EIN 81-5088618

Jewish Food Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
Year formed
2017
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Jewish Food Society preserves, celebrates, and revitalizes Jewish culinary heritage from around the world, fostering a deeper connection to Jewish life. It showcases the diversity of the Jewish experience and instills pride through its extensive digital archive of recipes and accompanying family stories. The organization actively collects, carefully tests, and shares hundreds of recipes while bringing them to life through engaging pop-up dinners, cooking classes, and unique events like its flagship storytelling and tasting event, Schmaltzy.
Total revenues
$5,074,149
2023
Total expenses
$4,951,830
2023
Total assets
$157,726
2023
Num. employees
7
2023

Program areas at Jewish Food Society

At the heart of the Jewish Food Society is a digital archive of Jewish recipes from around the world. We continue to collect and preserve recipes and the family stories behind them. Hundreds of recipes were collected, carefully tested and shared in the past years and added to our growing archive. We bring the archive to life through pop-up dinners, cooking classes, dinners and one of a kind events like our flagship storytelling and tasting event schmaltzy, where you hear the tales behind the recipes, then eat the Food they made you crave. In 2020, Jewish Food Society launched a podcast by the same name, schmaltzy, sharing stories from live events told by chefs, cookbook authors, writers entrepreneurs and passionate home cooks.

Who funds Jewish Food Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Philanthropic TrustCulture & Arts$2,023,294
Donors TrustFor Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel$160,000
Jim JOSEPH FoundationFood-Centered Tiktok Pilot$85,000
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at Jewish Food Society

NameTitleCompensation
Steven BoalChief Executive Officer and Board Chair , Matia Mobility$0
Yael RavivChief Operating Officer
Naama ShefiExecutive Director$177,324
Amanda DellProgram Director
Devra FerstEditorial Director
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Jewish Food Society

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,002,041
Program services$70,867
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$1,241
Total revenues$5,074,149

Form 990s for Jewish Food Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-04-01990View PDF
...and 2 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 9, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 19, 2025
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $160,000 from Donors Trust
November 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
November 8, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from David S Shapira Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
JewishReligiousOperates internationallyTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
873 Broadway 502
New York, NY 10003
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
jewishfoodsociety.org/ 
Phone
(646) 288-5641
IRS details
EIN
81-5088618
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2017
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A20: Arts, Cultural Organizations
NAICS code, primary
7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
Parent/child status
Independent
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