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US nonprofit · EIN 208943695 · Dana Point, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 208943695) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Friends of the Forum's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sharon Grosfeld ChairPresident/Chair2018
8 yrs
Daniel TurbowDirector2018
8 yrs
Nancy CivinCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Sidney LejferVice President/Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sharon GrosfeldPresident/Chair10$0
Sidney LejferVice President/Treasurer7$0
Nancy CivinSecretary5$0
Daniel TurbowDirector3$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Friends of the Forum
EIN
208943695
Address
33541 Sea Gull Ct, Dana Point, CA, 92629-1829
State
California
Mission
Education to promote polish/jewish dialogue (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q20 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2007
Principal officer
Sharon Grosfeld (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSharon Grosfeld
≥8years on the filingsDaniel Turbow
≥4years on the filingsSidney Lejfer
≥2years on the filingsNancy Civin

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1m
Contributions and grants received
$920k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$1m
Employees
0
Volunteers
4

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$900k$898k$2k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.