Nonprofit · EIN 13-1959506
CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC
Tax-exempt · FAIRLAWN, OH 44333
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $846,507 | $930,609 | -$84,102 | $1,706,839 | $166,926 | $1,539,913 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $719,443 | $851,768 | -$132,325 | $1,870,650 | $154,885 | $1,715,765 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $544,456 | $618,751 | -$74,295 | $1,675,506 | $122,931 | $1,552,575 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $623,359
- of which government grants
- $100,000
- Membership dues
- $419,592
- Program service revenue
- $223,148
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $154,806
- Other salaries and wages
- $173,565
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $406,970
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $23,562
- Occupancy
- $16,542
- Travel
- $20,882
- Program services (functional)
- $742,166
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,443
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,870,650
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,706,839
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $166,926
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,539,913
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,507,746
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,169,234
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $370,679
- Gross receipts
- $846,507
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATT AXELROD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $154,806 |
| JEFF MYERS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| HILLARY CHORNY | VP ADMINISTRATION Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LIPTON | DIRECTOR OF HR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BRAUN | MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ABBIE STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JUDY ARANOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HEATHER ARANYI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ARI BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN FREEDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RAQUEL GERSHON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMIE GLOTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MALACHI KANFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TAHL BEN-YEHUDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELANIE BLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOB GREENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PENNY MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DARA ROSENBLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN SOKOLOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ANGRESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHEL GOLDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHEL GOLDSMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALYSSA ROENBAUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB SANDLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUMMER SUNSHINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE WEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JESSE HOLZER | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA DIENSTFREY | SENIOR VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ALISON WISSOT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MCCLOSKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BONNIE ZAKARIN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATT AXELROD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $151,500 |
| JOANNA DULKIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| HILLARY CHORNY | VP ADMINISTRATION Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LIPTON | DIRECTOR OF HR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BRAUN | MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ABBIE STRAUSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JUDY ARANOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HEATHER ARANYI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ARI BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN FREEDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RAQUEL GERSHON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAMIE GLOTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MALACHI KANFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TAHL BEN-YEHUDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MELANIE BLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB GREENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PENNY MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DARA ROSENBLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN SOKOLOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARA GEFFEN GELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KALVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNELISE OCANTO-ROMO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RONIT RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA SUE SOHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA DIENSTFREY | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF MYERS | SENIOR VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEN COHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JESSE HOLZER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BONNIE ZAKARIN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATT AXELROD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| STEPHEN J STEIN | EXECUTIVE VP Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $63,515 |
| LUIS CATTAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOANNA DULKIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| AZI SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HILLARY CHORNY | VP ADMINISTRATION Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LIPTON | DIRECTOR OF HR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BRAUN | MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RACHEL BROOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GALIT DADOUN-COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ETHAN LEVIN GOLDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| THOM KING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SHIRA LISSEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BAT-AMI MOSES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELIOT VOGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEREMY BURKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARCELO GINDLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LISA KLINGER-KANTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LIEBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MCCLOSKEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JODI SERED-LEVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARA GEFFEN GELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KALVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNELISE OCANTO-ROMO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RONIT RUBIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LINDA SUE SOHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA DIENSTFREY | VICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEFF MYERS | SENIOR VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JEN COHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JESSE HOLZER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BONNIE ZAKARIN | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 55 SOUTH MILLER RD, FAIRLAWN, OH 44333-4166
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MATTHEW AXELROD, 55 SOUTH MILLER ROAD SUITE 201, FAIRLAWN, OH 44333
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW AXELROD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (330) 864-8533
- Return prepared by
- ATLAS CPAS & ADVISORS PLLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CANTORS OF TRADITIONAL JUDAISM, TO ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION OF CANTORS, AND TO CONSERVE AND PROMOTE JEWISH MUSIC.
Program accomplishments
- THIS ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND ADVANCES THE TRADITIONS OF JEWISH RELIGIOUS WORSHIP; MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AMONG HAZZAN AS CLERGY AND PROVIDES FOR THEIR COMMISSIONING AS HAZZAN-MINISTER; PRESERVES AND ENLARGES THE LITURGICAL AND SACRED MUSICAL HERITAGE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE; ADVANCES THE CAUSE OF JEWISH LEARNING AND JEWISH MUSIC; PROMOTES THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS; FOSTERS COLLEGIALITY AND COOPERATION AMONG ALL ENGAGED IN THE SACRED CALLING OF HAZZANUT; AND ACTS IN CONCERT WITH THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, THE RABBINICAL SEMINARY, AND THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM.Expenses $742,166
- N/A
- N/A
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1959506
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,706,839
- Income (IRS master file)
- $846,507
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $544,456 | $618,751 | $1,675,506 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $763,201 | $820,628 | $1,341,003 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC
- What is the EIN of CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC is 13-1959506.
- Is CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CANTORS ASSEMBLY 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 CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MATTHEW AXELROD.
- Who are the officers and directors of CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,806 (MATT AXELROD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CANTORS ASSEMBLY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $846,507, expenses of $930,609 and total assets of $1,706,839 at year end.
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