AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1941

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

AMY LATZER

Phone

3104769777

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY, founded in 1941, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $21.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 63% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $28.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 30% operating deficit.

Mission

AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY (AJU) ADVANCES AND ELEVATES THE JEWISH JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING, ENGAGED CONVERSATION, AND OUTREACH. AJU IS A THRIVING CENTER OF JEWISH RESOURCES AND TALENT THAT SERVES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. A PORTAL FOR JEWISH BELONGING, AJU EQUIPS STUDENTS, FACULTY, CAMPERS, AND LEARNERS OF ALL AGES WITH THE TOOLS TO CREATE THE IDEAS, BUILD THE STRUCTURES, AND DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE JEWISH WISDOM AND ELEVATE JEWISH LIVING.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $8,620,463 Revenue: $3,561,942

ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE: BA OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MASTER'S IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MARS - ZIEGLER GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF CONSERVATIVE RABBIS. OTHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO OFFER MEANINGFUL LEARNING. JEWISH EDUCATION EXCELLENCE PROJECT WHICH IS A MENTOR TEACHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. EARLY CHILDHOOD EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR WORKING ADULTS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS TO MEET OTHER PASSIONATE EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE MAAS CENTER INCLUDE: INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM IS A PROGRAM REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE THROUGH ONLINE COURSES AND FOSTERING JEWISH CONNECTIONS AND EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. OUR MIKVAH IS A JEWISH RITUAL POOL USED TO ADD A SACRED DIMENSION TO LIFE EVENTS, INCLUDING CELEBRATING TIMES OF JOY, MARKING SIGNIFICANT TRANSITIONS, OR HEALING. BCI IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS AGES 20-29 WHO COME TOGETHER FOR A MULTI-DAY RETREAT TO CONNECT AND RECONNECT WITH THEMSELVES. MARRIAGE FOR LIFE IS A PROGRAM EMPOWERING COUPLES AT ANY STAGE TO BUILD FOUNDATIONS OF AN ENDURING RELATIONSHIP.

Program 2

Expenses: $4,110,794 Revenue: $2,815,675

CONFERENCE CENTER:THE AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS. THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A CENTER...

CONFERENCE CENTER:THE AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS. THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A CENTER DEVOTED TO JEWISH LEARNING AND CULTURE. THIS LOCATION IS EQUIPPED FOR CELEBRATING JEWISH LIFECYCLE EVENTS AND AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVE THINKING AND PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION.

Program 3

Expenses: $3,917,247 Revenue: $4,033,401

CAMP ALONIM: CAMP ALONIM STRIVES TO SPARK A LOVE FOR JEWISH CULTURE, TRADITION, AND COMMUNITY IN OUR CAMPERS BY EXPOSING THEM TO A MULTITUDE OF WAYS TO BE JEWISH. WE SEE EVERY ACTIVITY WE OFFER AS A "GATEWAY"- A MEANS BY WHICH THEY MIGHT ENGAGE WITH BEING JEWISH. JEWISH CAMPING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS OF JEWISH EDUCATION, ENSURING A JEWISH IDENTITY IN ADULTHOOD.GAN ALONIM- DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN ENTERING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH GRADE. IT IS A NURTURING AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD AND BE ADVENTUROUS IN A SAFE SETTING.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,439,802

Program Service Revenue $10,794,152

Investment Income $3,291,417

Other Revenue $120,108

TOTAL REVENUE $21,645,479

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,022,195

Salaries & Benefits $15,460,530

Fundraising Expenses $1,692,269

Program Expenses $18,621,007

Other Expenses $9,741,464

TOTAL EXPENSES $28,224,189

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$21,645,479	$58,186,210	-0.6%
Expenses	$28,224,189	$27,887,064	+0.0%
Net Income	$-6,578,710	$30,299,146	-1.2%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$2,461,487

Total Directors

$549,443

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JEFFREY HERBST	PRESIDENT - 05/05/25	35.00	Officer Director	$511,744	$37,699	$549,443
ADRIAN BREITFELD BEDER	VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO	35.00	Officer	$389,189	$13,885	$403,074
SUZANNE JONES BOOKBINDER	VP OF ADVANCEMENT	35.00	Officer	$241,856	$25,885	$267,741
BRADLEY S ARTSON VP AND	ABNER & ROSLYN GOLDSTINE DEANS CHAIR	35.00	Officer	$163,539	$96,847	$260,386
TARLAN RAHEL RABIZADEH	VP FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT	35.00	Officer	$133,155	$101,525	$234,680
MICHELLE IRIS MAMANE-STARKMAN	VP COMMUNICATIONS	35.00	Officer	$204,026	$22,047	$226,073
AARON M GOLDBERG	VP AND DIRECTOR OF CAMP ALONIM	35.00	Officer	$190,999	$18,504	$209,503
LYNN MARIA WITHERSPOON	SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT	35.00	Highest	$180,851	$20,854	$201,705
ROBBIE J TOTTEN	PROVOST & VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS	35.00	Officer	$181,126	$18,127	$199,253
CHERYL PERETZ VICE DEAN	ZIEGLER SCHOOL OF RABBINIC STUDIES	35.00	Highest	$120,401	$71,335	$191,736
MATTHEW JEREMY DAVIDSON	SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT	35.00	Highest	$162,072	$21,424	$183,496
MARGARET YUNG SR DIRECTOR	FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS	35.00	Highest	$159,376	$19,364	$178,740
BRUCE POWELL DEAN MASOR	SCHOOL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION & LEADER	35.00	Highest	$156,118	$0	$156,118
MARK EDWARD OPPENHEIMER	FORMER VP OF OPEN LEARNING	35.00	Officer	$106,760	$4,574	$111,334
HAROLD MASOR	CHAIR	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE PLATT	VICE CHAIR	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WEINER	TREASURER	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY LEVINE	SECRETARY	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANNIE AUSTIN	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN BRESLAUER	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEROME COBEN	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
ABNER GOLDSTINE	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA HOFHEIMER	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK LAINER	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
NORM LEVINE	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JUSTINE SCHREYER LEWIN	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCIS S MAAS	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA MAAS	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
STACY PALBAUM	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MURRAY PEPPER	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
NIKI REZZADEH	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICK RICHMAN	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
DENA SCHECHTER	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SCHEINBERG	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELON SPAR	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHARLOTTE SKURA	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBBIN STEIF	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY TRENTON	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
YAIR VARDI	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ZIERING	DIRECTOR	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$21,645,479	$28,224,189	$131,488,887	$-6,578,710
2024	$58,186,210	$27,887,064	$131,254,912	$30,299,146
2023	$27,115,809	$27,802,819	$127,737,381	$-687,010
2022	$30,365,086	$26,173,842	$125,132,947	$4,191,244
2021	$16,693,635	$23,936,337	$141,817,355	$-7,242,702
2020	$22,806,857	$29,025,870	$129,826,086	$-6,219,013
2019	$24,816,087	$28,858,706	$137,181,432	$-4,042,619
2018	$27,236,679	$28,054,208	$141,040,264	$-817,529