Jewish News Service Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$8.9m
$352k liabilities
Net assets
$8.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.8 years on average
Staff
10
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Joshua W Katzen
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Jewish News Service Inc's network
9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua W Katzen Chair | President and Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amelia Katzen | Vice President & Clerk | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Farb | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Irit Tratt | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Oren Katzen Resigned April 24 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Raphael Shore | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Russel Pergament | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ruth Wisse | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Charm Schwartz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Manachem Wecker | Editor | 2023 |
| Menachem Wecker | Editor | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menachem Wecker | Editor | 40 | $126k | ||
| Joshua W Katzen | President and Chairman | 10 | $0 | ||
| Amelia Katzen | Vice President & Clerk | 15 | $0 | ||
| Russel Pergament | Vice President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Farb | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Wisse | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Raphael Shore | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Oren Katzen Resigned April 24 | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Susan Charm Schwartz | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Irit Tratt | Director | 10 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Jewish News Service Inc
- EIN
- 450949784
- Address
- 831 Beacon St PMB 272, Newton Center, MA, 02459-1822
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Joshua Katzen (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJoshua W Katzen
≥8years on the filingsAmelia Katzen
≥8years on the filingsRussel Pergament
≥8years on the filingsRuth Wisse
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $8.9m
- Total liabilities
- $352k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.8m
- Program service revenue
- $243k
- Employees
- 10
Filed finances
3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6m | $4.9m | Deficit $316k |
| 2023 | $3.8m | $3.6m | $147k |
| 2022 | $8.5m | $2.8m | $5.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.