Nonprofit · EIN 23-7304205
BET TZEDEK
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $24,468,660 | $20,853,439 | $3,615,221 | $38,234,549 | $9,860,445 | $28,374,104 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $20,110,679 | $18,727,224 | $1,383,455 | $30,228,552 | $7,773,378 | $22,455,174 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,203,140 | $17,048,169 | $1,154,971 | $27,531,507 | $8,314,501 | $19,217,006 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $23,815,816
- of which government grants
- $13,107,448
- Program service revenue
- $1,235
- Investment income
- $926,725
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$293,116
- Other revenue
- -$275,116
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,431,963
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,901,917
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,548,793
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $57,149
- Accounting fees
- $77,805
- Occupancy
- $682,443
- Travel
- $164,782
- Depreciation
- $14,360
- Program services (functional)
- $16,704,606
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,894,260
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,254,573
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,228,552
- Total assets, end of year
- $38,234,549
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,860,445
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,374,104
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,345
- Publicly traded securities
- $19,022,810
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,515,543
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,858,561
- Gross receipts
- $24,908,951
- Employees
- 139
- Volunteers
- 1,573
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIEGO J CARTAGENA | CEO Officer | 40 | $271,084 | $23,588 |
| VINCENT CUMMINGS | VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $215,520 | $29,221 |
| LAKESH M BAKER | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $187,750 | $34,254 |
| TZUNG-LIN FU | VP OF COMPLIANCE Key employee | 40 | $166,488 | $25,813 |
| WEIJU JESSICA KO | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,285 | $16,212 |
| LAURA L NELSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $149,551 | $23,708 |
| ERIKSON R ALBRECHT | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,461 | $28,653 |
| MARY T ROSS | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,702 | $25,992 |
| YOLANDE P ERICKSON | ATTORNEY III Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,262 | $19,364 |
| MATTHEW DECAROLIS | ATTORNEY III Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,222 | $8,767 |
| NORMAN BULLOCK | CFOO Officer | 40 | $3,000 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA L MILLMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA M BURROW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PACKMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS LAINER | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
58 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| G CARLA AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW D BENEDETTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR H BILGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER L BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISHA C BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LC CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY K CHEMERINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR DE LA CRUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YOUSUF I DHAMEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE E ELLICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A FIRESTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZHANNA FISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON TERRY B FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY M GOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON A GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REX HEINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY D HELMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN W JAQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD B JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOEZ M KABA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H KINRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE H KU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARIFA B LADDON | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STANLEY W LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON D LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEAL R MARDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN S MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MAYER | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TORREY J MCCLARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK E MELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX MENENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA MICHAELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH S MILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARIEL A NEUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY E PROCTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL RATNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER L RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REY M RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S ROMANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN C ROTGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID J SCHINDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT M SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN SESTITO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL L SHALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SIEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY M SILBERFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW E SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENN A SONNENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENNETT L SPIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT STEMP | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA A STOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ANN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM S UMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEAH E WEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX M WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN K YAGURA | DIRECTOR (THRU 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM S YEBRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 71 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIEGO J CARTAGENA | CEO Officer | 40 | $252,276 | $18,746 |
| VINCENT CUMMINGS | VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $203,791 | $21,231 |
| LAURA L NELSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $199,004 | $17,602 |
| LAKESH M BAKER | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $188,484 | $24,135 |
| TZUNG-LIN FU | VP OF LEGAL PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $166,320 | $20,944 |
| ERIKSON R ALBRECHT | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,275 | $23,717 |
| GIGI Y-CO M LAM | DIRECTING ATTORNEY (THRU 01/24) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,908 | $18,706 |
| APRIL L CAIRES | DIRECTOR OF INSITUTIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,206 | $13,265 |
| NARVAEZ NADIA SEGURA | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,115 | $9,002 |
| MATTHEW DECAROLIS | ATTORNEY III Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,268 | $6,356 |
| SAMANTHA L MILLMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA M BURROW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PACKMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| G CARLA AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW D BENEDETTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR H BILGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL BROWN | DIRECTOR (THRU 05/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER L BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISHA C BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LC CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY K CHEMERINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR DE LA CRUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOUSUF I DHAMEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE E ELLICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A FIRESTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON TERRY B FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY M GOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON A GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REX HEINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY D HELMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN W JAQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOEZ M KABA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H KINRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE H KU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARIFA B LADDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS LAINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY W LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON D LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL R MARDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN S MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TORREY J MCCLARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRON MCLAIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK E MELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MENENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MICHAELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH S MILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIEL A NEUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY E PROCTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER L RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REY M RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S ROMANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN C ROTGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J SCHINDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL L SHALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY M SILBERFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW E SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN A SONNENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNETT L SPIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT STEMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA A STOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM S UMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH E WEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX M WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WILSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN K YAGURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM S YEBRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 73 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIEGO J CARTAGENA | CEO Officer | 40 | $270,000 | $18,641 |
| VINCENT CUMMINGS | VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $204,050 | $19,880 |
| LAURA L NELSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $184,281 | $11,107 |
| TZUNG-LIN FU | VP OF LEGAL PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $172,680 | $19,571 |
| LAKESH M BAKER | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Key employee | 40 | $173,657 | $16,025 |
| KAREN MCAULEY | VP OF FINANCE (THRU 7/23) Key employee | 40 | $153,646 | $18,887 |
| BERTHA S HAYDEN | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,800 | $22,230 |
| ERIKSON R ALBRECHT | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,470 | $20,247 |
| CYNTHIA L CHAGOLLA | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,422 | $15,238 |
| GIGI Y-CO M LAM | DIRECTING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,065 | $12,532 |
| APRIL L CAIRES | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,291 | $12,181 |
| LINDA G MICHAELSON | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PACKMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA M BURROW | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS LAINER | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS A AXEL | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| G CARLA AXELROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW D BENEDETTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR H BILGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISHA C BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LC CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERYL K CHAE | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR DE LA CRUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOUSUF I DHAMEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A FIRESTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON TERRY B FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFFREY M GOLD ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON A GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REX S HEINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY D HELMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN W JAQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOEZ M KABA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK M KAPLAN | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H KINRICH CPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE H KU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARIFA B LADDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STANLEY W LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON D LINDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL R MARDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN S MARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE MAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRON J MCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK E MELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MENENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA L MILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH S MILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIEL NEUMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY E PROCTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER L RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REY M RODRIGUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S ROMANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN C ROTGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J SCHINDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SHALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY M SILBERFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW E SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN A SONNENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNETT L SPIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT STEMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M STERN | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA A STOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM S UMANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH E WEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX M WEINGARTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE A WESSEL | DIRECTOR (THRU 11/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN K YAGURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM S YEBRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3250 WILSHIRE BLVD 13 FL, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010-1577
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NORMAN BULLOCK, 3250 WILSHIRE BLVD 13TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
- Signed the 990
- NORMAN BULLOCK, CFOO
- Phone
- (323) 549-5834
- Website
- WWW.BETTZEDEK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7304205 or by the name BET TZEDEK.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.
Program accomplishments
- BET TZEDEK IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR LEVERAGING STAFF TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO LAWYERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS THE ORGANIZATION SERVES. BET TZEDEK CLIENTS BENEFIT FROM TWO DISTINCT VOLUNTEER GROUPS. THE FIRST ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO PERFORM INTAKE INTERVIEWS AND OTHER CLIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING UP TO 150 LAW STUDENTS A YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF THEIR TIME, THE VALUE OF WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $5 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO THE VALUE THAT IN HOUSE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITIES, BET TZEDEK ALSO PLACES CLIENTS' CASES WITH HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL VOLUNTEERS AT LAW (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FIRMS NATIONWIDE. THESE PRO BONO VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE REPORTED TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER THE END OF EACH YEAR, AND AS A RESULT THE 2024 AMOUNTS WILL BE DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2026. WHAT IS AVAILABLE IS THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION MADE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024:27,387 HOURS OF SERVICE BY 1,573 VOLUNTEERS, WITH A VALUE ESTIMATED AT OVER $10 MILLION. BET TZEDEK'S EFFORTS IN MARSHALLING VOLUNTEERS AND PRO BONO LAWYERS IN INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL WAYS HAVE RESULTED IN BET TZEDEK RECEIVING THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S "PRO BONO PUBLICO AWARD" FOR ITS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR JUSTICE NETWORK, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL WORKERS REPRESENTING SURVIVORS IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR REPARATIONS IN OVER 30 CITIES. BET TZEDEK HAS ALSO RECEIVED THE PRO BONO INSTITUTE'S 2020 CORPORATE PRO BONO "PRO BONO PARTNER AWARD" FOR ITS PRO BONO COLLABORATION WITH THE LAW FIRM OF DAVIS WRIGHT AND TREMAINE, AMAZON AND KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE TO SERVE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.Expenses $16,704,606 · revenue $19,235
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7304205
- 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
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $38,234,549
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,908,951
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $24,468,660 | $20,853,439 | $38,234,549 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $20,110,679 | $18,727,224 | $30,228,552 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $18,203,140 | $17,048,169 | $27,531,507 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $14,946,367 | $13,872,707 | $20,270,766 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 23-7304205).
Questions about BET TZEDEK
- What is the EIN of BET TZEDEK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BET TZEDEK is 23-7304205.
- Is BET TZEDEK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to BET TZEDEK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BET TZEDEK 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 BET TZEDEK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BET TZEDEK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BET TZEDEK?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names NORMAN BULLOCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of BET TZEDEK?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 73 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $271,084 (DIEGO J CARTAGENA, CEO).
- How much revenue does BET TZEDEK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,468,660, expenses of $20,853,439 and total assets of $38,234,549 at year end.
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