Jewish Vocational Service Foundation
To provide grants to other non-profits and through its disregarded single member llc, jvs career services, to support the cincinnati community by helping job-seeking individuals and companies find each other and form stronger, more satisfying and more productive relationships.
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation at a glance
In short: Jewish Vocational Service Foundation reported $25K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $25,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $10,234,943
- +4.4% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,623,523
- +4.7% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $473,915
- +84.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $1,423,379
- -2.4% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Jewish Vocational Service Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $275K (2022). In 2024 it reported $25K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Easter Seals Tristate Cincinnati, OH | General Support | $275,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,234,943 | $1,623,523 | $1,423,379 | $25,000 | Total only | $473,915 |
| 2023 | $9,801,079 | $1,549,990 | $1,458,778 | — | — | $257,567 |
| 2022 | $8,739,127 | $1,854,464 | $1,895,062 | $275,000 | 1 | $504,875 |
| 2021 | $10,732,205 | $3,438,793 | $1,510,798 | $25,000 | 1 | $380,830 |
| 2020 | $7,893,225 | $2,025,584 | $1,417,427 | $50,000 | 1 | $638,125 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Jewish Vocational Service Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $25K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $474K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation is led by Joni Burton, CEO on every filing since 2020; 2 of 24 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Joni Burton
CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $236K (2024)
Brian Szames
Chair
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Pollak
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Slaton
Managing Director Career
Managing Director → Managing Director Career, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$111K (2020) → $133K (2024)
Edie Rau
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Armstrong Cobb
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Clayton
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Oestreicher
Trustee
Previous Past Chair → Previous Past Chair Caree, 2021
Previous Past Chair Caree → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Rosen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Kaltman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vallie Freeman
Trustee
Vice Chair Career Service → Chair, 2022
Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Cohen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Rothstein
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Wagner
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Bloch
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Brant
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Max Fisher
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Altman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Bartick
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Harding Schott
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howie Brecher
Secretary & Treasurer F
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer F, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Bloch
Vice President Foundation
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Vice President Foundation, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Ratliff
Secretary Career Services
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Secretary Career Services, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allie Raphael
Treasurer Career Services
New on the 2024 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Denis Joseph (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Chair Care
- Former: Jody Brant (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lori Frischer (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Glassman (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Allie Horwitz (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Alan Brown (2020–2022) — Previous Secretary Career Services
- Former: Howard Kaplan (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ryan Silverman (2020–2022) — Previous Treasurer Career Services
- Former: Mickey Fishman (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Barbara McMahan (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jamie Rosen (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Leon Seserman (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $236K, to Joni Burton (CEO (Career Services)). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Vocational Service Foundation
How much does Jewish Vocational Service Foundation give each year?
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation reported $25K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Jewish Vocational Service Foundation?
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Jewish Vocational Service Foundation?
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation is a public charity focused on religion, based in Cincinnati, OH. It holds $10.2M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Jewish Vocational Service Foundation operate?
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Jewish Vocational Service Foundation's EIN?
Jewish Vocational Service Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2091358. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 26, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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