RALEIGH-CARY JEWISH FEDERATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
RALEIGH-CARY JEWISH FEDERATION INC (EIN 56-1553301)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2025-07-12
IRS object ID
202521939349300602
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-12T11:50:34-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN561627242PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROMEO WIGGINS & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1110 IOWA LN STE 104AddressLine1Txt
CityCARYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27511ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561553301EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATERBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2RALEIGH INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9196762200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18210 CREEDMOOR ROAD STE 104AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27613ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCRAIG MEDDINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9196762200PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJ KELLY LANIERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01240701PTIN
Phone9194679720PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special ConditionHURRICANE HELENE EXTENSION IR NC202501SpecialConditionDesc
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Principal OfficerCRAIG MEDDINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18210 CREEDMOOR ROAD SUITE 104AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27613ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,847,165GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SHALOMRALEIGH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATIONS'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRING RICHNESS AND VITALITY TO EVERY ASPECT OF JEWISH LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER MANY WAYS TO CONNECT WITH JEWISH LIFE BOTH HERE IN THE RALEIGH AND CARY AREAS AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A STRONG AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY, THE FEDERATION FOCUSES ON ENHANCING COMMUNITY LIFE AND JEWISH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTING JEWISH FAMILIES AND CAUSES HERE AND AROUND THE GLOBE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee83TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$94,417TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,679,918PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,968,284CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$564,112PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$661,590CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$7,930PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$55,441CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$43,178PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$154,401CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,192,922PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,530,914CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$22,163PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$24,039CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,210,076PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$481,109CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,140,860PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,336,318CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,373,099PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,705,377CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$180,177PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$174,463CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,814,823TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,530,180TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,390,862TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,227,939TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,423,961NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,302,241NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE ORGANIZATIONS'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRING RICHNESS AND VITALITY TO EVERY ASPECT OF JEWISH LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER MANY WAYS TO CONNECT WITH JEWISH LIFE BOTH HERE IN THE RALEIGH AND CARY AREAS AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A STRONG AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY, THE FEDERATION FOCUSES ON ENHANCING COMMUNITY LIFE AND JEWISH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTING JEWISH FAMILIES AND CAUSES HERE AND AROUND THE GLOBE.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$939,105ExpenseAmt
Revenue$613,276RevenueAmt
DescKAHN COMMUNITY CAMPUSDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$592,223ExpenseAmt
Revenue$30,492RevenueAmt
DescCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY LEADERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$285,899ExpenseAmt
Grant$24,039GrantAmt
Revenue$17,822RevenueAmt
DescJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD, AND EMERGENCY NEEDS, ETC.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,817,227TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (true)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee83EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCRAIG MEDDINPersonNm
Phone9196762200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18210 CREEDMOOR ROAD SUITE 104AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27613ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
PHILLIP BRODSKY
CHIEF EXEC40.00Yes (X)$151,456$0$19,875
MICHAEL ABRAMSON
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMY BUSH
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KAREN DANIEL
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEREMY DECKELBAUM
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMIE ROSE ELIAHU
IMMED PAST P2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNIFER FISHMAN
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEREMY FREIFELD
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DEBBIE GRANICK
CHAIR WOMEN'2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVE HORVITZ
VP OF STRATE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MIKE ISAACS
VP GOVERNANC2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUG KAHN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALAN KRITZ
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MAT KRANTZ
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC LAMB
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL LEWIS
CHAIR JEWISH2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CRAIG MEDDIN
FIRST VICE P2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JASMINE MEDOFF
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARCIE NOVICK
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DEB ROSENZWEIG
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JUDAH SEGAL
CHAIR JCRC2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSH STUBBOLO
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$151,456TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,875TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising$611,479FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$330,126GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,026,679AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$108,403NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,968,284TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$469,600$469,600
MEMBERSHIP DUES$143,676$143,676
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$30,492$30,492
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$17,822$17,822
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$661,590TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$55,804TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$55,804ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$128,470RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$190,181RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$61,711RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$61,711TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,706RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$363OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$363OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$363TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$363ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$33,000FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$611,479ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$125,707FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$92,707TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Total Revenue Column$17TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$17OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,530,914TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$694,296RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$55,458ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,039TotalAmt
Program Services$24,039ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,456TotalAmt
Program Services$75,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,864FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,049,206TotalAmt
Program Services$768,562ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,176ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$191,468FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,975TotalAmt
Program Services$32,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,245FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,383TotalAmt
Program Services$63,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,451FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,974TotalAmt
Program Services$3,666ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,620FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,707TotalAmt
Program Services$11,707ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,738TotalAmt
Program Services$109,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,046FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,849TotalAmt
Program Services$268,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$7,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,921FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,240TotalAmt
Management And General$7,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,534TotalAmt
Program Services$49,456ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,870FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,834TotalAmt
Program Services$66,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,696TotalAmt
Program Services$129,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,545FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,346TotalAmt
Program Services$1,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$189,390$181,847$1,146$6,397
ST/NAT'L/INTERNAT'L ALLOC$124,004$124,004
MERCHANT FEES$40,295$6,377$33,918
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$16,900$2,500$14,400

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total-$99,189TotalAmt
Program Services-$102,087ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$282FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,705,377TotalAmt
Program Services$1,817,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$407,041ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$481,109FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$534,811BOYAmt
EOY$117,922EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$204,641EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$246,744BOYAmt
EOY$322,723EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,075BOYAmt
EOY$10,094EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,249BOYAmt
EOY$10,248EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,426,826LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,969,720LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,637,696BOYAmt
EOY$5,457,106EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,163,099BOYAmt
EOY$1,295,923EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,149BOYAmt
EOY$111,523EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,814,823BOYAmt
EOY$7,530,180EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,608BOYAmt
EOY$119,260EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,602BOYAmt
EOY$85,117EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,114,860BOYAmt
EOY$2,983,762EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,792BOYAmt
EOY$39,800EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,390,862BOYAmt
EOY$3,227,939EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,579,449BOYAmt
EOY$3,426,857EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$844,512BOYAmt
EOY$875,384EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,423,961BOYAmt
EOY$4,302,241EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,814,823BOYAmt
EOY$7,530,180EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$174,463ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$145,596NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$92,853PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,070,144CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,412,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,416,055CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,679,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,968,284CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,546,732TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,070,144CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,412,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,416,055CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,679,918CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,968,284CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,546,732TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,536,700SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,010,032PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,393CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$64,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$101,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$201,514CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$217,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$595,741TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,056CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,611CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,422TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,176,895TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,877,414GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME 34,422ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held12DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$28,131DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$33,039DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$394,676DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (true)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (true)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$493,696BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,579ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$80,076InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$29,979GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$557,372EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$601,847BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,576ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$86,311InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$28,416GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$493,696EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$550,527BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,191ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$67,552InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$18,423GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$601,847EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$511,829BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,546ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,965InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$550,340EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$457,932BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,834ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,081InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$21,018OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$511,829EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.80140PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.19860TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,355,839OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,355,839BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,332,057OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,323,444DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,008,613BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,384,216OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$461,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$922,920BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$203,618OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$118,498DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,120BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$151,096OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$66,482DepreciationAmt
Book Value$84,614BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,457,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$1,295,923BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,295,923TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE PAYABLE$29,001
FINANCE LEASE PAYABLE$10,799
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$39,800TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,059,627TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$145,596NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$78,936DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$315,888OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$540,420RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,519,207RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,707InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,707RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,530,914TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,088,494TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$78,936DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$315,888OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$394,824ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,693,670ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,707InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,707ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,705,377TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DFUNDRAISING EXPENSE 125,707 RENTAL EXPENSES 190,181
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DFUNDRAISING EXPENSE 125,707 RENTAL EXPENSES 190,181

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SHINE THE LIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$369,876GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$369,876CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,978OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$274,603GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$241,603CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$33,000GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$110,729OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$644,479GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$611,479CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$33,000GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$125,707OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$125,707DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$92,707NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BETH MEYER SYNAGOGUEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1504 NEWTON ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27615ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN561416767RecipientEIN
IRC Section501C3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$12,690CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPRIOR TO ISSUING GRANT FUNDS, WE REVIEW THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS TO WHERE THE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPHILLIP BRODSKYPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXEC OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$151,456BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,264DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,611NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$171,331TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$96,193NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$12,210NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE ORGANIZATIONS'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRING RICHNESS AND VITALITY TO EVERY ASPECT OF JEWISH LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER MANY WAYS TO CONNECT WITH JEWISH LIFE BOTH HERE IN THE RALEIGH AND CARY AREAS AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD A STRONG AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY, THE FEDERATION FOCUSES ON ENHANCING COMMUNITY LIFE AND JEWISH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTING JEWISH FAMILIES AND CAUSES HERE AND AROUND THE GLOBE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD PRESIDENT, BOARD TREASURER AND CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEW TAX RETURNS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUAL REVIEW IS COMPLETED BY DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE GOALS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND COMPENSATION OF THE CEO ALONG WITH THE BUDGET/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND COMPARE TO SURVEY DATA FROM JFNA.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE CEO AND BUDGET COMMITTEE REVIEW ALL SALARIES PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND 990 FORM IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G109,708 127,984 83,046
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 125,707 RENTAL EXPENSES 190,181 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE -125,707 RENTAL EXPENSES -190,181

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