2026-05-14T10:50:02-07:00 2025-06-30 954120221 Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff 17404 Ventura Bl 2nd Floor Encino CA 91316 990 2024-07-01 954280178 BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES INC BURE 3237618605 6505 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90048 Miriam Heller Stern CEO 2026-05-14 true true L LARRY CLUMECK P01371460 8189062230 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MIRIAM HELLER STERN 7180919 false X WWW.BJELA.ORG X 1990 CA THE BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES (DBA BUILDERS OF JEWISH EDUCATION, AND BJE) PROVIDES MEANINGFUL JEWISH EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES & EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORTS HIGH QUALITY JEWISH EDUCATION THROUGHOUT GREATER LOS ANGELES. 54 54 17 6 0 3181624 3588642 2586819 1465993 485003 425050 -3606 -16151 6249840 5463534 586806 513505 0 1993009 2109885 0 414033 3161584 2279710 5741399 4903100 508441 560434 19719148 21565101 2325504 2072035 17393644 19493066 BJE ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF, INCREASES ACCESS TO, AND ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN JEWISH EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. BJE IS AN ADVOCATE, PLANNER, CATALYST, AND CREATIVE LEADER FOR STRENGTHENING AND ADVANCING JEWISH LEARNING. false false 2950859 57942 1251368 A. COMMUNITY IMPACT - 22,500 STUDENTS AND 132 LOS ANGELES JEWISH SCHOOLS BENEFITED FROM AN ARRAY OF BJE PROGRAMS, CONSULTATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT ACROSS EARLY CHILDHOOD, DAY SCHOOL, AND PART-TIME JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.B. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES - 10,075 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, COUNSELING, AND HEBREW LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WERE PROVIDED TO 590 STUDENTS.C. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - BJE PROVIDED AND FACILITATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS FOR 1,434 TOTAL EDUCATOR ENROLLMENTS ACROSS 75 SESSIONS.D. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS - BJE CONVENED 17 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS ORGANIZED BY SCHOOL ROLE, INCLUDING HEADS OF SCHOOL, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PART-TIME RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, ADMISSIONS DIRECTORS AMONG OTHERS.E. TITLE SERVICES - BJE FACILITATES ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED TITLE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FALLING BEHIND ACADEMICALLY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, COUNSELING SERVICES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, PARENT AND STUDENT SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENING THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. *$1,590,000 IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WERE ACCESSED ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AT 27 BJE-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS VIA FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. *APPROXIMATELY 2,400 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL COACHING WERE PROVIDED TO 233 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.F. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS - BJE ADMINISTERED VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS BENEFITING 275 STUDENTS.G. EDUCATOR RECOGNITION - 12 OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES EDUCATORS WERE HONORED BY BJE AS RECIPIENTS OF THE MILKEN FAMILY JEWISH EDUCATOR AWARDS, THE LAINER AWARDS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND THE SMOTRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION AND LAINER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION AWARDS.H. JKIDLA - MORE THAN 50,000 USERS VIEWED THE JKIDLA WEBSITE AND/OR UTILIZED JKIDLA'S DIGITAL RESOURCES OR EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO JEWISH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.I. TEEN SERVICE-LEARNING - BJE PROVIDED SERVICE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR TEENS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING AT FOOD PANTRIES AND PACKING SHABBAT MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED. 492654 37660 214625 BJE COORDINATES THE LOS ANGELES DELEGATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING, AN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT BRINGS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND JEWISH TEENS FROM L.A. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO COMMEMORATE TWO PIVOTAL EVENTS IN JEWISH HISTORY - THE HOLOCAUST AND THE FOUNDING OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL. THE DELEGATION TRAVELED TO POLAND ONLY, DUE TO THE ONGOING WAR IN GAZA. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATORS AND HISTORIANS WHO ACCOMPANIED THE DELEGATION, THE L.A. TEENS WERE PRIVILEGED TO BE JOINED BY A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AND A FAMILY MEMBER OF A SURVIVOR, BOTH OF WHOM SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES. ON YOM HASHOAH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, THE DELEGATION MARCHED FROM AUSCHWITZ TO BIRKENAU, THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION CAMP COMPLEX BUILT DURING WORLD WAR II. 50% OF PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED DIRECTLY FROM FINANCIAL AID. 329655 329655 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & ACCESSIBILITY - BJE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT JEWISH EDUCATION REMAINS WITHIN REACH FOR EVERY FAMILY. THROUGH ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, BJE PROVIDED VITAL SUPPORT TO 33 SCHOOLS, SERVING 10,033 STUDENTS, STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATION OF JEWISH LEARNING ACCROSS THE GREATER LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY. 254 STUDENTS BENEFITED DIRECTLY FROM FINANCIAL AID, ENSURING THAT NO CHILD IS TURNED AWAY FROM THE GIFT OF A JEWISH EDUCATION DUE TO FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, EMERGENCY SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO SEVEN EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILIES IN THEIR MOST CRITICAL MOMENT OF NEED, PROVIDING A LIFELINE TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN COULD CONTINUE THEIR JEWISH EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. 3773168 true true false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 49 0 true 17 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 54 54 true false false false false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true false false CA X LAUREN ADELSON 3237618615 6505 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90048 DR GIL GRAFF Exec Director 55.00 0.00 X 281109 0 98821 ROBERTA BERRENT Dir Donor & Community Relations 50.00 0.00 176741 0 47763 LAUREN ADELSON Dir of Finance 55.00 0.00 X 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Income from endowments is appropriated for the purpose established by each endowment fund based on the rate stipulated in the donor gift agreement. The calculated rate for the 2024-2025 fiscal year was 4.5%. Endowment corpus is intended to remain invested in order to allow for the funding of the continued purpose of each endowment fund. Part X : FIN48 Footnote BJE has adopted the Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes accounting standard that clarifies the accounting and recognition for income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in BJE's income tax returns. BJE's income tax filings are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. BJE's open audit periods are 2022 - 2025. In evaluating BJE's tax provisions and accruals, future taxable income, and the reversal of temporary differences, interpretations and tax planning strategies are considered. BJE believes their estimates are appropriate based on current facts and circumstances. false Gala 574767 498117 76650 2550 71920 19310 30173 574767 498117 76650 2550 71920 19310 30173 123953 -47303 true ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL DAY 17701 DEVONSHIRE STREET NORTHRIDGE CA 91325 11650 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Bais Chaya Mushka 9051 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles CA 90035 11150 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS BAIS YAAKOV SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 7353 BEVERLY BLVD Los Angeles CA 90036 7200 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 11661 W OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90064 11814 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Briskin Elementary 7300 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90046 9100 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS CHEDER MENACHEM 1606 SOUTH LA CIENEGA Blvd LOS ANGELES CA 90035 11650 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS DE TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL 22622 VANOWEN ST WEST HILLS CA 91307 12500 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Emek Hebrew Academy 15365 Magnolia Boulevard Sherman Oaks CA 91403 19000 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY 8511 BEVERLY PL LOS ANGELES CA 90048 12200 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS HARKHAM HILLEL HEBREW ACADEMY 9120 W OLYMPIC BLVD BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212 13200 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Harold M Schulweis Day School 15739 VENTURA BLVD ENCINO CA 91436 9100 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS ILAN RAMON DAY SCHOOL 27400 WEST CANWOOD ST AGOURA Hills CA 91301 6914 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS MESIVTA BIRKAS YITZCHOK 6022 W PICO BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90035 5400 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS MESIVTA OF GREATER LA 25115 MUREAU RD CALABASAS CA 91302 5100 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 15800 ZELDINS WAY LOS ANGELES CA 90049 19800 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS OHEL CHANA HIGH SCHOOL 7659 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90036 9100 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS OR HACHAIM ACADEMY 6021 Laurel Canyon Blvd NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA 91606 8600 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Pressman ACAD TEMPLE BETH AM 1055 SOUTH LA CIENGA LOS ANGELES CA 90035 10900 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS SHALHEVET HIGH SCHOOL 910 S FAIRFAX AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90036 9800 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS SINAI AKIBA ACADEMY 10400 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90024 8400 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TASHBAR SEPHARDIC YESHIVA 1210 S LA CIENeGA BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90035 13200 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS VALLEY TORAH HIGH SCH 12517 CHANDLER BLVD VALLEY VILLAGE CA 91607 9300 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS WISE SCHOOL 15550 STEPHEN S WISE DR LOS ANGELES CA 90077 13075 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YAVNEH HEBREW ACADEMY 5353 W 3rd St Los Angeles CA 90020 10400 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YESHIVA GEDOLAH 5444 W OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90036 8900 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YESHIVA KETANA OF LOS ANGELES 12131 Burbank Blvd Valley Village CA 91607 10650 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YESHIVA NER ARYEH 12442 CHANDLER BLVD VALLEY VILLAGE CA 91607 5400 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YESHIVA OHR ELCHONON CHABAD 7215 WARING AVENUE LOS ANGELES CA 90046 8000 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Yeshiva Ohr Eliyahu 241 S Detroit Street Los Angeles CA 90036 10400 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn TORAT 540 N La Brea Avenue los angeles CA 90036 20000 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS YESHIVA UNIVERSITY HS 9760 WEST PICO BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90035 19000 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 33 1 Teacher Awards 12 77000 Teacher Development Funds 34 57942 March Of The Living Scholarships 14 37660 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used SCHOOLS REQUESTING AND RECEIVING TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS May RECEIVE FUNDING IN THE FALL SEMESTER WHEN THEY SUBMIT STUDENT AID APPLICATIONS, and may receive FUNDING IN THE SPRING SEMESTER AFTER CONTINUING ENROLLMENT IS VERIFIED. Grants and scholarships to individuals for internal programs reduce the costs of individual participants in the program. Grants and scholarships for external programs are paid directly to the programs providers. General teacher grants and professional development grants are provided directly to verified teachers and program providers. X true true X X X X false false false false false false false false false DR GIL GRAFF Exec Director 281109 17300 81521 379930 James Rogozen dir day sch ed 75012 6760 75294 157066 LAUREN ADELSON Dir of Finance 151413 7895 20020 179328 ROBERTA BERRENT Dir Donor & Community Relations 176741 10000 37763 224504 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. 26908 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Alan Spiwak and Sheila Baran Spiwak have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 and related schedules are REVIEWED BY The CEO and director of finance, prior to the filing of the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members, officers and senior staff are required to annually review the conflict of interest policy and complete a related questionnaire stating whether or not they have any conflicts. The questionnaires are reviewed by the board who also make the determination as to whether an actual conflict exists. If it is determined that a conflict exists, the individual retires from the room during the discussion and voting. The board may request the individual's presence during the discussion. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization has a 7 year written employment contract with the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Compensation (within limits) is reviewed annually. The executive Director's contract IS reviewed and approved by the compensation committee upon renewal of the contract. The compensation committee uses comparable data when reviewing the contract. The decisions of the committee are contemporaneously documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION is DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL OTHER COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization does not make the governing documents or policies available to the public as these documents are not required to be made available to the public. The financials statements are made available to the public through Candid's website.