JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2030 S TAYLOR RD, CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118-2605

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Marlyn Bloch Jaffe, 2030 South Taylor Rd, Cleveland Hts, OH 44118

Signed the 990

Marlyn Jaffe, Executive Director

Phone

(216) 371-0446

Website

www.JECC.org

Mission

The mission is to inspire transformative Jewish educational experiences that add meaning to the lives of Jewish children and their families in Cleveland. The vision of the agency is to instill a lifelong love of Jewish learning to further Jewish continuity in Cleveland.

Program accomplishments

• Personnel Development: Educators services program enriches the skills, Judaic and professional knowledge of community educators through myriad mini courses and on line courses. Intensive on site professional development that fosters professional learning teams. Tuition subsidies and scholarships for college degrees and professional development seminars for professional growth with a new degree, license or certificate. 245 educators received stipends. This program also supports day school educator positions. The agency works with a local professional development committee serving general studies teachers in the Cleveland area affiliated day schools. The committee reviews and approves license applications, individual professional development plans and associate course request to ensure the general studies teachers maintain their Ohio licenses and certificates.
  Expenses $1,373,686 · grants $993,754 · revenue $22,000
• Family & Adult Education: Formal and informal education outreach programs which include Hebrew literacy and Jewish identity projects. This program provides grants to 12 adult education providers to enhance their ability to engage adults in lifelong learning. These providers reach hundreds of individuals in a variety of formats and settings. This program also offers support to supplementary schools with a total of 11 community funded educators to fill a variety of educational and programmatic positions in local supplementary schools. Intergenerational initiative is a program for Jewish adults age 55 plus to engage in Jewish learning, living and community, including those passionate about grandparenting. This initiative has engaged with 370 individuals.
  Expenses $1,059,539 · grants $727,425 · revenue $52,588
• Informal Education: the Retreat Institute creates & implemented 28 retreats and informal education programs in collaboration with local Jewish educational institutions. 1,895 participants (students, educators and families) participated in these experiences. The Adolescent Initiative works with youth professionals from local organization for both professional development, community planning and adolescent development. This program also supports youth educator positions and programming in the community. Israel program grants and financial aid for students for approved educational trips to Israel to participate in youth group programs plus Gift of Israel matching incentive program for eighth grade school trip to Israel for study and college seminary/yeshivah programs. The Israel program funded 134 participants.
  Expenses $938,846 · grants $451,229 · revenue $1,352
• Camping Program: Camp incentive grants for students to attend Jewish denominational over night camps around the country. The camping program funded 380 students this year.
  Expenses $860,631 · grants $818,977
• @Akiva - is vibrant place for Cleveland teens to explore and grow in their devotion to Judaism and Israel while fostering everlasting friendships. From Hebrew and Judaic after school classes, to advocating for Israel through special activities and community service. @Akiva offers unique programming throughout the year. Approximately 270 students were involved in the various programs, High School Hebrew, On The Road, Israel Now and Icnext.
  Expenses $744,103 · grants $145,083 · revenue $110,707
• Interfaith Engagement- a program to engage interfaith couples and families to enhance their involvement in the Jewish community to comfortably explore, discover and personalize the meaning of Jewish culture and values in the modern world. This year more than 4,292 families were involved in various experiences.
  Expenses $699,938 · revenue $3,773
• Shared Services - Provides information technology services to six educational institutions and the Mandel Jewish Community Center. It manages the consortium's data center, over 1616 workstations and laptops, iPads, 3,125 Chromebooks, 20 physical servers, 110 VMware virtual servers, 17 backup/vcenter servers, 8 local network attached storage, 250 VPN/Citrix users, 300 Cisco duo users and 10 Cisco voip phone systems, 500 IP phones, 10 camera surveillance systems, 430 Cisco ,Axis and Hanwha cameras throughout the consortium of schools and agencies.
  Expenses $583,407 · revenue $541,819
• Education Resources: the Educational Capacity Building (Curriculum) Department serves the educational needs of Cleveland's supplementary schools, day schools, and preschools. The Teacher Center is a hands on materials center where teachers create instructional aids for their classrooms. The Teacher Center serviced over 19 schools, 6 various play groups and approximately 1,292 visits from educators. The Ratner Media & Technology Center is relied upon in the educational community as a place to find outstanding resources and expert advice. Congregational enrichment provided 37 grants to 11 congregations schools for enrichment programs.
  Expenses $500,799 · grants $96,504 · revenue $45,995
• Early Childhood Education - Focuses on development of senior personnel, professional development/credentialing of teachers. Enhancing Judaic content and creating linkages between early childhood Jewish education and other stages of Jewish education. This program worked with 9 preschools and approximately 180 teachers in the community.
  Expenses $443,344 · grants $267,496
• Planning & Evaluation: Ensuring accountability and measuring success are central activities of the agency. Initiatives in this area build upon the internal programmatic reflective practice and data gathering that is a regular part of the agency's programs. The JEC's strategic plan calls for increase involvement in Jewish education in three principal ways: by lowering barriers to participation, maximizing gateways and fostering linkages between educational opportunities. Strengthen the quality of Jewish education. Cultivate the capacity of the educational institutions about engagement in Israel. Ensure a high level of accountability of the agency programs.
  Expenses $440,484
• Special Education(Segula) - Provides services to students in day schools and supplementary schools and in-service training opportunities to special education teachers in the field. The Segula program served 19 students with special needs.
  Expenses $167,389 · grants $30,675
• Shin Shin Program - The Cleveland Jewish schools and youth groups benefit from the Israeli emissaries through various educational programs. The emissaries were involved with 17 organizations.
  Expenses $157,718 · revenue $764
• Onward Hebrew -An online Hebrew learning program developed for those desiring to teach Hebrew through Movement, but whose Hebrew is weak. The program specifically teachers Hebrew through Movement's vocabulary and grammatical patterns following the Hebrew Through Movement's acquisitional language approach. There were approximately 70 synagogues involved in the educational programs and approximately 272 educators touched by this program.
  Expenses $115,568 · revenue $10,796

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.

IRS record

EIN

34-0714554

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

1945

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Religion-related (X30Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$19,344,965

Income (IRS master file)

$13,241,976

Filing history

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 34-0714554).

Questions about JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND

What is the EIN of JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND?

The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND is 34-0714554.

Is JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.

Are donations to JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND 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 EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND 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 JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND 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 JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Marlyn Bloch Jaffe.

Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $296,250 (Marlyn Bloch Jaffe, Chief Executive Officer).

How much revenue does JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,239,320, expenses of $9,021,909 and total assets of $19,344,965 at year end.

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