Institute of Southern Jewish Life Inc
Donations deductibleInstitute of Southern Jewish Life Inc's network
21 people1 organisationi21 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). 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
21 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 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Hesdorffer Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rachel Reagler Schulman Chair | Past Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Andrea Levy | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Charlett R Frumin (also filed as Charlett Frumin) | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Imogene Berman | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jay Tanenbaum | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joe Herzog | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joseph Stein JR (also filed as Joseph Stein) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kenny Zadeck PHD | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Leon Rittenberg | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Margaret Meyer | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mary L Wiener (also filed as Mary Wiener) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Monica Miller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Morris LEW Lewis (also filed as Morris Lewis) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Pepe P Finn (also filed as Pepe Finn) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rayman L Solomon (also filed as Rayman Solomon) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert A Roubey (also filed as Robert Roubey) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sally Schneider Huebscher | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Scott Miller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Spencer Simons | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Stephen Libowsky | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Betsy Samuels | Former CFO | since 2019 |
| Macy Hart | President Emeritus | since 2019 |
| Michele Schipper | CEO | since 2019 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Schipper | CEO | 40 | $174k | $11k | |
| Jay Tanenbaum | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Stein Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary L Wiener | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack C Benjamin Jr | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brad Lapidus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Imogene Berman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morris Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sally Schneider Huebscher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Herzog | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert A Roubey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charlett Frumin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beverly Bonnheim | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenny Zadeck PhD | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rayman L Solomon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn Wiener | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Reagler Schulman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Spencer Simons | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pepe Prince Finn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Meyer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Libowsky | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leon Rittenberg | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jay Hesdorffer | Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Monica Lizka-Miller | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Levy | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Institute of Southern Jewish Life Inc
- EIN
- 640762027
- Address
- Po Box 16528, Jackson, MS, 39236-6528
- State
- Mississippi
- Mission
- In order to support, connect, and celebrate jewish life in the south, the isjl provides a range of programs and services. We do this through three core service areas: education, culture, and spirituality. Because contributing to society as a whole is part of the jewish legacy, we also offer secular literacy programming. Over 10,000 people were served by the isjl programs in 2024. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A500 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Michele Schipper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1989
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJay Hesdorffer
≥7years on the filingsCharlett R Frumin
≥7years on the filingsImogene Berman
≥7years on the filingsJay Tanenbaum
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
- $5.6m
- Total liabilities
- $62k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.6m
- Program service revenue
- $186k
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 25