Mission
TO SUPPORT JEWISH LIFE ON GRADUATE SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND TO CONNECT JEWISH GRADUATE STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND EXECUTIVES TO THEIR HERITAGE AND THE GREATER JEWISH COMMUNITY.
Public Charity
JEWISH GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVE
Based in BEVERLY HILLS, CA, JEWISH GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.8M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 72 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.6M.
EIN: 800716359
BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Student Services
NTEE: B80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$4.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Jewish Graduate Student Initiative
How Jewish Graduate Student Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
In 2024-25 jgo provided jewish programming to 10,408 individual graduate students and alumni across 156 campuses nationwide through 693 programs annually, including campus meetings, conferences, fellowships, shabbat and…
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
EDUCATIONAL
$370,300
general support
$324,960
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$107,380
GRANTS FROM DONOR ADVISED FUNDS- OPERATING SUPPORT
$70,500
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$61,720
Showing up to 5 of 72 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Adam Prager
BOARD MEMBER
Adam Reich
SECRETARY
Benjamin Brandler
PRESIDENT
David Sorani
BOARD MEMBER
Emily Shaaya
DIR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Jamie Kleinman
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.8M | $3.2M | $3.9M |
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $3.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $3.8M (+146%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.