Westchester Jewish Council Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FACILITATE JEWISH CITIZENS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THEIR AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS TO ACT IN CONCERT IN ALL MATTERS AND ISSUES AFFECTING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF ITS CONSTITUENT MEMBERS, DESIGNED TO ADVANCE AND ENHANCE JEWISH LIVING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AND CONDUCT SUCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AS WOULD SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE GROWTH, PROSPERITY, PEACE AND SECURITY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, AND TO SHARE WITH IT.
- Income
- $929,419
- Spending
- $911,481
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 80
- Highest pay
- $222,780, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 98% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2563 of 63 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $837,783 spent. THE TOP THREE EVENTS FOR THE WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE 2024-2025 YEAR ARE OUR AFTERNOON OF MUSIC AND JOY, 49TH ANNIVERSARY GALA, AND THE JULIAN Y. BERNSTEIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD.THE AFTERNOON OF MUSIC WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2024. THIRTY-TWO CANTORS ENTERTAINED SINGING SONGS OF BROADWAY, POP, CELEBRATION, AND PEACE. APPROXIMATELY 420 PEOPLE ATTENDED. TICKETS WERE $25/PERSON IF PAID BY NOVEMBER 6 AND $30/PERSON AFTERWARDS. WALK-IN ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT HAD TO PAY $30/PERSON.OUR 49TH ANNIVERSARY GALA WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 1, 2025. OUR HONOREES BETTY BERENSON AND RICHARD SPITZ. ROBERT SHASHA FROM THE COTSWOLD GROUP WAS OUR BUSINESS HONOREE. COMEDIAN JON FIRSCH, WAS THE ENTERTAINER. APPROXIMATELY 450 TICKETS WERE SOLD.OUR JULIAN Y. BERNSTEIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WAS HELD ON MAY 6, 2025. MR. BERNSTEIN (OF BLESSED MEMORY) WAS A WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER, WHO BELIEVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND APPRECIATED VOLUNTEERS. TWENTY-THREE VOLUNTEERS FROM SYNAGOGUE/MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WERE HONORED. A PROGRAM WAS PUBLISHED WITH JOURNAL ADS HONORING THE HONOREES. APPROXIMATELY 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED. THE EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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