JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC

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2012 · Form 990 · revenue $115K · expenses $356K · assets $50K

EIN
65-0198264
Address
301 WASHINGTON AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139-6906
Website
WWW.JEWISHMUSEUM.COM
NTEE code
A50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2026 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exemption revoked February 15, 2019 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted August 12, 2019) 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))
Principal officer
Kenneth Bloom (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.THE MISSION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE MATERIAL EVIDENCE OF THE FLORIDA JEWISH EXPERIENCE FROM WHEN JEWS WERE FIRST ALLOWED TO SETTLE IN 1763, AND UP TO THE PRESENT, AND TO INTERPRET THIS HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jo Ann Arnowitz EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY2011-2012 $20,665$136,402 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Ira D Giller DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 2
Elliot N Stone PRESIDENT2011-2012 10 $0 reported 3
Kenneth M Bloom VICE PRESIDENT, PLANNED GIVING2011-2012 6 $0 reported 2
David Adler TREASURER2011-2012 10 $0 reported 3
Murray H Dubbin VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL2011-2012 6 $0 reported 3
Isabel Bernfeld Anderson VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEERS2011-2012 10 $0 reported 1
Elaine Bloom DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Helene Dubbin DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Gerald Schwartz DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Fran Gaynor DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Judith Gilbert-Gould DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Ellie Aibel DIRECTOR2012 3 $0 reported 1
Gwen Margolis DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Louis Schneider VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTMENT2011-2012 6 $0 reported 1
Leonard A Wien Jr DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Leslie J Gross VICE PRESIDENT, BUDGET/AUD2011-2012 6 $0 reported 1
Norman Levine DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Marilyn Potash DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Paul Drucker VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS2011-2012 6 $0 reported 1
Alan J Levy VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC PROGRAMS2011-2012 6 $0 reported 1
Linda Zilber IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Michael Orovitz DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Melvyn Frumkes DIRECTOR2011-2012 3 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Harris-Kay (former) DIRECTOR2011 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2012 · 24 people listed · 1 paid, $21K · 13 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN ARNOWITZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & SECRETARY70 $20,665$0$0 $20,6651
DAVID ADLER TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $03
ISABEL BERNFELD ANDERSON VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEERS10 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE BLOOM DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
HELENE DUBBIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GERALD SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GAYNOR DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JUDITH GILBERT-GOULD DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ELLIE AIBEL DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GWEN MARGOLIS DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
LOUIS SCHNEIDER VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTMENT6 $0$0$0 $01
IRA D GILLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $02
LEONARD A WIEN JR DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE J GROSS VICE PRESIDENT, BUDGET/AUD6 $0$0$0 $01
NORMAN LEVINE DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MARILYN POTASH DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH M BLOOM VICE PRESIDENT, PLANNED GIVING6 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL DRUCKER VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS6 $0$0$0 $01
MURRAY H DUBBIN VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL6 $0$0$0 $03
ALAN J LEVY VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC PROGRAMS6 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA ZILBER IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OROVITZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MELVYN FRUMKES DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ELLIOT N STONE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $03
2011 · 24 people listed · 1 paid, $116K · 14 employees · 115 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JO ANN ARNOWITZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR70 $115,737$0$0 $115,7371
DAVID ADLER TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $03
ISABEL BERNFELD ANDERSON DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ELAINE BLOOM DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
HELENE DUBBIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GERALD SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
FRAN GAYNOR DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JUDITH GILBERT-GOULD DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MELVYN FRUMKES DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GWEN MARGOLIS DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
LOUIS SCHNEIDER VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTMENTS6 $0$0$0 $01
IRA D GILLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $02
LEONARD A WIEN JR IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE J GROSS VICE PRESIDENT, BUDGET/AUD6 $0$0$0 $01
NORMAN LEVINE DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MARILYN POTASH VICE PRESIDENT, DOCENTS/ME6 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH M BLOOM VICE PRESIDENT, ENDOWMENT6 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL DRUCKER VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITION6 $0$0$0 $01
MURRAY H DUBBIN VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL6 $0$0$0 $03
ALAN J LEVY VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC PRG6 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA ZILBER PRESIDENT12 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL OROVITZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HARRIS-KAY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ELLIOT N STONE PRESIDENT ELECT6 $0$0$0 $03

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,962$355,993 $50,000$50,000 $79,876$12,515 $28,064130
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2012-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$841,560$1,230,282 $8,970,572$8,335,110 $565,348$56,646 $165,41914115

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $478,181 in all, tax years 2009 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION DAF sponsor Exact 2009-2016, 2018-2024 15$375,861 2024$20,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018 3$58,500 2018$13,625
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RUSSELL & RONALEE GALBUT FAMILYFOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC” 2015-2017 3$15,920 2017$4,500
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FIFTY OVER FIFTY INC Public charity Exact 2011 1$10,000 2011$10,000
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SHEPARD BROAD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC” 2011 2$6,800 2011$6,800
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GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2011 1$5,000 2011$5,000
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THE LEON J SIMKINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Jewish Museum of Florida Inc” 2019 1$3,600 2019$3,600
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MILLER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC” 2010 1$2,500 2010$2,500
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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.

2012 · Form 990 · $355,993 spent · pay $158,788 · grants $0 · events $2,154
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $102,538$74,412$15,370$12,756 28.8%
Other (as described)EXHIBIT EXPENSES $71,013$71,013-- 19.9%
Depreciation and depletion $51,722$40,085$6,465$5,172 14.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $28,064$20,366$4,207$3,491 7.9%
Insurance $18,471$14,315$2,309$1,847 5.2%
Occupancy $15,728$12,189$1,966$1,573 4.4%
Other employee benefits $14,957$10,854$2,242$1,861 4.2%
Payroll taxes $13,229$9,600$1,983$1,646 3.7%
Fees: other services $10,912$8,682$981$1,249 3.1%
All other expenses $8,039$5,281$1,533$1,225 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $7,025-$1,000$6,025 2.0%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $3,440$2,666$430$344 1.0%
Other (as described)WEBSITE MANAGEMENT & CO $3,200$480$1,600$1,120 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $3,055$2,368$382$305 0.9%
Fees: legal $2,600$2,015$325$260 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,000$1,550$250$200 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,154reported apart
Total$355,993100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $1,230,282 spent · pay $642,413 · grants $0 · events $61,940
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $380,185$274,090$74,513$31,582 30.9%
Depreciation and depletion $171,914$133,234$21,489$17,191 14.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $165,419$115,793$16,542$33,084 13.4%
Occupancy $88,365$68,483$11,046$8,836 7.2%
Other (as described)EXHIBIT EXPENSES $75,218$75,218-- 6.1%
Other employee benefits $50,741$36,242$8,478$6,021 4.1%
Payroll taxes $46,068$32,904$7,697$5,467 3.7%
Insurance $44,636$31,028$7,560$6,048 3.6%
Advertising and promotion $38,894-$17,784$21,110 3.2%
Fees: other services $38,734$28,556$4,701$5,477 3.1%
All other expenses $35,579$27,558$4,444$3,577 2.9%
Other (as described)WEBSITE MANAGEMENT & CO $31,400$4,710$15,700$10,990 2.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $20,931$16,222$2,616$2,093 1.7%
Fees: accounting $17,304$13,411$2,163$1,730 1.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $12,946$10,033$1,618$1,295 1.1%
Fees: legal $7,750$6,006$969$775 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,840$2,976$480$384 0.3%
Interest $358$277$45$36 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$58,100reported apart
Total$1,230,282100%

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