Nonprofit · EIN 05-0255359
TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION
Also known as SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF TOURO SYNAGOG
Tax-exempt · NEWPORT, RI 02840
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $747,475 | $236,464 | $511,011 | $1,861,620 | $1,194 | $1,860,426 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $368,966 | $209,867 | $159,099 | $1,344,251 | $1,349 | $1,342,902 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $199,961 | $171,504 | $28,457 | $1,155,674 | $122 | $1,155,552 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $611,493
- Program service revenue
- $66,987
- Investment income
- $46,186
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $20,938
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $22,809
- Other revenue
- $22,809
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $19,800
- Other salaries and wages
- $122,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $134,630
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,444
- Accounting fees
- $5,630
- Occupancy
- $2,500
- Program services (functional)
- $204,550
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,839
- Fundraising (functional)
- $75
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,344,251
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,861,620
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,194
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,860,426
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,440,353
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $420,073
- Gross receipts
- $765,828
- Employees
- 13
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- RI
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ANDREW TEITZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD RUDICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KEITH STOKES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PAMELA ELLMAN | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN LARAMEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES ROSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JILL GREENBERG | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BEVERLY BAVLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY DUMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HONORABLE JED RAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SAM SHAMOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELLIOTT SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY NAFTALIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SHEFTEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RITA SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORRIS BERGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR MELVIN PROSTKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EVAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA TEITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIZA DE SOLA MENDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBI EPSTEIN REISSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MARKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLEE MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YEH SINDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR EMILY COLBERT CAIRNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NELLY GORBEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RACHEL KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAM SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HANNAH KRISPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ANDREW TEITZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD RUDICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KEITH STOKES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PAMELA ELLMAN | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN LARAMEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM STERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JAMES ROSS | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BEVERLY BAVLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| COLONEL JONATHAN DESOLA MENDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY DUMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL FELDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HONORABLE JED RAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SAM SHAMOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELLIOTT SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN GROSVENOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY NAFTALIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNA PODRAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SHEFTEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RITA SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HARVEY WOLINETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORRIS BERGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STANLEY GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN HUTTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR MELVIN PROSTKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EVAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LOUISE ELLEN TEITZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RABBI STEPHEN BELSKY | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BERNARD GEWIRZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LARRY KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIZA DE SOLA MENDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBI EPSTEIN REISSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MARKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JILL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLEE MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YEH SINDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA TEITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR EMILY COLBERT CAIRNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NELLY GORBEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RACHEL KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PIMENTAL | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 43 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ANDREW TEITZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RICHARD RUDICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KEITH STOKES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PAMELA ELLMAN | FIRST VICE C Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN LARAMEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL PIMENTAL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM STERN | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BEVERLY BAVLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| COLONEL JONATHAN DESOLA MENDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY DUMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL FELDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PIERRE GENTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HONORABLE JED RAKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SAM SHAMOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELLIOTT SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN GROSVENOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GARY NAFTALIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNA PODRAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHARON SHAPIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAWRENCE SHEFTEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RITA SLOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HARVEY WOLINETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MORRIS BERGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STANLEY GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN HUTTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR MELVIN PROSTKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EVAN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIEL SNYDACKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LOUISE ELLEN TEITZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RABBI MARC MANDEL | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BERNARD GEWIRZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LARRY KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIZA DE SOLA MENDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAY ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBI EPSTEIN REISSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MARKERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JILL GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLEE PHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| YEH SINDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 85 TOURO ST, NEWPORT, RI 02840-2969
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAMELA ELLMAN, 85 TOURO STREET, NEWPORT, RI 02840
- Signed the 990
- PAMELA ELLMAN, FIRST VICE CHAIR
- Phone
- (401) 847-4794
- Website
- WWW.TOUROSYNAGOGUE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JODI L RODRIGUES CPA
Mission
THE TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NONSECTARIAN ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING TOURO SYNAGOGUE, THE COLONIAL JEWISH CEMETERY, PATRIOTS PARK, AND TO PROMOTING AND TEACHING RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY, COLONIAL JEWISH HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF TOURO SYNAGOGUE. TOURO SYNAGOGUE IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. THE TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION OPERATES PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND IS A PROJECT OF SAVE AMERICA'S TREASURES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION MISSION IS DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND COMMITTED TO THE PRESERVATION OF TOURO SYNAGOGUE AND ITS RELATED PROPERTY AND ARTIFACTS.Expenses $204,550 · grants $19,800 · revenue $66,987
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 05-0255359
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1955
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,861,620
- Income (IRS master file)
- $765,828
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $747,475 | $236,464 | $1,861,620 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $368,966 | $209,867 | $1,344,251 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $199,961 | $171,504 | $1,155,674 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $282,144 | $152,039 | $1,135,320 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 05-0255359).
Questions about TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION is 05-0255359.
- Is TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
- Are donations to TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION 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 TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names PAMELA ELLMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $747,475, expenses of $236,464 and total assets of $1,861,620 at year end.
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