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Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles

EIN 95-4280178 · Los Angeles, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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.

Income
$5.5 million
Spending
$4.9 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
20.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 66%
Employees
17
Volunteers
6
Highest pay
$379,930, exec director

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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 20.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 10% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (religion, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    54 of 54 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $3.0 million spent. 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.
  2. $492,654 spent. 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.
  3. $329,655 spent. 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.

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

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1994.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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