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Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister

Public charity · Grantmaker Waltham, MA EIN: 04-2104354 Website

Jbbbs builds and sustains life-changing friendships and mentoring relationships that inspire personal growth, promote emotional well-being, and create a more connected and engaged community guided by jewish values.

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister at a glance

Total assets
$2,579,223
-5.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,131,532
-3.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$91,903
+146.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,247,186
-0.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Boston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,579,223$2,131,532$2,247,186——$91,903
2024$2,720,711$2,201,074$2,261,798——$37,285
2023$2,686,307$2,242,798$2,210,599——$24,630
2022$2,322,726$2,326,936$2,060,663——$31,366
2021$2,392,696$2,099,399$1,864,185——$98,189
2020$2,022,221$2,520,876$1,962,781$20,0001$12,731

About Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister is a public charity, based in Waltham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $92K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister is led by Jeffrey Savit, Former President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey Savit

    Former President & CEO

    President & CEO → Former President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $47K (2020) → $224K (2025)

  • Lauren Korn

    President & CEO

    Director of Philanthropy → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $109K (2024) → $115K (2025)

  • Eric Yale

    Governance Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Governance Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Shankman

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Friedman

    Board Member

    Clerk → Director, 2024

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Klein

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Maimon

    Board Member

    Board Chair → Director, 2023

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Soyt

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Silk

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arieh Coll

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Bronstein

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Rubin

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Jick

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Yorks

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Prachniak-Rincon

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Cohen

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harris Wallack

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jody Kipnis

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan Grossman

    Vice Chair & Chair Elect

    Director → Vice Chair & Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Burack

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Greene

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Cohen

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Afergan

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor Nussbaum

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Merkin

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orly Mishan

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Judy Shankman (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Cindy Blotner (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Judith Young (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Adam Eisenberg (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Steven Sisselman (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeff Karp (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Brochstein (2022–2023) — Clinical Program Director
  • Former: Annika Bockius-Suwyn (2023) — Director
  • Former: Beth Tuck (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Danielle Ain (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: David Franklin (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Marc Rubenstein (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Marissa Wainwright (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Elyse Marsh (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Ganz (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peter Antoszyk (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robin Cohen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Rosen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Elyse Hyman (2021) — Major Gifts Director
  • Former: Kimberless Schumacher (2020) — Former President & CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Jeffrey Savit — Former President & CEO: $224KJeffrey SavitFormer President & CEO$224KLauren Korn — President & CEO: $115KLauren KornPresident & CEO$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $224K, to Jeffrey Savit (Former President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister

How large is Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister?

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.

Where does Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister operate?

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister's EIN?

Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104354. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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