Public Charity

CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15.6M revenue, $11.3M expenses, $29.3M total assets. 75 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $32.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364437180 CHICAGO, IL Elementary & Secondary Schools NTEE: B20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.6M
Total Expenses$11.3M
Total Assets$29.3M
Grant Records75
Funding Total$32.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CJDS CREATES FOR ITS STUDENTS A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN BOTH JEWISH AND GENERAL STUDIES. STUDENTS DEVELOP A PASSION FOR LEARNING AND A STRONG SENSE OF THEMSELVES AS JEWS AND AS HUMAN BEINGS. STUDENTS ARE INSPIRED TO DEVELOP A STRONG JEWISH IDENTITY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUM WITH A NURTURING, STIMULATING, AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT. STUDENTS BECOME A COMMUNITY OF JEWISH LEARNERS, RESPECT AND APPRECIATE DIVERSITY, LOVE TORAH, ISRAEL, HEBREW LANGUAGE, AND PRAYER. THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO BE CARING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Chicago Jewish Day School

How Chicago Jewish Day School divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

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

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
Chicago Jewish Day School offers an integrated program of academic excellence designed to nurture the whole child, and to foster a lifelong love of learning
All program spending
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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

2024
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO GRANTS - OPERATING SUPPORT
$1,979,364
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,051,893
2024
Tuition Assistance, Tuition Accessibility Partnership Funds funding for the 2024-2025 School Year
$867,315
2024
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
$153,482
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$132,400

Showing up to 5 of 75 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Elfenbaum
PAST PRESIDENT Anat Geva
DIRECTOR Brad Sugar
DIRECTOR Daniel Gorlin
DIRECTOR David Desser
DIRECTOR David Rubin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Religion & Spirituality
$26,095,666 10 grants
General Support
$3,950,254 46 grants
Education
$2,384,363 18 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.6M $11.3M $29.3M
2024 $10.3M $10.4M $23.7M
2023 $10.9M $10.6M $23.7M
2022 $11.4M $10.0M $23.2M
2021 $8.4M $7.2M $23.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $15.6M (+85%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.3M.

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