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Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC

Public charity · Grantmaker Charleston, SC EIN: 57-0352253 Website

The jewish community center of charleston is a nonprofit for the purpose of providing educational, recreational, social and cultural activities for the jewish community in the charleston area.

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC at a glance

In short: Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC gave $91K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$91,000
-13.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,375
-13.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,500
Total assets
$2,787,833
+7.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Addlestone Hebrew Academy: $25KAddlestone Hebrew Academy$25KCharleston Jewish Federation: $15KCharleston Jewish Federation$15KJewish Family Services: $11KJewish Family Services$11KBrith Shalom Beth Israel: $9KBrith Shalom Beth Israel$9KCongregation of Dor Tikvah: $9KCongregation of Dor Tikvah$9KKKBE: $9KKKBE$9KBnai Brith Youth Organization: $8KBnai Brith Youth Organization$8KJewish Studies Center Inc: $8KJewish Studies Center Inc$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Addlestone Hebrew Academy ($25K). Together the top 8 received $91K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

CharlestonWashingtonMount PleasantN Charleston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022* Covers 16 months (fiscal year-end changed)0 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2022, 16 months) to $105K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $91K.

*2022: Covers 16 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Addlestone Hebrew Academy Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$24,500
Charleston Jewish Federation Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$15,000
Jewish Family Services Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$11,000
Brith Shalom Beth Israel Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$8,500
Congregation of Dor Tikvah Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$8,500
KKBE Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$8,500
Bnai Brith Youth Organization Washington, DCSupport the Jewish Community$7,500
Jewish Studies Center Inc Charleston, SCSupport the Jewish Community$7,500
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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$2,787,833$144,875$106,424$91,0008$144,375
2024$2,605,277$129,919$123,203$105,0008$110,882
2023$2,412,805$276,700$128,134——$276,700
2022*$2,335,468$-94,242$106,107$34,0003$-96,742
2021$2,537,759$483,010$104,523$50,5004$480,512
2020$2,145,270$191,361$66,563——$159,750
2019$2,022,565$103,178$135,056——$30,109

*2022: Covers 16 months (fiscal year-end changed).

About Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC is a public charity, based in Charleston, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $91K. Net investment income was $144K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC is led by Harry Nadler, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harry Nadler

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tamar Sternfeld

    Director

    Vice President P → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Olasov

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eve Sokol

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Cohen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Chase

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Sikes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Lynch

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Feldman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Chase

    Treasurer

    President → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Slotin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Cynthia Ava (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peter Rosenthal (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ross Appel (2019) — Vp-President
  • Former: Stewart Weinberg (2019) — Immediate Pa

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.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC

How much does Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC give each year?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC gave $91K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $105K across 8 grants.

What is Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's typical grant size?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's median grant in 2025 was $8,500, and its average grant was $11,375, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC give grants?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC gives mostly in South Carolina: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Charleston, SC (7 grants).

Does Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support the Jewish Community" (8 grants).

Who are Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's largest grantees?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's largest 2025 grantees include Addlestone Hebrew Academy ($24,500), Charleston Jewish Federation ($15,000) and Jewish Family Services ($11,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $145K.

What is Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's EIN?

Jewish Community Center of Charleston SC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0352253. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2023)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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