Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
To promote and support existing and newly-composed jewish music through the presentation of jewish music concerts and educational programs.
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony at a glance
In short: Los Angeles Jewish Symphony reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $2,869 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -75.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $110,940
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $287,433
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,230
- +155.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $300,406
- -27.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Los Angeles Jewish Symphony funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $15K (2020). In 2025 it reported $3K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Opera and Performing A Chatswaorth, CA | Fiddler on the Roof 2024_Donation | $11,650 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $110,940 | $287,433 | $300,406 | $2,869 | Total only | $3,230 |
| 2024 | $122,154 | $309,578 | $412,247 | $11,650 | 1 | $1,265 |
| 2023 | $220,989 | $375,163 | $343,834 | $2,981 | Total only | $3,450 |
| 2022 | $198,395 | $324,574 | $389,862 | $10,922 | 1 | $66 |
| 2021 | $256,249 | $259,417 | $335,260 | $1,572 | Total only | $108 |
| 2020 | $331,271 | $310,673 | $256,411 | $15,000 | 2 | $14 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Based on IRS filings
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Encino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $111K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony is led by S Ian Drew MD, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
S Ian Drew MD
President
Director & President → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Prober-Cohen
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arik Mara Kashper
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Gill
Director
Director → Chairman, 2021
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Gill
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Mayer
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Friedman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lenore Rukasin
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Steinmetz
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Meichtry
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randol E. Schoenberg Esq.
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia Bernstein-Tregub
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Zev
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanine Saperstein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mara Kashper
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Carroll
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Whelan MD
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Franklin
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Braun
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rosove
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Sunderland
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Fawn Dao
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Schulman
Vice President Development
Director & Co-Chair → Vice President Development, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Berman
Secretary
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Stanley Baratta (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bernie Franklin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Guy Jeanine Saperstein (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Sandy Carroll (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Arline Chambers (2020–2022) — Vice President Committee
- Former: Cynthia Tivers (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Honey Kessler Amado (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Noralee Gold (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Howard Hartman (2020) — Director
- Former: Noreen Green (2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
How much does Los Angeles Jewish Symphony give each year?
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is Los Angeles Jewish Symphony?
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony reported $111K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $287K.
What is Los Angeles Jewish Symphony?
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Encino, CA. It holds $111K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Los Angeles Jewish Symphony operate?
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony has awarded grants in California.
What is Los Angeles Jewish Symphony's EIN?
Los Angeles Jewish Symphony's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2154625. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
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