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BOKHARIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC
FOREST HILLS, NY · EIN 116083185 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.bjccny.org
revenue
$2.6M
expenses
$2.6M
net assets
$9.1M
employees
3
program ratio
60%
mission · from form 990

TO LEARH JEWS HISTORY AND HERITAGE

profile · synthesized from sources

Bukharian Jewish Community Center (BJCC) in Forest Hills, NY, serves the Bukharian Jewish community through religious, educational, and communal services. It offers daily and holiday prayer minyanim, a Hebrew Sunday School for children, and operates a Beit Din for religious arbitration, conversions, and status determinations. The center promotes Jewish heritage and traditions with a focus on Bukharian and Sephardic customs.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $1.40M
    TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH DEVELOPMENTS
  2. #2 $92K
    PARENT CHILDREN RELATIONSIP PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

BJCC Hebrew Sunday School
Weekly Hebrew and Jewish studies program for Jewish children ages 6–12 in public schools, covering reading, holidays, prayers, and customs.
BJCC Youth Minyan
Daily and Shabbat prayer services for young community members with educational components on prayer and Torah portions in Bukharian and Sephardic traditions.
Beit Din of BJCC
Religious court providing services in marriage and divorce (Get), business arbitration (Din Torah), Jewish status determination, and oversight of conversions through the GPS network.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Jewish Holiday and Shabbat Community Events 3 activities
    • Community Events and Cultural Programming
      Organizes community events for the Bukharian Jewish community in the New York tri-state area, fostering cultural and communal connections.
    • Community Membership and Engagement
      Offers senior, single, and family membership categories to individuals interested in joining the Bukharian Jewish Community Center, facilitating access to community resources and events.
    • Religious Services for Community and Youth
      Conducts daily and weekly prayer services including Shaharit, Mincha, and Arvit for the general community and youth members; hosts Shabbat morning services followed by a communal Kiddush lunch.
  • Jewish Religious Divorce and Mediation Services 1 activity
    • Beit Din Services for Dispute Resolution and Halachic Status
      Provides mediation, arbitration, and confidential dispute resolution through its Beit Din for commercial, communal, and familial matters; facilitates Jewish divorces (Get) and responds to inquiries about halachic status including Jewish, kohen, mamzer, and unmarried status.
  • Jewish Religious Education and Outreach 1 activity
    • Educational Programs on Family Relationships
      Operated educational programs focused on strengthening parent-child relationships within the Jewish community.
  • Structured Jewish Text Study Programs 1 activity
    • Hebrew Sunday School Program
      Operates a Hebrew Sunday School for Jewish children aged 6–12 attending public schools, providing instruction in Hebrew reading, Jewish history, holidays, prayers, songs, and customs.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • International Jewish Community Development
      Conducted programs to promote international Jewish developments, supporting global Jewish communal growth and engagement.
    • Leadership in National Conversion Standards
      Co-leads oversight of the Geirus Protocols and Standards (GPS) national network of rabbinic courts to ensure halachic integrity and uniform standards in Jewish conversions.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.57M
Contributions & grants$2.14M83%
Program service revenue$428K17%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$2.59M
Program expenses60%
Admin / overhead40%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$167K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineOther
balance sheet
Total assets$9.64M
Cash$404K
Investments$0
Liabilities$582K
Net assets$9.06M
Liquid reserves1.9 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -62.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 5
  • BORIS MATATOV — BOARD MEMBER
  • IGOR MAVLANOV — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHAEL AHARONOFF — BOARD MEMBER
  • YITZCHAK WOLOVIK — BOARD MEMBER
  • ZALMAN ZVULONOV — SECRETARY
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Bucharian Jewish organization Network — Member of a network of Bucharian Jewish organizations in the US and abroad
  • Rabbi David Shushan Partner — Leads the BJCC main minyan and helps establish its spiritual tone
  • Rabbinical Council of America Partner — Co-leads oversight of the Geirus Protocols and Standards (GPS) national network of rabbinic courts for conversion.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Arbitration Grounded in Religious Legitimacy
    methodology: din-torah
    By resolving disputes through rabbinical panels using Jewish legal principles, we maintain community cohesion and adherence to tradition, because decisions rooted in shared religious authority are more likely to be accepted and respected.
  • Cultural and Religious Identity Through Education
    methodology: culturally-specific_religious_education
    By integrating religious and cultural education into communal and prayer settings, we strengthen Jewish identity and community engagement, because experiential and contextually embedded learning deepens personal and collective connection to tradition.
  • Strengthening Spiritual Development via Integrated Learning
    methodology: spiritual_development_through_education
    By combining prayer with education, we deepen individuals’ personal relationships with God, because understanding the meaning and context of religious practice enhances spiritual engagement.