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JEWISH GENEALOGICAL AND ARCHIVAL SOCIETY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $74K · expenses $74K · assets $83K

EIN
23-2850183
Address
1657 THE FAIRWAY UNIT 145, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046-1423
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1997
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Mission

Preservation of Records

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 25 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

25 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer2013-2018 3 $0 reported 4
David H Wice Director2015-2018 1 $0 reported 2
Charles Kahn Jr Director2015-2018 1 $0 reported 3
Dr Morton Langsfeld III President2013-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Fred Blum Vice President2015-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Charles Finder Vice President2013-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Joan Rockower Greenfield Vice President2013-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Susan A Popkin Vice President2013-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Audrey Stein Merves Secretary2015-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Dr Lila C Berman Director2013-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Bernard Cedar Director2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Harvey Finkle Director2013-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Nana Goldberg Director2013-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director2013-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Avivah Pinsky Director2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Walter Spector Director2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Jonathan Sarna (former) Advisory Director2013-2016 3 $0 reported 1
Tammy A Hepps (former) Director2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Milton Snellenburg Jr (former) Director2013-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Rhena C Kelsen (former) Co-President2013 3 $0 reported 1
Honorable Isadore Kranzel (former) Co-President2013 3 $0 reported 1
Marsha Friedman (former) Secretary2013 3 $0 reported 1
Melanie Berman (former) Director2013 1 $0 reported 1
Frederic A Blum (former) Director2013 1 $0 reported 1
Rabbi Fred Kazan (former) Director2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 16 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Morton Langsfeld III President3 $0-- $01
Fred Blum Vice President3 $0-- $01
Charles Finder Vice President3 $0-- $01
Joan Rockower Greenfield Vice President3 $0-- $01
Susan A Popkin Vice President3 $0-- $01
Audrey Stein Merves Secretary3 $0-- $01
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer3 $0-- $04
Dr Lila C Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Bernard Cedar Director1 $0-- $01
Harvey Finkle Director1 $0-- $01
Nana Goldberg Director1 $0-- $01
Charles Kahn Jr Director1 $0-- $03
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director1 $0-- $01
Avivah Pinsky Director1 $0-- $01
Walter Spector Director1 $0-- $01
David H Wice Esq Director1 $0-- $02
2017 · 16 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Morton Langsfeld III President3 $0-- $01
Fred Blum Vice President3 $0-- $01
Charles Finder Vice President3 $0-- $01
Joan Rockower Greenfield Vice President3 $0-- $01
Susan A Popkin Vice President3 $0-- $01
Audrey Stein Merves Secretary3 $0-- $01
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer3 $0-- $04
Dr Lila C Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Bernard Cedar Director1 $0-- $01
Harvey Finkle Director1 $0-- $01
Nana Goldberg Director1 $0-- $01
Charles Kahn Jr Director1 $0-- $03
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director1 $0-- $01
Avivah Pinsky Director1 $0-- $01
Walter Spector Director1 $0-- $01
David H Wice Esq Director1 $0-- $02
2016 · 19 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Morton Langsfeld III President3 $0-- $01
Fred Blum Vice President3 $0-- $01
Charles Finder Vice President3 $0-- $01
Joan Rockower Greenfield Vice President3 $0-- $01
Susan A Popkin Vice President3 $0-- $01
Audrey Stein Merves Secretary3 $0-- $01
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer3 $0-- $04
Dr Jonathan Sarna Advisory Director3 $0-- $01
Dr Lila C Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Bernard Cedar Director1 $0-- $01
Harvey Finkle Director1 $0-- $01
Nana Goldberg Director1 $0-- $01
Tammy A Hepps Director1 $0-- $01
Charles Kahn Jr Director1 $0-- $03
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director1 $0-- $01
Avivah Pinsky Director1 $0-- $01
Milton Snellenburg Jr Director1 $0-- $01
Walter Spector Director1 $0-- $01
David H Wice Esq Director1 $0-- $02
2015 · 19 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Morton Langsfeld III President3 $0-- $01
Fred Blum Vice President3 $0-- $01
Charles Finder Vice President3 $0-- $01
Joan Rockower Greenfield Vice President3 $0-- $01
Susan A Popkin Vice President3 $0-- $01
Audrey Stein Merves Secretary3 $0-- $01
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer3 $0-- $04
Dr Jonathan Sarna Advisory Director3 $0-- $01
Dr Lila C Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Bernard Cedar Director1 $0-- $01
Harvey Finkle Director1 $0-- $01
Nana Goldberg Director1 $0-- $01
Tammy A Hepps Director1 $0-- $01
Charles Kahn Jr Director1 $0-- $03
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director1 $0-- $01
Avivah Pinsky Director1 $0-- $01
Milton Snellenburg Jr Director1 $0-- $01
Walter Spector Director1 $0-- $01
David H Wice Esq Director1 $0-- $02
2013 · 18 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rhena C Kelsen Co-President3 $0-- $01
Honorable Isadore Kranzel Co-President3 $0-- $01
Charles Finder Vice President3 $0-- $01
Joan R Greenfield Vice President3 $0-- $01
Dr Morton A Langsfeld III Vice President3 $0-- $01
Susan A Popkin Vice President3 $0-- $01
Marsha Friedman Secretary3 $0-- $01
Thomas N Perloff Treasurer3 $0-- $04
Dr Jonathan Sarna Advisory Director3 $0-- $01
Dr Lila C Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Melanie Berman Director1 $0-- $01
Frederic A Blum Director1 $0-- $01
Harvey Finkle Director1 $0-- $01
Nana Goldberg Director1 $0-- $01
Tammy A Hepps Director1 $0-- $01
Rabbi Fred Kazan Director1 $0-- $01
Dr Julie Meranze Levitt Director1 $0-- $01
Milton Snellenburg Jr Director1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,726$73,987 $82,678$79,229 $73,718- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,820$51,631 $121,110$79,490 $57,901- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,092$59,619 $122,235$71,301 $43,085- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,981$56,946 $145,056$87,828 $16,971- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,391$87,885 $134,133$123,414 $79,878$18 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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MEYERSDALE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $75,474$82,341 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
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PUNXSUTAWNEY AREA HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INCPAA80 $86,086$65,749 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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CONNEAUT LAKE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $70,864$37,965 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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ALBANY TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $55,756$42,264 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
RADNOR HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $63,466$41,559 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MOUNT LEBANONPAA80 $92,628$93,035 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
HISTORIC POOLE FORGE INCPAA80 $59,902$65,130 DIRECTOR$45,235 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
SWISS PIONEER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES INCPAA80 $74,938$68,230 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
BROWNSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $54,740$58,622 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
SAEGERTOWN HERITAGE SOCIETYPAA80 $68,566$49,703 Director, President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ALLEGHENY FOUNDATION Private foundation$660,0005 22020–2023 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE; DOORS OPEN PITTSBURGH INC
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,0001 12021–2021 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE
MILTON W AND BETTY M HOLCOMBE FOUNDATION Private foundation$312,0006 12012–2017 CENTRAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS Private foundation$250,0001 12022–2022 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED DAF sponsor$185,5501 12013–2013 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES
BURKE FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0001 12022–2022 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE
BURKE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0001 12022–2022 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE
JAMES S AND GAIL P RIEPE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0002 12015–2017 FRIENDS OF SELLERS HALL
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$120,0005 12020–2024 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FIRST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA DAF sponsor$119,50913 22013–2025 EXCHANGE ARTS; LEWISBURG NEIGHBORHOODS CORPORATION
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$114,5328 32011–2024 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE; CONNEAUT LAKE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD HERITAGE SOCIETY
ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$106,29511 12012–2024 EDINBORO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$100,0001 12020–2020 SCHUYLER COUNTY ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,0001 12014–2014 ASBURY PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ANABAPTIST FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$83,9002 12017–2022 SWISS PIONEER PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2018 · Form 990EZ · $73,987 spent · pay $38,363 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $38,363 51.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,724 37.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,900 10.7%
Total$73,987100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $51,631 spent · pay $31,961 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,961 61.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,820 32.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,850 5.5%
Total$51,631100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $59,619 spent · pay $31,213 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31,213 52.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,556 42.9%
Fees to independent contractors $2,850 4.8%
Total$59,619100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $56,946 spent · pay $30,173 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,173 53.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,528 43.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,295 2.3%
Fees to independent contractors $950 1.7%
Total$56,946100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $87,885 spent · pay $25,219 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,257 65.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $25,219 28.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,800 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,421 1.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,188 1.4%
Total$87,885100%

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