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US nonprofit · EIN 853901332 · Charleston, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 853901332) - 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

Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston

Donations deductible
Revenue
$552k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$434k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$687k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$677k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.6 years on average
Staff
5
11 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston's network

7 people2 organisationsi7 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

7 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cynthia NirenblattBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Eileen ChepenikBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Elliott LessenTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Erica RabhanBoard Member2022
4 yrs
IJO Toporek (also filed as Ijo Toporek)President2021
5 yrs
Lenny PurwinBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Michael SgobboCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Miriam JonesCEOsince 2024
Sara Sharnoff TickCEO2021
Sara Sharnoff Tick - FormerCEO2022
Scot RittenbaumCEO2022
Scot Rittenbaum FormerCEO2023

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
Miriam JonesCEO40$85k
Cynthia NirenblattBoard Member1$0
Eileen ChepenikBoard Member1$0
Elliott LessenTreasurer2$0
Erica RabhanBoard Member1$0
Ijo ToporekPresident3$0
Lenny PurwinBoard Member1$0
Michael SgobboSecretary2$0

About

Legal name
Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston
EIN
853901332
Address
176 Croghan Spur Rd Ste 103, Charleston, SC, 29407-7564
State
South Carolina
Mission
To empower individuals, strengthen families, protect the vulnerable and help seniors age with dignity. Our work is based on Jewish values to improve quality of life regardless of race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or gender identity. JFS is guided by the fundamental Jewish values of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repair of the world). (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P50 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Elliott Lessen (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsElliott Lessen
≥5years on the filingsIJO Toporek
≥5years on the filingsMichael Sgobbo
≥4years on the filingsErica Rabhan

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
$687k
Total liabilities
$10k
Net assets or fund balances
$677k
Contributions and grants received
$531k
Program service revenue
$9k
Grants and similar paid out
$123k
Employees
5
Volunteers
11

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$599k$529k$71k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.