Skip to content
Governance Register
US nonprofit · EIN 621618399 · Memphis, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 621618399) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Jewish Foundation of Memphis' network

15 people8 organisationsi15 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (19) 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

15 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jason Salomon ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Jeff Wallace ChairChair Appointee2022
4 yrs
Aileen CooperDirector2021
5 yrs
Anthony MorrisonDirector2018
8 yrs
Elkan ScheidtVice Chair Investment2021
5 yrs
Irvin SerencoDirector2018
8 yrs
Jerry SklarDirector2018
8 yrs
Laura LinderPresident/CEO2018
8 yrs
Lawson ArneyVice Chair Finance2022
4 yrs
Pace CooperCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Reed LandauDirector2021
5 yrs
Rick FogelmanDirector2021
5 yrs
Ron LazarovDirector2021
5 yrs
Stanley BilskyDirector2018
8 yrs
Wendy RotterDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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
Laura LinderPresident/CEO1$0$267k
Pace CooperChair1$0
Jason SalomonPast Chair1$0
Cindy FinestoneSecretary1$0
Lawson ArneyVice Chair Finance1$0
Elkan ScheidtVice Chair Investment1$0
Aileen CooperDirector1$0
Rick FogelmanDirector1$0
Elliot KierskyDirector1$0
Reed LandauDirector1$0
Anthony MorrisonDirector1$0
Wendy RotterDirector1$0
Benjamin WachtelDirector1$0
Jeff WallaceDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Jewish Foundation of Memphis
EIN
621618399
Address
6560 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38138-3656
State
Tennessee
Mission
The mission of the jewish foundation of memphis is to encourage charitable giving, support partner agency endowment development and to build and sustain a virbant jewish community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X113 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Laura Linder (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJason Salomon
≥8years on the filingsAnthony Morrison
≥8years on the filingsIrvin Serenco
≥8years on the filingsJerry Sklar

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$111m
Total liabilities
$34m
Net assets or fund balances
$77m
Contributions and grants received
$12.7m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$12m
Employees
0
Volunteers
13

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Memphis Jewish FederationCommunity development$1.5m
Temple Israel$1.1m
Union for Reform JudaismFor exempt purpose$576k
JFS of Memphis Jewish Community CenterHealth / welfare$416k
Baron Hirsch Congregation$343k
Margolin Hebrew AcademycyosEducation - religious$280k
Bornblum Jewish Community SchoolEducation - religious$256k
Ahs of Greater Memphis Foundation IncFor exempt purpose$250k
Memphis Jewish Community CenterCommunity development$194k
Beth Sholom Synagogue$180k
St George's Independent School$148k
University of Memphis Foundation$135k
Joint Distribution CommitteeHumanitarian aid$125k
Lausanne Collegiate School$124k
Memphis University School$111k
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesFor exempt purpose$106k
Hillel of MemphisEducation - cultural$98k
Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust$79k
Shelby Farms Park ConservancyEnvironmental$73k
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncGeneral support$73k
Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South$72k
The Jewish Federations of North AmericaFor exempt purpose$67k
Memphis Jewish Home & RehabHealth / welfare$66k
Young Israel of Memphis$61k
Hutchison SchoolFor exempt purpose$61k