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Jewish Council of North Central Florida

Public charity · Grantmaker Gainesville, FL EIN: 59-2346066 Website

The mission of the Jewish Council of North Central Florida (JCNCF) is to undertake philanthropic, cultural, and educational activities that enhance the Jewish Community locally, regionally and worldwide.

Jewish Council of North Central Florida at a glance

Total assets
$307,143
+11.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$231,289
+12.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,282
+15.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$202,921
+50.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jewish Council of North Central Florida funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

New York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $12K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

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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$307,143$231,289$202,921——$1,282
2024$274,765$206,515$134,553——$1,113
2023$115,420$220,009$256,597——$875
2022$154,891$229,587$233,117——$897
2021$175,831$247,405$222,307——$968
2020$120,156$233,692$235,454$5,9001$1,155
2019$91,850$238,792$264,180$11,7001$1,323

About Jewish Council of North Central Florida

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Council of North Central Florida is a public charity focused on religion, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $307K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Council of North Central Florida is led by Linda Maurice, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 5 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Maurice

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $71K (2023) → $74K (2025)

  • Eytan Oren

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassidy Oody

    Community Engagement

    On filings since 2024

    20 hrs/week

    $32K (2024) → $16K (2025)

  • Sonia Rifkin

    Family Programing Coordinator

    Co-Oordinator Family Programs → Family Programing Coordinator, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    $680 (2024) → $4K (2025)

  • Katherine Paedae

    Family Programing Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $3K (2025)

  • Naomi Richards

    Community Engagement

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $7K (2025)

  • Debby Kinman -Ford

    Past President

    Board Member → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Wald

    Board Member

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Slutsky

    Board Member

    Vice President → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Cohn

    Board Member

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Burgess-Krop

    Board Member

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Bobroff

    Treasurer

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Davis

    Assistant Treasurer

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabbi Jonah Zinn

    Board Member

    Director → Board of Director, 2024

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avia Raz

    Board Member

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chani Goldman

    Board Member

    Board of Director → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Kropp

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Erez Navot

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Axelrod

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kay Fleischaker

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah Ford

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Ruth Sherwood (2019–2024) — Board of Director
  • Former: Abe Goldman (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Debby Kinman-Ford (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Nadav Katz (2023–2024) — Board of Director
  • Former: Alicia Rudin (2024) — Old Co-Oordinator Family Programs
  • Former: Aly Anderson (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Becca Schechter (2024) — Board of Director
  • Former: Harvey Goldstein (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ido Oren (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Richard Howard (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Aiv Anderson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Danny Sokol (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joanne Light (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Hartfield (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Sharon Hirshik (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Virginia Brissette Hirshik (2019–2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Dawn Krop (2022) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Jensen (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ben Susi (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Daniel Sokol (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Benny Susi (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Helicher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Tomar (2019) — Treasurer

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

Linda Maurice — Executive Director: $74KLinda MauriceExecutive Director$74KCassidy Oody — Community Engagement: $16KCassidy OodyCommunity Engagement$16KNaomi Richards — Community Engagement: $7KNaomi RichardsCommunity Engagement$7KSonia Rifkin — Family Programing Coordinator: $4KSonia RifkinFamily Programing Coordinator$4KKatherine Paedae — Family Programing Coordinator: $3KKatherine PaedaeFamily Programing Coordinator$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $74K, to Linda Maurice (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Council of North Central Florida

How large is Jewish Council of North Central Florida?

Jewish Council of North Central Florida reported $307K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $231K.

What is Jewish Council of North Central Florida?

Jewish Council of North Central Florida is a public charity focused on religion, based in Gainesville, FL. It holds $307K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Jewish Council of North Central Florida operate?

Jewish Council of North Central Florida has awarded grants in New York.

What is Jewish Council of North Central Florida's EIN?

Jewish Council of North Central Florida's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2346066. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 15, 2021)

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