Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging serves older adults, those experiencing challenges to independent living, and other stakeholders, in a stable culture of caring to provide high quality choices throughout their lives. In achieving this goal, Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging is guided by the jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (just and charitable deeds) and chesed (loving kindness).
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,326,860
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,199,529
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $28,207
- +1069.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,938,572
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging gives
- Giving fell 83% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $148K (2023) to $1.4M (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $242K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Hebrew Home Realty Tucson, AZ | Services for the Aging | $242,196 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,326,860 | $15,199,529 | $14,938,572 | — | — | $28,207 |
| 2024 | $3,796,896 | $15,092,066 | $15,036,813 | $242,196 | 1 | $2,412 |
| 2023 | $3,951,610 | $14,643,791 | $14,681,233 | $147,932 | 1 | $32,818 |
| 2022 | $3,856,438 | $13,940,846 | $14,396,750 | $541,957 | 1 | $25,136 |
| 2021 | $4,316,204 | $13,562,780 | $15,646,806 | $1,386,596 | 3 | $-2,920,050 |
| 2020 | $19,448,994 | $14,426,690 | $14,158,140 | — | — | $35,569 |
| 2019 | $18,581,589 | $13,931,544 | $15,318,465 | — | — | $36,516 |
About Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
Based on IRS filings
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging is a public charity focused on Health, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $28K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging is led by Elie Pollak, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elie Pollak
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$225K (2020) → $300K (2025)
Phil Bregman
Chair
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2020
Immediate Past Chair → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Myles Beck
Director
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Wissinger
CFO
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $151K (2025)
Brian Kohn
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$35K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Bruce Ash
Secretary
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Allison Wexler (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Steve Hunt (2021–2022) — Administrator
- Former: Angie Gorman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brent Davis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Sheinbein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eric Rudner (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Kevin Marshall (2019–2020) — CFO - See Part Vi Line
- Former: Roger Cohn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rosie Eilat-Kahn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Russ Krone (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Terry Perl (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Arthur Martin (2019) — CEO
- Former: Michelle Kroeger (2019) — CFO
- Former: Thomas A. Hines (2019) — Vice President of Operations
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $300K, to Elie Pollak (President and CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging
How large is Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging?
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.2M.
What is Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging?
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging is a public charity focused on Health, based in Tucson, AZ. It holds $4.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging operate?
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging's EIN?
Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0626077. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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