SAN JOSE COMMUNITY ERUV
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $19K · expenses $12K · assets $65K
- EIN
- 27-2156192
- Address
- 1504 MERIDIAN AVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95125-5317
- NTEE code
- X02
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2011 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROMOTE, ESTABLISH, ERECT, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND SUPERVISE AN ERUV FOR SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORTHODOX JEWISH LAW, CUSTOM AND TRADITION.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Lindenbaum | President | 2014-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 2015-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rabbi Menachem Levine (former) | Secretary | 2014-2019 | 10 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Rachel Gedalius (former) | CFO | 2014 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Howard Klein | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Howard Klein | CFO | 7 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Howard Klein | CFO | 7 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Howard Klein | CFO | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Howard Klein | CFO | 7 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| Howard Klein | CFO | 7 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRAIM LINDENBAUM | President | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RABBI MENACHEM LEVINE | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| RACHEL GEDALIUS | CFO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $18,526 | $11,798 | $64,826 | $64,826 | $18,524 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $24,087 | $15,814 | $58,098 | $58,098 | $24,084 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $18,996 | $24,328 | $50,186 | $50,186 | $18,963 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $28,767 | $14,280 | $55,518 | $55,518 | $28,761 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $21,523 | $15,501 | $41,031 | $41,031 | $21,521 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $17,852 | $23,715 | $33,013 | $33,013 | $17,848 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $11,319 | $12,065 | $38,876 | $38,876 | $11,312 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $11,602 | $11,528 | $39,622 | $39,622 | $11,594 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $329,844 | $333,341 | $39,548 | $39,548 | $329,844 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $103,342 | $41,802 | $68,045 | $68,045 | $103,342 | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $28,548 | $5,413 | $28,505 | $28,505 | $28,548 | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $20,021 | $34,483 | $5,370 | $5,370 | $20,021 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $191,573 in all, tax years 2016 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016-2017, 2020 | 3 | $184,961 | 2020 | $6,360 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $6,612 | 2016 | $6,612 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $11,798 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $11,798 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $11,798 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $15,814 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,814 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $15,814 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $24,328 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $24,328 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $24,328 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $14,280 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,280 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $14,280 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $15,501 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,501 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $15,501 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $23,715 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $23,715 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $23,715 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $12,065 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,065 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $12,065 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $11,528 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $11,528 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $11,528 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990 · $333,341 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | construction | $262,730 | $262,730 | - | - | 78.8% |
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING | $39,905 | $39,905 | - | - | 12.0% |
| Fees: other services | $23,001 | $23,001 | - | - | 6.9% | |
| Insurance | $7,360 | $7,360 | - | - | 2.2% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $240 | $240 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | MISC. | $105 | $105 | - | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $333,341 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $41,802 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $39,401 | 94.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,401 | 5.7% | |
| Total | $41,802 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $5,413 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $4,929 | 91.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $484 | 8.9% | |
| Total | $5,413 | 100% |
2014 · Form 990EZ · $34,483 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $29,794 | 86.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $4,689 | 13.6% | |
| Total | $34,483 | 100% |
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