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EAST VALLEY JEWISH
CHANDLER, AZ · EIN 860618301 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE X30Z · Religion-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.evjcc.org
revenue
$2.7M
expenses
$2.4M
net assets
$2.1M
employees
74
volunteers
100
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

THE MISSION OF THE EAST VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IS TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH VALUES AND IDENTITY BY MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF ALL RACES, RELIGIONS AND CULTURES. OUR MAJOR ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE INFANT AND TODDLER CARE AND PRESCHOOL UP TO KINDERGARTEN AGE. WE ALSO PROVIDE A DAY CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN DURING FALL AND SPRING BREAK AND DURING THE SUMMER. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AND SPONSOR SPECIFIC EVENTS FOR ALL OTHER AGE GROUPS. THESE INCLUDE A WEEKLY PROGRAM FOR SENIORS ALONG WITH VARIOUS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS HELD ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE DURING THE YEAR. MANY OF THE EVENTS ARE PARTNERED EVENTS WHICH INVOLVE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND AGENCIES ALONG WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS.

profile · synthesized from sources

The East Valley Jewish Community Center (EVJCC) is a nonprofit organization in Arizona that provides social, cultural, and educational programs rooted in Jewish values. It serves individuals and families in the East Valley, focusing on community engagement, Holocaust education, and support for those in need through various initiatives.

named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Early Learning Center
Offers high-quality education and care for infants through kindergarten, including summer programs and parenting classes.
JBox Meal Delivery
Provides monthly kosher meals to individuals and families in need in the East Valley, delivered by volunteers.
Lone Soldier Project
Supports lone soldiers in the IDF through community engagement and outreach initiatives.
Six Million Voices
An immersive Holocaust education initiative aimed at teaching the importance of acceptance and peace.
activities · 12 groups

what they do

  • Adult and Family Jewish Learning Programs 6 activities
    • Community Programs
      Offers community programs including interfaith discussions, the Lone Soldier Project, and a Conversations with the Rabbi podcast.
    • Jewish Life and Cultural Programming
      Offers Jewish life and learning programs including weekly Open Beit Midrash sessions, holiday celebrations, kosher cooking demonstrations, interfaith discussions, and the "Conversations with the Rabbi" podcast. Also hosts BBYO teen programming weekly.
    • Jewish Life and Learning Programs
      Provides Jewish life and learning programs, such as weekly Open Beit Midrash sessions, holiday programming, kosher cooking demonstrations, and a "Conversations with the Rabbi" podcast. Also hosts weekly programming for BBYO teens.
    • Jewish Life and Learning Programs
      Provides Jewish life and learning programs, such as weekly Open Beit Midrash sessions, holiday programming, kosher cooking demonstrations, interfaith discussions, and the Conversations with the Rabbi podcast.
    • Jewish Life and Learning Programs
      Provides Jewish life and learning programs, such as weekly Open Beit Midrash sessions, holiday programming, kosher cooking demonstrations, and the "Conversations with the Rabbi" podcast.
    • Teen Programming (BBYO)
      Hosts weekly programming for BBYO teens at the East Valley JCC in Chandler.
  • Kosher Food Support for Families 5 activities
    • Food Assistance Programs (JBox)
      Distributes groceries and prepared kosher meals to seniors and families experiencing food insecurity through the JBox program, including a kosher food pantry for pick-up and monthly kosher meal delivery in the East Valley.
    • JBox Food Pantry
      Operates the JBox Food Pantry, providing kosher groceries for pick-up at the East Valley JCC and delivering monthly kosher meals to individuals in need.
    • JBox Food Support Programs
      Runs the JBox program, which includes a kosher food pantry for grocery pick-up and a meal delivery service providing monthly kosher meals to individuals in need. Meals are prepared in the East Valley JCC’s kosher kitchen under supervision and delivered by volunteers.
    • Kosher Food Distribution and Meal Delivery
      Distributes groceries and prepared meals to seniors and families experiencing food insecurity through the JBox program, including monthly kosher meals delivered to individuals in the East Valley. It also operates the JBox Food Pantry for kosher grocery pick-up.
    • Kosher Food Distribution and Meal Programs
      Distributes groceries and prepared kosher meals to seniors and families experiencing food insecurity through the JBox program, including monthly kosher meals delivered to individuals in the East Valley and a kosher food pantry for pick-up. Also prepares meals for children in its Early Learning Center and Camp Rimon, and offers kosher birthday cupcakes.
  • Holocaust Education and Remembrance Programs 5 activities
    • Holocaust Education
      Operates a Center for Holocaust Education that provides presentations, guest speakers, exhibits, an annual Yom Hashoah program, a "Generations After" program for descendants of survivors, and runs "Six Million Voices," an immersive Holocaust education initiative.
    • Holocaust Education
      Operates a Center for Holocaust Education that provides presentations, guest speakers, exhibits, an annual Yom Hashoah program, a "Generations After" program for descendants of survivors, and the "Six Million Voices" immersive education initiative.
    • Holocaust Education
      Operates a Center for Holocaust Education that provides presentations, guest speakers, exhibits, an annual Yom Hashoah program, and a "Generations After" program for descendants of survivors. It also launched "Six Million Voices," a global nonprofit and immersive Holocaust education initiative.
    • Holocaust Education Initiatives
      Operates a Center for Holocaust Education that provides presentations, guest speakers, exhibits, and an annual Yom Hashoah program, along with the Six Million Voices immersive education initiative.
    • Holocaust Education and Commemoration
      Operates the Center for Holocaust Education, which hosts an annual Yom Hashoah commemoration, guest speakers, exhibits, and the "Generations After" program for descendants of survivors. Also founded and runs "Six Million Voices," a global immersive Holocaust education initiative.
  • Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness Programs 4 activities
    • Early Childhood Education and Care
      Operates an Early Learning Center providing education and care for infants through kindergarten, including summer programs, parenting classes, and afterschool enrichment. It also offers scholarships for working parents to access quality childcare, preschool, and camp for children from infants to 6th grade.
    • Early Childhood Education and Care
      Operates an Early Learning Center providing education and care for infants through kindergarten, including summer programs, parenting classes, and afterschool enrichment. This includes a dedicated ELC Kindergarten program and scholarships for working parents to access these services.
    • Early Childhood Education and Care
      Operates an Early Learning Center providing education and care for infants through kindergarten, including summer programs, parenting classes, and afterschool enrichment. This includes a dedicated kindergarten program.
    • Early Learning Center and Kindergarten Program
      Operates an Early Learning Center providing education and care for infants through kindergarten, including summer programs, parenting classes, and afterschool enrichment.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 4 activities
    • Emergency Financial Assistance
      Provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families in need for rent, utilities, food, clothing, and healthcare.
    • Emergency Financial Assistance
      Provides emergency financial assistance for rent, utilities, food, clothing, and healthcare to individuals and families in need.
    • Emergency Financial Assistance
      Provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families in need for essential expenses such as rent, utilities, food, clothing, and healthcare.
    • Emergency Financial and Basic Needs Assistance
      Provides emergency financial aid for rent, utilities, food, clothing, and healthcare to individuals and families in need, along with access to groceries, prepared meals, and camp and childcare scholarships.
  • Care Package and Correspondence Programs 4 activities
    • Lone Soldier Project
      Operates the Lone Soldier Project, which sent over 1,300 Hanukkah greetings and distributed 55 knitted hats.
    • Lone Soldier Project
      Operates the Lone Soldier Project, which sent over 1,300 Hanukkah greetings and distributed 55 knitted hats to lone soldiers.
    • Lone Soldier Project
      Runs the Lone Soldier Project, which includes sending Hanukkah greetings and knitted hats to lone soldiers—over 1,300 greetings and 55 hats distributed. Chaired by Dr. Michael Cohen.
    • Lone Soldier Project
      Operates the Lone Soldier Project, which sent over 1,300 Hanukkah greetings and distributed 55 knitted hats, chaired by Dr. Michael Cohen.
  • Film Screenings & Cinematic Events 3 activities
    • Arts and Cultural Events
      Hosts arts and cultural programming such as art exhibits, musical performances, author presentations, and a monthly Israeli film series.
    • Arts and Cultural Programming
      Offers arts and cultural programming including art exhibits, musical performances, presentations with authors, artists, and musicians, and a monthly Israeli film series.
    • Arts and Cultural Programming
      Offers arts and cultural programming including art exhibits, musical performances, presentations with authors, artists, and musicians, and a monthly Israeli film series.
  • Kosher Meal and Baked Goods Production 3 activities
    • Kosher Bakery Operations
      Operates "The Challah Factory" in its kosher kitchen, baking fresh challah and other baked goods weekly for online orders and Friday pickup, including 5 lb. challahs for celebrations.
    • Kosher Bakery Operations
      Operates "The Challah Factory" in its kosher kitchen, baking fresh challah and other baked goods weekly for online orders and Friday pickup, including 5 lb. challahs for celebrations.
    • Kosher Meal and Baked Goods Production
      Operates a kosher kitchen that prepares meals for the JBox delivery program, children in Early Learning Center and Camp Rimon, and weekly challah and baked goods through "The Challah Factory" for online orders and Friday pickup, including 5 lb. challahs for celebrations.
  • Child Sponsorship for Educational Support 2 activities
    • Childcare and Camp Scholarship Program
      Offers scholarships to working parents for quality childcare, preschool, and camp programs for children from infancy through 6th grade, including summer and school-break camps.
    • Scholarship Programs
      Offers scholarships for working parents to access quality childcare, preschool, and camp for children from infants to 6th grade.
  • Member-Focused Newsletter Publishing 2 activities
    • Community Engagement and Communications
      Produces a weekly newsletter to inform the community about events and programs at the East Valley JCC.
    • Community Information Dissemination
      Produces a weekly newsletter to inform the community about ongoing activities and events at the East Valley JCC.
  • Summer and School Break Camps 2 activities
    • Youth Camp Programs
      Offers camp experiences, including school-break camps for childcare and programs where high school students assist counselors to gain leadership skills.
    • Youth Camp Programs
      Offers camp experiences, including school-break camps for childcare and programs where high school students assist counselors to gain leadership skills, with scholarships available.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • BBYO Teen Programming
      Hosts weekly programming for BBYO teens at the East Valley JCC in Chandler.
    • Culinary and Recipe Outreach
      Shares holiday-specific and general recipes through Chef Melinda McNeil, including for Passover, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Shavuot, Mother’s Day, and other occasions, available via the organization’s Food page.
    • Early Learning and Kindergarten Programs
      Operates an Early Learning Center providing education and care for infants through kindergarten, including a dedicated Kindergarten program, summer programs, parenting classes, and afterschool enrichment. Supports tuition for kindergarten and offers preschool scholarships.
    • Fundraising for Community Programs
      Conducts tax credit campaigns that have raised over $115,000 to support community programs.
    • Kosher Meal Preparation for Children
      Provides nut-free and kosher birthday cupcakes for children in its Early Learning Center and Camp Rimon, and prepares meals for children attending these programs.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$2.67M
Contributions & grants$883K33%
Program service revenue$1.84M69%
Investment income$-54K-2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$2.40M
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising8%
Salaries & benefits$1.34M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.37M
Cash$959K
Investments$392K
Liabilities$1.22M
Net assets$2.15M
Liquid reserves6.8 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue +19.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
RABBI MICHAEL BEYO EXEC. DIR. / 40 $172K
HADASSAH BALDINGER ASST CEO 40 $105K
board members · 11
  • AARON BLAU — FORMER CHAIR
  • ARLEENE FORGANG — DIRECTOR
  • BRIANNA JACKSON — DIRECTOR
  • DR KEITH GINSBERG — DIRECTOR
  • FRED WABNIK — CHAIRMAN
  • GEORGE GOFFMAN — DIRECTOR
  • JANE WABNIK — DIRECTOR
  • JOSHUA WRIGHT — DIRECTOR
  • MATTHEW RUNNELS — DIRECTOR
  • REGINA FISCHER — TREASURER
  • TAMARA CEDERBAUM — SECRETARY
relationships · 19

who they work with

  • AZ Tax Credit Funds Partner — Partners with AZ Tax Credit Funds to administer and process its Private School Tax Credit Program.
  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Recognizes EVJCC QCO as a Qualifying Charitable Organization for state tax credits.
  • Association of Holocaust Organizations Network — Member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations
  • BBYO Partner — Hosts weekly programming for BBYO teens.
  • Center for Jewish Philanthropy Funder — Provides community grants to EAST VALLEY JEWISH
  • Center for Jewish Philanthropy Partner — Recipient of their 2023 Belle Latchman Community Service Award
  • EVJCC QCO Partner — Established as a separate Qualifying Charitable Organization recognized by the State of AZ for charitable tax credits.
  • Greg Stanton Partner — Arizona U.S. Representative who hosted a reception to launch the Six Million Voices initiative.
  • Phoenix Jewish News Partner — Honored Dr. Michael Cohen, chair of the East Valley JCC's Lone Soldier Project, in its inaugural 12 Over 60 feature.
  • Rabbi Michael Beyo Partner — Provides kosher supervision for the EVJCC kitchen and Challah Factory.
  • Six Million Voices Partner — Collaborates on Auschwitz virtual tour educational initiatives.
  • St. Vincent de Paul Partner — Partners with the JBox Food Pantry to provide kosher groceries
  • Store 1512 Partner — Local partner of EAST VALLEY JEWISH
  • Store 3360 Partner — Local partner of EAST VALLEY JEWISH
  • Store 6480 Partner — Local partner of EAST VALLEY JEWISH
  • emergency personnel Partner — Maintains an ongoing working relationship with emergency personnel for security.
  • federal agencies Government — In regular communication with federal agencies that monitor national and world events to advise on security procedures.
  • local police Partner — Maintains an ongoing working relationship with local police for security.
  • state agencies Government — In regular communication with state agencies that monitor national and world events to advise on security procedures.