Nonprofit · EIN 64-0762027
INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, MS 39236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,827,430 | $1,677,204 | $150,226 | $5,573,070 | $62,489 | $5,510,581 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,571,852 | $1,824,330 | -$252,478 | $5,108,995 | $208,969 | $4,900,026 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,603,228
- Program service revenue
- $185,865
- Investment income
- $5,370
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$114,036
- Other revenue
- $32,967
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,375
- Other salaries and wages
- $797,977
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,151,224
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,669
- Occupancy
- $50,280
- Travel
- $36,805
- Depreciation
- $55,296
- Program services (functional)
- $1,253,059
- Management and general (functional)
- $203,863
- Fundraising (functional)
- $220,282
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,108,995
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,573,070
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $62,489
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,510,581
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $547,157
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,847,435
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,355,251
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,155,330
- Gross receipts
- $2,426,607
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- MS
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE SCHIPPER | CEO Officer | 40 | $174,005 | $11,068 |
| JAY TANENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH STEIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY L WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK C BENJAMIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD LAPIDUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IMOGENE BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY SCHNEIDER HUEBSCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HERZOG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ROUBEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLETT FRUMIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY BONNHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY ZADECK PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMAN L SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL REAGLER SCHULMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SPENCER SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEPE PRINCE FINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LIBOWSKY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEON RITTENBERG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAY HESDORFFER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MONICA LIZKA-MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA LEVY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE SCHIPPER | CEO Officer | 40 | $172,821 | $13,353 |
| BETSY SAMUELS | FORMER CFO Officer | 30 | $86,720 | $9,373 |
| ANDREA LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLETT R FRUMIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY ZADECK PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IMOGENE BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HESDORFFER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY TANENBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HERZOG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON RITTENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY L WIENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEPE P FINN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL REAGLER SCHULMAN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMAN L SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A ROUBEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY SCHNEIDER HUEBSCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER SIMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LIBOWSKY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 16528, JACKSON, MS 39236-6528
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELE SCHIPPER, PO BOX 16528, JACKSON, MS 39236
- Signed the 990
- MICHELE SCHIPPER, CEO
- Phone
- (601) 362-6357
- Website
- WWW.ISJL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA
Mission
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH, THE ISJL PROVIDES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. WE DO THIS THROUGH THREE CORE SERVICE AREAS: EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND SPIRITUALITY. BECAUSE CONTRIBUTING TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE IS PART OF THE JEWISH LEGACY, WE ALSO OFFER SECULAR LITERACY PROGRAMMING. OVER 10,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY THE ISJL PROGRAMS IN 2024.
Program accomplishments
- IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION TO SUPPORT, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH, THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE (ISJL) PROVIDES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES AN ANNUAL SOUTHERN & JEWISH CONFERENCE, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION TO GATHER AND CONNECT EACH SUMMER. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ALSO COORDINATE IN-PERSON EVENTS, PUT OUR STAFF ON THE ROAD, AND OFFER ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. ALL TOLD, OVER 10,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY ISJL PROGRAMS IN 2024-2025. OUR PROGRAMS ARE COORDINATED BY OUR THREE PROGRAMMING DIVISIONS: EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND SPIRITUALITY.EDUCATION: THE ISJL EDUCATION DIVISION SUPPORTS JEWISH LEARNING ACROSS THE SOUTH. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 70 RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS UTILIZED OUR CURRICULUM; THIS MEANS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED BY ISJL RESOURCES. OUR TEAM OF EDUCATION LEADERS ALSO COORDINATED A REGIONAL COHORT OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS, ABLE TO NETWORK, COLLABORATE, AND SHARE BEST-PRACTICES YEAR-ROUND.Expenses $568,991 · revenue $207,235
- 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 $347,395 · revenue $11,597
- 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 $336,673
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
- 64-0762027
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,573,070
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,426,607
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,827,430 | $1,677,204 | $5,573,070 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,571,852 | $1,824,330 | $5,108,995 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,343,061 | $1,690,882 | $5,084,433 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 64-0762027).
Questions about INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC is 64-0762027.
- Is INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE 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 INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC 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 INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC 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 INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHELE SCHIPPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $174,005 (MICHELE SCHIPPER, CEO).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,827,430, expenses of $1,677,204 and total assets of $5,573,070 at year end.
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