2025-11-13T08:14:21-08:00 2025-06-30 821639491 RLN US LLP 60 E 42nd St Ste 1201 New York NY 10165 990 2024-07-01 363673594 Project Kesher PROJ 3125109589 2660 Broadway 16 New York NY 10025 Karyn Gershon CEO 2025-11-13 true true Roland Nezaj P01525353 2125486212 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Karyn Gershon 3655110 false X www.projectkesher.org X 1989 IL Project Keshers mission is to build Jewish community and advance civil society bydeveloping and empowering women leaders. 16 16 5 25 0 2267742 3463041 0 0 1781 2562 2269523 3465603 1959701 2113053 0 424666 467990 0 422046 372746 333977 2757113 2915020 -487590 550583 835891 1420053 165855 199434 670036 1220619 Project Keshers mission is to build Jewish community and advance civil society by developing and empowering women leaders. Vision: Project Kesher will expand and deepen a sustainable, global network of women leaders who are steeped in Jewish values and work to improve the quality of their lives and their societies. Values: The values that drive Project Kesher today and into the future are based on: - Judaism: a deep commitment to tzedek, the pursuit of social justice; gemilut chasadim, loving kindness; the truth that all people are BtzelemElohim, created in the image of G-d; an embrace of Klal Yisroel, Jewish peoplehood; and a belief that Jewish education and learning should inform all of our activities. - Feminism: a deep commitment to gender equality; a recognition of womens unique ability to nurture and education one another and empower ourselves; a recognition that womens philanthropy can address the issues women prioritize. - Pluralism: a deep commitment to foster religious and et false false 2344875 2113053 Project Kesher (PK) continued to invest in the empowerment of women and girls and supported grassroots networks of Jewish women leaders in Ukraine and Israel as they advocated for Jewish life, the advancement of women's rights, and promotion of civil society. Founded in 1989, PK helped incorporate affiliated, independent nonprofit organizations in Ukraine and Israel. In partnership for over 30 years, PK raises resources, cultivates relationships, and generates awareness for the organizations and women in our network. Annual flagship programs have included womens leadership training, Jewish education and holiday celebrations, health advocacy, and economic empowerment.With more than 30 years experience and a fully operational team in Ukraine, Project Kesher Ukraine (PKU) was able to shift and respond when Russia escalated the war in February 2022. PKU has firsthand knowledge of the humanitarian and mental health needs of women in Ukraine because its longtime activists are in Ukraine and have extensive experience with this demographic. Through trusted wartime partners and historic allies, PKU leaders know where food and supplies are needed in the larger society and ensure that they get deliveries. Due to the fact that PK, PKU, and our partners are small and enormously flexible, these organizations can respond to communities with less than 48 hours notice. 2344875 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false true true true false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 6 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false IL NY X Karyn G Gershon 3125109589 2660 Broadway 16 New York NY 10025 X Karyn Gershon CEO 40.00 0.00 192187 0 27037 Samantha Tieger Director of Dev. 40.00 0.00 97600 0 21415 Olga Zelzburg Alterman Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Clarkson Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judith Smith Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roz Blanck Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Wohl Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Friedland Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Glickstein Board Chair 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sheila Lambert Finance, Exec. 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elisabeth Lerner Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shari Lusskin Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Beth Mann Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kate Epstein Mankoff Comm. 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Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2019 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. true General Grants Outside of U.S 0 0 Grants to UKR, GEO Education 1648505 Middle East 0 0 Grants to Jewish Orgs Education 464548 2113053 2113053 Middle East Education 464548 Transfers UKR, GEO, BLR Education 1648505 Transfers 2 false false false false false false X false Virtual Event 645318 455811 189507 189507 645318 455811 189507 189507 189507 X X false false false false false false false false false Karyn Gershon CEO 192187 8110 18927 219224 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The auditor provided a draft of the form 990 to the management and finance committee who provided edits to the auditor. A copy of the 990 was sent to the board and the form filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization has a board approved conflict of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Each year, the finance committee reviews comparable salaries in the New York City area and determines if the existing salary is appropriate given the CEOs tenure, expertise, and responsibilities. The CEO conducts the same process with the two senior staff members. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are available upon request.