Public Charity

NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILMINC

NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILMINC is a Public Charity headquartered in WALTHAM, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $263K revenue, $290K expenses, $370K total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $626K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042764044 WALTHAM, MA Film & Video NTEE: A31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$263K
Total Expenses$290K
Total Assets$370K
Grant Records32
Funding Total$626K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILM IS A UNIQUE, INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT MOTION PICTURE ARCHIVE, DISTRIBUTOR, RESOURCE CENTER AND EXHIBITOR. NCJF'S ONGOING MISSION IS THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF FILMS WITH ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE RELEVANT TO THE JEWISH EXPERIANCE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THESE MATERIALS TO THE WIDEAST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE. NCJF EXCLUSIVELY OWNS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF JEWISH CONTENT FILM IN THE WORLD, OUTSIDE ISRAEL. THE CENTER'S 15,000 REELS OF FEATURE FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, NEWSREELS,HOME MOVIES AND INSTUTIONAL FILMS DATE FROM 1903 TO PRESENT.

Where $100 goes at National Center for Jewish Filminc

How National Center for Jewish Filminc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$40
The center provided several educational institutions and the general public with films related to the jewish experience through their distribution programs
50% of program spending
$39
The center sponsored various filmakers producing films related to jewish history, culture, and the judaic experience
About 50% (cost not reported)
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC
2024
JCF GRANTS FROM DAFS AND ENDOWMENTS
$42,000
$25,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$19,172
$15,360
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$13,293

Showing up to 5 of 32 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Antony Polonsky
CHAIR & FOUN Edith Everett
DIRECTOR Jennifer Gallop Esq
DIRECTOR Jules Bernstein
DIRECTOR Kenneth Pucker
CO DIRECTOR Lisa Rivo

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$353,152 19 grants
Arts & Culture
$109,433 8 grants
Research & Policy
$18,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$145,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $263K $290K $370K
2024 $353K $281K $421K
2023 $242K $349K $324K
2022 $260K $409K $376K
2021 $365K $404K $789K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $365K to $263K (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $370K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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