Nonprofit · EIN 33-0874955
SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE
Tax-exempt · LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,592,472 | $1,592,472 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,409,142 | $1,409,142 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,171,525 | $1,171,525 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $845,030
- Program service revenue
- $457,265
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $258,302
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $31,875
- Other revenue
- $290,177
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,227,772
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,467,350
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $8,719
- Travel
- $43,729
- Program services (functional)
- $1,246,620
- Management and general (functional)
- $270,852
- Fundraising (functional)
- $75,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $0
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $0
- Gross receipts
- $1,592,472
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANNAH COHEN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KIRA FINKENBERG | IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LIZ NEDERLANDER CODEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SUZI COHEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LYNN JAFFE SHAUGER | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STACI TIRAS-JONES | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STACIE BRESLER-REINSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBBIE CARNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CARNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LESLIE CASPI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LISA CHANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JULIA FOSTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SARAH GIMBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PHILLIP GINSBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ALLISON GOLDING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE NEVAREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHARON PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARIE RAFTERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CORT SCHULTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GINA STEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie Greenberg | Board Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Todd Allen | Immediate Past Board Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Kira Finkenberg | Vice Chair and Board Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Liz Nederlander Coden | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Adam Jacobs | Board Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Miller | Board Secretary Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Abrams | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Hannah Cohen | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Suzanne Cohen | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Phillip Ginsburg | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Amit Indap | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Tanaz Kahen-Biton | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Larry Katz | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Doron Malka | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Brett Meltzer | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Marie Raftery | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| William Rastetter | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Danny Recht | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Yael Ridberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Rodman | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jack Rubin | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Victor Shlionsky | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Gina Stein | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Sheava Wax | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kira Finkenberg | Board Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Laurie Greenberg | Immediate Past Board Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Hannah Cohen | Vice Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Stacie Bresler-Reinstein | Board Treasurer Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Staci Tiras-Jones | Board Secretary Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Todd Allen | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Roberta Berman | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Lisa Chang | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Silvana Christy | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Carolena Deutsch-Garcia | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Christina Fink | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Geffen | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Allison Golding | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jerri-Ann Jacobs | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Seth Krosner | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Nicole Nevarez | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Monica Handler Penner | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| David Rafsky | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Sheryl Rowling | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Cort Schultz | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Lynn Jaffe Shauger | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Harris Steinberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Wynne Weiss | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Nicole Nevarez | Board Member Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4126 EXECUTIVE DR, LA JOLLA, CA 92037-1348
- In care of
- % LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN LEFTER, 4126 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, LA JOLLA, CA 92037
- Signed the 990
- JOHN LEFTER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (858) 457-3030
- Website
- WWW.LFJCC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HASKELL & WHITE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0874955 or by the name SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE.
- 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
SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE ("CJC") IS A CALIFORNIA 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN JANUARY 1999. CJC IS HOUSED AT LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. CJC PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF MULTI-DISCIPLINED OFFERINGS, AND IS THE LARGEST LOCAL INSTITUTION SOLELY DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE ARTS. CJCS'S MISSION IS TO EXPAND AND ENRICH CULTURAL LIFE IN SAN DIEGO BY PRESENTING THE FINEST IN JEWISH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, ENCOURAGING THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND NURTURING NEW CREATIVITY IN THE ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION ENCOMPASSES A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RANGING FROM SINGLE LECTURES AND YEAR ROUND CLASSES, TO ANNUAL FESTIVALS. AMONG OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS IN JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING ARE THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER AND SCHOLARS LECTURES SERIES, MELTON SCHOOL OF JEWISH LEARNING, AND HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.Expenses $414,005 · revenue $168,917
- SAN DIEGO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL - A 10 DAY SERIES OF SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND DIALOGUES WITH FILMMAKERS. THE FESTIVAL PROMOTES AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, AND PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.Expenses $215,327 · revenue $77,833
- THE J* COMPANY YOUTH THEATRE - OFFERS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN ACTING, DANCE, VOICE AND TECHNICAL THEATER FOR YOUTHS AGES 7-18. STUDENTS PERFORM FOUR MUSICALS PER YEAR FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES.Expenses $153,894 · revenue $343,945
- Expenses $463,394 · revenue $156,747
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0874955
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,592,472
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,592,472 | $1,592,472 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,409,142 | $1,409,142 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,171,525 | $1,171,525 | $0 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,080,323 | $1,080,323 | $0 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 33-0874955).
Questions about SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE
- What is the EIN of SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE is 33-0874955.
- Is SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE 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 SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN LEFTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,592,472, expenses of $1,592,472 and total assets of $0 at year end.
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