Center for Jewish Food Ethics
Donations deductibleCenter for Jewish Food Ethics' network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
8 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Albek | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Niekerk | Interim Chai | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Schrager | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jonathan Bernhard | Executive Di | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Leah Stolar | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisa Apfelberg | Executive Di | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marcia Miller | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Schwartz | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Spitz Cohan | Executive Di | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Bernhard | Executive Di | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Apfelberg | Executive Di | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Niekerk | Interim Chai | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Schrager | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Alicia Albek | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Schwartz | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Miller | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Leah Stolar | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263021718). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Marcia Miller | Chairperson |
| Ilana Braverman | |
| Aaron S. Gross | |
| Lisa Apfelberg | |
| Adrienne Krone | |
| Richard Schwartz | |
| Melissa Hoffman |
About
- Legal name
- Center for Jewish Food Ethics
- EIN
- 611527792
- Address
- 502 W 7th St, Erie, PA, 16502-1333
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Jewish veg's mission is to encourage and help jews to embrace plant-based diets as an expression of the jewish values of compassion for animals, concern for health, and care for the environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K40 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Melissa Hoffman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid Niekerk
≥8years on the filingsRichard Schwartz
≥7years on the filingsJeffrey Schrager
≥6years on the filingsAlicia Albek
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
- $230k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $226k
- Contributions and grants received
- $263k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $263k | $37k | $227k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Center for Jewish Food Ethics likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 October 2014
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- Ilana Braverman Treasurer
- Marcia Miller Secretary
- Marcia Miller President
- Marcia Miller Governor
- Melissa Hoffman Director
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.