Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Public charity · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-1017602

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is a public charity based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It raises and allocates funds for programs addressing health, social services, education, and Jewish continuity needs in Pittsburgh, Israel, and elsewhere.

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh at a glance

In short: Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh gave $24.8M across 229 grants in 2025 (avg $109K), top state Pennsylvania. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,848,533
-10.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
229
+21.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$108,509
-26.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,250
Total assets
$387,700,423
+10.1% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
34% first-time grantees (79 of 229, 2025)
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (45% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

How to Apply

Create an applicant profile in the Federation’s grantmaking portal, select the relevant funding opportunity, and follow that opportunity’s application instructions.

Review Cycle
The Community Priorities RFP lists October 12–December 11, 2026. Young Adult Engagement Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline
The Community Priorities RFP lists October 12–December 11, 2026.
Contact

Mailing address: 2000 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 681-8000

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

The Jewish Federations of North America: $6.8MThe Jewish Federations ofNorth America$6.8MBirthright Israel Foundation: $2.9MBirthright Israel Foundation$2.9MJewish Community Center: $2.5MJewish Community Center$2.5MJewish Family and Community Service: $965KJewish Family and CommunityService$965KHillel Academy of Pittsburgh: $820KHillel Academy of Pittsburgh$820KYeshiva Schools: $703KYeshiva Schools$703KTol Inc: $638KTol Inc$638KJewish Association on Aging: $588KJewish Association on Aging$588KHillel Jewish University Center: $473KHillel Jewish UniversityCenter$473KCommunity Day School: $431KCommunity Day School$431K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Jewish Federations of North America ($6.8M). Together the top 10 received $16.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

916 grants across all recorded years

710<$50K75$50–100K62$100–250K28$250–500K22$500K–1M15$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 710 grants of 916 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Federation describes its funding as supporting needs in Pittsburgh, Israel, and throughout the world. Its website also presents funding opportunities for organizations worldwide, including registered 501(c)(3) organizations, registered NGOs, and Amutot. In 2025, 45% of grant dollars went to Pennsylvania recipients and 44% to New York recipients; California, Illinois, and Michigan each received 2%.

Grant Distribution by State

29states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 229 itemized grants.

Cities

PittsburghNew YorkWashingtonPhiladelphiaBaltimoreBoca RatonRockvilleBrooklynAtlantaChicagoState CollegeMonroevilleNaplesUniversity ParkAlbert LeaJacksonAgawamAllison ParkAmbridgeCheswick

Is Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh open to new grantees?

34%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 79 of 229 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $30K; repeat grants $150K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $21K repeat.

  • 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M165 grants2019 165 grants2020 165 grants2021 167 grants2022 166 grants2023 189 grants2024 229 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17.9M (2019) to $27.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 229 grants totaling $24.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Jewish Federations of North America New York, NYTo Support Social Health and Welfare$6,781,916
Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NYProgram Support$2,942,252
Jewish Community Center Pittsburgh, PATo Support Social Health and Welfare$2,460,465
Jewish Family and Community Service Pittsburgh, PATo Support Social Health and Welfare$964,893
Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PATo Support Jewish Education$820,049
Yeshiva Schools Pittsburgh, PATo Support Jewish Education$702,507
Tol Inc Pittsburgh, PATo Support Education$637,804
Jewish Association on Aging Pittsburgh, PATo Support Social Health and Welfare$588,143
Hillel Jewish University Center Pittsburgh, PATo Support Jewish Education$472,612
Community Day School Pittsburgh, PATo Support Jewish Education$430,594
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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$387,700,423$79,693,583$42,050,172$24,848,533229$30,445,820
2024$352,288,593$47,830,043$42,601,188$27,736,068189$6,691,402
2023$329,434,903$48,659,493$33,083,113$20,124,247166$5,830,351
2022$308,334,472$62,123,653$34,092,290$19,651,133167$30,428,317
2021$347,422,117$57,622,552$35,023,568$22,425,857165$15,155,682
2020$277,158,927$43,372,124$32,645,631$19,517,877165$12,363,650
2019$273,025,709$52,160,575$36,502,397$17,878,289165$13,203,263

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The Federation’s mission is to cultivate resources, connect people, and collaborate across the community to live and fulfill Jewish values. Its vision is a flourishing Jewish community where everyone feels included, supported, and inspired.

Its grant opportunities include community-priority funding for young adult engagement, addressing antisemitism, and teen mental health; small grants for young-adult programming; and Israel and overseas funding for projects in areas including food and human security, at-risk youth, economic development, shared society, Ethiopian communities, Jewish education, and special-needs populations. Other opportunities include the Urban Affairs Foundation grant, which supports grassroots and community-based projects addressing urban challenges, and SteelTree, which funds innovative programs intended to strengthen the Pittsburgh Jewish community.

The 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied missions. For example, the Young Men and Women’s Hebrew Association and Irene Kaufmann Centers describes its mission as nurturing people and connecting community through every age, inspired by Jewish values. Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Pittsburgh says it supports people through life’s changes and challenges with social services. Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh describes its mission as providing an Orthodox Jewish education, while the Jewish Association on Aging says it provides residential, health, and home-care services for older adults.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the Federation reported 229 grants totaling $24,848,533. Grant amounts ranged from $5,018 to $6,781,916, with a median grant of $15,250.

The largest reported grants included $6,781,916 to The Jewish Federations of North America for social health and welfare, $2,942,252 to Birthright Israel Foundation for program support, and $2,460,465 to the Jewish Community Center in Pittsburgh for social health and welfare. Other notable grants included $964,893 to Jewish Family and Community Service in Pittsburgh, $820,049 to Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh for Jewish education, and $702,507 to Yeshiva Schools for Jewish education.

Applicants should review the criteria for each opportunity, as the Federation says its funding programs have distinct requirements. Applications for the Young Adult Engagement Grants are accepted on a rolling basis. These grants reimburse up to $1,000 in program expenses for eligible programming; the cap is $500 for a sole-programmer applicant, and collaboration with another organization is encouraged. Individuals applying for these grants must work with a registered 501(c)(3) fiscal partner. Applicants are evaluated on community-building, inclusive programming, and capacity to manage the program, and must report attendance, submit a reflection and budget report, keep receipts, and include Federation branding on public-facing materials.

SteelTree’s 2026–2027 program describes a two-stage application process, beginning with an Idea Phase and followed by a Presentation Phase. Its first-cycle letter-of-intent deadline was September 11, 2026, so that deadline has passed. The Community Priorities RFP lists an application period of October 12 through December 11, 2026.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The Federation’s website lists Debbie Resnick as Chair of the Board, Marc Brown and Susan G. Berman Kress as Vice Chairs, and Jeffrey H. Finkelstein as President and CEO.

The 2025 filing lists Jan Levinson as Chair, Marc Brown as Secretary, Dan Holthaus as Treasurer, and Judith Kanal and Deborah Resnick as Vice Chairs. It also lists David Sufrin as Immediate Past Chair.

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is led by Jeffrey Finkelstein, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 9 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey Finkelstein

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $410K (2019) → $491K (2025)

  • Jan Levinson

    Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zipora Gur

    Director Classrooms Without Borders

    Director Classrooms Without Borders → Director Classrooms Without, 2024

    Director Classrooms Without → Director Classrooms Without Borders, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $115K (2021) → $128K (2025)

  • Shawn Brokos

    Director of Community Security

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $125K (2022) → $161K (2025)

  • Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein

    Director

    Vice Chair → V Chair Director, 2024

    V Chair Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Rackoff

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Leib

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Halpern

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Rosenfeld

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Falcone

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Knoll

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ahmie Baum

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wagner

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Werner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Caplan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Feinstein

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Lebowitz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Koul Strausbaugh

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Magrish

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Dibiase

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosanne M. Levine

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Milch

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Firestone

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Novak

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Seewald

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Cozen

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Sniderman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Eglash

    Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer

    Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Development, 2024

    Senior Vice President & Chief Development → Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $247K (2019) → $291K (2025)

  • Daniel Schiff

    Gefsky Community Scholar

    Gefsky Community Scholar → Foundation Scholar, 2024

    Foundation Scholar → Gefsky Community Scholar, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $119K (2019) → $135K (2025)

  • Jessica Brown Smith

    Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    Director, Campaign & Finance Resource → Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $128K (2020) → $213K (2025)

  • David Work

    Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $29K (2022) → $223K (2025)

  • Roi Mezare

    Associate Vice President of Development

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $125K (2024) → $138K (2025)

  • Jenny Kaplan

    Associate Vice President of Finance

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $145K (2025)

  • David Sufrin

    Immediate Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Kanal

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Marcus

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan G. Berman Kress

    Assistant Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    Director → Assistant Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Resnick

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Brown

    Secretary

    Director → Assistant Secretary, 2023

    Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Holthaus

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Rollman Director

    Assistant Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (73)
  • Former: Marcie Solomon Asst Treasurer (2023–2025) — Vice Chair · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: Adam Hertzman (2019–2024) — Associate Vice President of Marketing
  • Former: Gilbert Schneider (2019–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Meryl K. Ainsman (2019–2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Jane Rollman (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Philip Milch (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dan Holthaus Director (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: David Sufrin Chair (2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Deborah Resnick Director (2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: James Wagner Vice Chair (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jan Levinson Secretary (2024) — Chair
  • Former: Judith Kanal Director (2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Marc Brown Asst Secretary (2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Susan G. Berman Kress Director (2024) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Daniel O. Brandeis Esq. (2019–2023) — Foundation Director
  • Former: Josh Farber (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Silverman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Simone Karp (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ariella Belopolosky (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ilene Rinn (2022–2023) — Director of Planning & Impact
  • Former: Gilbert Schneider Treasurer (2023) — Asst.treas.
  • Former: Jan Levinson Vice Chair (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Marsha Marcus Secretary (2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: David Ehrenwerth (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Elyse Eichner (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jefrey Letwin (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Joshowitz (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Mallet (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Perelman (2019–2022) — Associate Foundation Director
  • Former: Marc Brown Director (2022) — Assistant Secretary · Filing note: Thru 921
  • Former: Marcie Solomon Dir (2022) — Assistant Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 921
  • Former: Marsha Marcus Asst Treas (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Stephen Halpern Vice Chair (2022) — Director
  • Former: Susan G. Berman Kress Secr (2022) — Director
  • Former: Charles Porter (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Cynthia D. Shapira (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Marcie Solomon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Richard Guttman (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Tobe (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Marsha Marcus Dir (2021) — Assistant Treasurer · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: Meryl K. Ainsman Chair (2021) — Past Chair · Filing note: Thru
  • Former: Milo C. Averbach Exited (2021) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Stephen Halpern Asst Treas (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Andrew Stewart (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bradley Orsini (2019–2020) — Security Director
  • Former: Charles Perlow (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Daniel Shapira (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Douglas Ostrow (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Milo C. Averbach (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Randal Whitlatch (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Tobe (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Surfin (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldsteindir (2020) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Gilbert Schneider Director (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jan Levinson Treasthru (2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Linda Joshowitz Asst Secr (2020) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Halpern Dirthru (2020) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Susan G. Berman Kress Asst Treas (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Cindy Goodman-Leib (2019) — Director
  • Former: Debbie Resnick (2019) — Director
  • Former: Deborah Baron Exited (2019) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Evan Indianer (2019) — Director
  • Former: James Ruttenberg (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Brown (2019) — Director, Campaign & Finance Resources
  • Former: Joshua Resnick (2019) — Director
  • Former: Judy Greenwald Cohen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Katheryn Whitlach (2019) — Director
  • Former: Macy Kislinsky (2019) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Keller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Meyer S. Grinberg (2019) — Director
  • Former: Robbin Steif (2019) — Director
  • Former: Roy Jacobson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shomo Jacobs (2019) — Director

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

Jeffrey Finkelstein — President/CEO: $491KJeffrey FinkelsteinPresident/CEO$491KBrian Eglash — Sr VP & Chief Development Officer: $291KBrian EglashSr VP & Chief Development…$291KDavid Work — VP & Chief Financial Officer: $223KDavid WorkVP & Chief Financial Officer$223KJessica Brown Smith — VP & Chief Operating Officer: $213KJessica Brown SmithVP & Chief Operating Officer$213KShawn Brokos — Director of Community Security: $161KShawn BrokosDirector of Community Security$161KJenny Kaplan — Associate VP of Finance: $145KJenny KaplanAssociate VP of Finance$145KRoi Mezare — Associate VP of Development: $138KRoi MezareAssociate VP of Development$138KDaniel Schiff — Gefsky Community Scholar: $135KDaniel SchiffGefsky Community Scholar$135KZipora Gur — Director Classrooms Without Borders: $128KZipora GurDirector Classrooms Without…$128K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $491K, to Jeffrey Finkelstein (President/CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

How much does Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh give each year?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh gave $24.8M across 229 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $27.7M across 189 grants.

What is Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's typical grant size?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's median grant in 2025 was $15,250, and its average grant was $108,509, across 229 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh that year got $30K on average.

Where does Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh give grants?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's top state is Pennsylvania, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest state was New York (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (87 grants), New York, NY (31 grants), Washington, DC (8 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (4 grants).

Does Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 229 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (70 grants), "To Support Social Health and Welfare" (59 grants) and "To Support Religious Organization" (37 grants).

Who are Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's largest grantees?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's largest 2025 grantees include The Jewish Federations of North America ($6,781,916), Birthright Israel Foundation ($2,942,252) and Jewish Community Center ($2,460,465), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh reported $387.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $79.7M.

What does Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh fund?

The Federation’s mission is to cultivate resources, connect people, and collaborate across the community to live and fulfill Jewish values. Its vision is a flourishing Jewish community where everyone feels included, supported, and inspired. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh?

Create an applicant profile in the Federation’s grantmaking portal, select the relevant funding opportunity, and follow that opportunity’s application instructions. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's EIN?

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1017602. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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