $167,711 | $589 |
| BEN LYONS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LURIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAUFMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SIGEL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA ROSSMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY PINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GOLD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN MARGOLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SHERTZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FRUCHTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS LINDENBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT HONIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL BAKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SADICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH ROBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ROTHMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY SHUSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTIE CASTIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA STOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY BERGMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN SCHIMMEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $156,736 | $522 |
| MATTIE CASTIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA ROSSMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY PINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LYONS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY BERGMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KAUFMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN MARGOLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SHERTZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EJ DOTTS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT HONIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FRUCHTMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LURIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GOLD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SIGEL | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF NAROD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ROTHMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCY SHUSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA STOLL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH ROBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 646 SALISBURY ST, WORCESTER, MA 01609-1121
- In care of
- % EDIE RYAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN SCHIMMEL, 646 SALISBURY STREET, WORCESTER, MA 01609
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN SCHIMMEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (508) 756-1543
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.JFCM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MILLER WACHMAN LLP
Mission
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASS, INC. IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND ENRICHMENT OF JEWISH LIFE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- FEDERATION - THE FEDERATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND ENRICHING JEWISH LIFE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TO FULFILL THIS MISSION, THE FEDERATION RUNS AN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND THEN DESIGNATES DOLLARS RAISED TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL AGENCIES AS WELL AS TO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR AFFILIATION WITH THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA. OVERALL, OUR CAMPAIGN AND PROGRAMS REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.Expenses $712,095 · grants $641,486 · revenue $84,689
- FOUNDATION - THE FOUNDATION HOLDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE FEDERATION FROM MORE THAN 75 DONORS. THESE FUNDS FALL INTO FIVE CATEGORIES DONOR ADVISED, PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED, TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED, FUNDS HELD IN TRUST FOR OTHERS AND UNRESTRICTED. MONIES ARE EXPENDED FROM THESE FUNDS ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE ENDOWMENT AND THE SPENDING POLICIES ESTABLISHED IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR THERE WERE 53 DISBURSEMENTS THAT WERE MADE FROM THE ENDOWMENT TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $366,000.Expenses $81,905
- RACHEL'S TABLE - THE MISSION OF RACHEL'S TABLE IS TO DISTRIBUTE DONATED AND PURCHASED FOOD AND MILK TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES HELPING THE HUNGRY IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS AND TO REDUCE THE WASTE OF NOURISHING FOOD. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1989, RACHEL'S TABLE HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 14 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND MILK, AT NO COST, TO 30 LOCAL SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, GROUP HOMES, DAY PROGRAMS. AND FOOD PANTRIES. THE CHILDREN'S MILK FUND PROVIDES MILK FOR APPROXIMATELY 20,000 INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN AT 21 OF THESE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RACHEL'S TABLE ALSO PURCHASES FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR THE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM FOR WORCESTER'S CHILDREN RUN BY FRIENDLY HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO HELP CHILDREN WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED AND SCHOOL MEALS UNAVAILABLE.Expenses $331,677
- CLARK HILLEL - CLARK HILLEL, THE STUDENT GROUP THAT CELEBRATES JEWISH CULTURE, IDENTITY, PLURALISM, AND COMMUNITY, IS A PROGRAM OF THE JFCM AND IS RECOGNIZED AS HILLEL PROGRAM CENTER BY HILLEL INTERNATIONAL. WE PRIMARILY SERVE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTENDING ANY OF THE COLLEGES OF WORCESTER CONSORTIUM SCHOOLS, ALTHOUGH OTHERS ARE WELCOME MOST OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE UNDERGRADS ATTENDING CLARK UNIVERSITY.Expenses $293,694 · grants $53,781
- LIFE AND LEGACY IS A PROGRAM OF THE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION, AND ENCOURAGES LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD ENDOWMENTS THAT WILL SUSTAIN THEM IN THE FUTURE. THE GRINSPOON FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES 33 PERCENT OF THE BUDGET FOR EACH YEAR THAT A COMMUNITY'S LIFE & LEGACY PROGRAM REACHES ITS TARGET GOAL OF LEGACY GIFTS, PROVIDING UP TO $120,000 OVER FOUR YEARS.
- OTHER PROGRAMSExpenses $366,618 · revenue $53,781
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2104363
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $19,868,585
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,463,859
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,426,384 | $2,206,114 | $19,868,585 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,746,775 | $2,322,644 | $18,358,207 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,859,216 | $1,933,271 | $15,479,629 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,809,038 | $2,054,903 | $13,435,890 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2104363).
Questions about JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC
- What is the EIN of JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC is 04-2104363.
- Is JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names STEVEN SCHIMMEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,150 (STEVEN SCHIMMEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,426,384, expenses of $2,206,114 and total assets of $19,868,585 at year end.
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