Nonprofit · EIN 04-6003680
ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
Tax-exempt · WELLESLEY, MA 02482
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,375,767 | $3,880,651 | $495,116 | $6,830,681 | $2,149,752 | $4,680,929 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,408,446 | $3,496,159 | -$87,713 | $7,492,487 | $2,677,643 | $4,814,844 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,278,404 | $3,409,333 | -$130,929 | $7,119,618 | $2,263,678 | $4,855,940 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $272,703
- Program service revenue
- $3,262,055
- Investment income
- $723,668
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $586,975
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,246
- Other revenue
- $117,341
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $147,326
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,725
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,338,260
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,914
- Accounting fees
- $14,550
- Occupancy
- $481,493
- Travel
- $42,584
- Depreciation
- $264,945
- Program services (functional)
- $2,671,187
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,044,429
- Fundraising (functional)
- $165,035
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,492,487
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,830,681
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,149,752
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,680,929
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,799,345
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,673,420
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,509
- Gross receipts
- $5,100,878
- Employees
- 149
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1944
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN I COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $343,228 | $50,562 |
| BENJAMIN PORTNOY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $213,518 | $352 |
| BARBARA STEVENS | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $169,000 | $13,293 |
| AMY CORAN | CAMP DIRECTOR - PEMBROKE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,191 | $13,273 |
| ANNA REDDINGTON | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 20 | $125,954 | $352 |
| ETAHN M COHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON TERES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RENEE GOLDBERG | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADINA COHEN ZIEGLER | CLERK/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM STONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF KUPFERSHMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLA LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WASSERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF BLASBALG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNNE WALDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN I COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $329,464 | $45,285 |
| BARBARA STEVENS | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $159,000 | $13,988 |
| BENJAMIN PORTNOY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $128,622 | $210 |
| AMY CORAN | CAMP DIRECTOR - PEMBROKE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,613 | $13,556 |
| ANNA REDDINGTON | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 20 | $117,000 | $611 |
| ETAHN M COHEN | CHAIRMAN/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON CLEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RENEE GOLDBERG | CLERK/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADINA COHEN ZIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JACKIE CROOPNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOLTON KAPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLA LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WASSERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BLASBALG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNNE WALDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN I COHEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $308,941 | $43,108 |
| BARBARA STEVENS | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $147,750 | $16,270 |
| AMANDA MORGAN | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 1 | $104,167 | $13,578 |
| ANNA REDDINGTON | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 20 | $112,296 | $2,894 |
| BENJAMIN PORTNOY | CAMP DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 1 | $110,157 | $585 |
| ETAHN M COHEN | CHAIRMAN/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON CLEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RENEE GOLDBERG | CLERK/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADINA COHEN ZIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ZIEGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JACKIE CROOPNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG DARISH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOLTON KAPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLA LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON WASSERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BLASBALG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAKE GROSSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA ZAKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 888 WORCESTER ST STE 350, WELLESLEY, MA 02482-3752
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BEN PORTNOY, 888 WORCESTER STREET 350, WELLESLEY, MA 02482
- Signed the 990
- BEN PORTNOY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (781) 489-2070
- Website
- WWW.COHENCAMPS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- NATHAN WECHSLER & COMPANY PA
Mission
THROUGH POSITIVE SUMMER CAMPING EXPERIENCES AT ITS CAMPS AND THE DOR L'DOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, THE ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS' MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PERSONAL GROWTH AND SOCIAL SKILLS, APPRECIATION OF THE JEWISH WAY OF LIFE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE AND LAND OF ISRAEL IN A SUPPORTIVE AND FUN ENVIRONMENT. THESE PROGRAMS ENRICH CHILDREN'S LIVES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO BE COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES SO THAT THEY CONNECT POSITIVELY WITH OTHERS AND THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN, LEAVE CAMP DETERMINED TO SUSTAIN JUDAISM AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE, AND BE COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING RESPONSIBLY TO THEIR WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- A SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM PROVIDING ROOM, BOARD AND RECREATION FOR CHILDREN. DURING THE 2025 SUMMER SEASON, THE CAMP HOUSED APPROXIMATELY 377 CAMPERS.Expenses $2,671,187 · grants $147,326 · revenue $3,379,396
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-6003680
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,830,681
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,100,878
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $4,375,767 | $3,880,651 | $6,830,681 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,408,446 | $3,496,159 | $7,492,487 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $3,278,404 | $3,409,333 | $7,119,618 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,066,249 | $3,100,474 | $7,135,826 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-6003680).
Questions about ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
- What is the EIN of ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC is 04-6003680.
- Is ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BEN PORTNOY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $343,228 (JONATHAN I COHEN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ELI AND BESSIE COHEN CAMPS OF MASSACHUSETTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,375,767, expenses of $3,880,651 and total assets of $6,830,681 at year end.
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