The American Jewish University, formerly the separate institutions University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute, is a Jewish, non-denominational educational institution in Los Angeles, California.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2025 $131,488,887 $21,645,479 $28,224,189 View 2024 $131,254,912 $58,186,210 $27,887,064 View 2023 $127,737,381 $27,115,809 $27,802,819 View 2022 $125,132,947 $30,365,086 $26,173,842 View 2021 $141,817,355 $16,693,635 $23,936,337 View 2020 $129,826,086 $22,806,857 $29,025,870 View
Prior year filings: 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Jeffrey Herbst PRESIDENT – 05/05/25 $549,443 Adrian Breitfeld Beder VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO $403,074 Suzanne Jones Bookbinder VP OF ADVANCEMENT $267,741 Bradley S Artson Vp and ABNER & ROSLYN GOLDSTINE DEANS CHAIR $260,386 Tarlan Rahel Rabizadeh VP FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT $234,680 Michelle Iris Mamane-Starkman VP COMMUNICATIONS $226,073 Aaron M Goldberg VP AND DIRECTOR OF CAMP ALONIM $209,503 Lynn Maria Witherspoon SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT $201,705 Robbie J Totten PROVOST & VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS $199,253 Cheryl Peretz Vice Dean ZIEGLER SCHOOL OF RABBINIC STUDIES $191,736 Matthew Jeremy Davidson SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT $183,496 Margaret Yung Sr Director FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS $178,740 Bruce Powell Dean Masor SCHOOL FOR JEWISH EDUCATION & LEADER $156,118 Mark Edward Oppenheimer FORMER VP OF OPEN LEARNING $111,334
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All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $30,887,102 Number of Grants: 1,107 Number of Funders: 260 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $603,890 2021 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles $388,730 2020 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles $382,860 2022 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles general support $377,674 2024 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles general support $351,568 2024 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES CAMPERSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS GRANT EXPENSE $258,755 2022 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES CAMPERSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS/GRANT EXPENSE $257,000 2025 Sascha Brastoff Foundation Co Joyce Klein GENERAL PURPOSE $231,030 2021 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES CAMPERSHIPS/SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS/GRANT EXPENSE $229,747 2023 JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES CAMPERSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS $219,187 2023 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles GENERAL SUPPORT $200,000 2024 Kadima Foundation to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign $200,000 2023 Kadima Foundation to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign $200,000 2022 Kadima Foundation to SUPPORT the Camp Alonim capital campaign $200,000 2021 Kadima Foundation Full amount is a pledge restricted to the Camp Alonim capital campaign $200,000 2021 Y&s Nazarian Family Foundation General Support $200,000 2020 Y&s Nazarian Family Foundation General Support $193,700 2020 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group $179,200 2021 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group $173,800 2024 Pbhp Inc FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN A MASTERS DEGREE IN JEWISH EDUCATION OR JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE. $156,000 2023 Jewish Federation Bay Area EDUCATION $154,100 2022 Jewish Federation Bay Area EDUCATION $150,000 2025 Covenant Foundation Inc To expand the university's Jewish learning program for high school students by launching cohorts in new locations and strengthening relationships with community and educational partners $146,667 2023 National Philanthropic Trust EDUCATION $138,600 2023 Hopewell Fund YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION $136,950 2020 Marvin & Sondra Smalley Family Foundation ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL FACILITY
More + Less – All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $2,593,048 Number of Grants: 53 Number of Recipients: 20 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $709,406 2024 Jack E & Rachel Gindi Foundation GENERAL SUPPORT $343,700 2024 Adat Ari El GENERAL SUPPORT $100,000 2022 American Society for Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Inc. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $100,000 2021 American Society for Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Inc. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $100,000 2020 American Society for Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Inc. Educational assistance $70,233 2024 Holocaust Heroes Worldwide GENERAL SUPPORT $50,000 2022 Adat Ari El EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $50,000 2021 Adat Ari El EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $50,000 2020 Adat Ari El Educational assistance $10,000 2022 Jewish Free Loan Association EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $10,000 2021 Yashrut North America EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $10,000 2020 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. Educational assistance $10,000 2020 Jewish Free Loan Association Educational assistance $10,000 2020 TREEPEOPLE INC Educational assistance $10,000 2020 Yashrut North America Educational assistance $8,600 2021 Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE $8,600 2020 Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles Educational assistance $6,800 2022 The Schechter Institutes, Inc. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
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