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Nonprofit · EIN 13-2887439

ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10158

Financials

$16.8M$13.1M2023$30.8M$20.7M2023$26M$18M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$26,045,057$17,971,105$8,073,952$177,176,320$5,704,718$171,471,602
June 30, 2024990$30,831,937$20,684,285$10,147,652$165,164,081$5,564,452$159,599,629
June 30, 2023990$16,763,283$13,067,832$3,695,451$151,712,903$15,821,611$135,891,292
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,211,717
Program service revenue
$267,617
Investment income
$10,372,275
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,359,862
Other revenue
$193,448

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,821,625
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$449,582
Other salaries and wages
$1,635,461
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,614,220
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$51,249
Accounting fees
$4,010
Occupancy
$98,049
Travel
$5,731
Depreciation
$39,183
Program services (functional)
$13,302,112
Management and general (functional)
$2,014,175
Fundraising (functional)
$2,654,818

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$165,164,081
Total assets, end of year
$177,176,320
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,704,718
Net assets, end of year
$171,471,602
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,513,657
Publicly traded securities
$95,698,199
Net assets without donor restrictions
$37,004,156
Net assets with donor restrictions
$134,467,446
Gross unrelated business income
$12,763
Gross receipts
$27,063,640
Employees
0
Volunteers
39
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
NY

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JONATHAN A GREENBLATTCEO & NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$198,905$1,127,131$109,259
FREDERIC L BLOCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$107,944$611,687$46,836
GEORGE SELIMEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
6$59,677$338,167$65,235
STEVEN C SHEINBERGASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
6$52,947$300,036$53,110
SUSAN ROBERSON - EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR & ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
6$49,285$279,280$56,730
SCOTT RICHMANREGIONAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
3$21,336$263,143$61,191
JEFFREY ABRAMSREGIONAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
3$20,770$256,155$60,100
DAVID GOLDENBERGCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
3$19,262$237,564$65,942
GAIL GLASSERVP, PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
3$18,530$228,540$59,757
GREGORY LIBERTINY - FORMEREXECUTIVE DIR. & ASSISTANT TREASURER
Former
0$36,631$207,576$9,025
MEREDITH WEISELVP, STATE & LOCAL ADVOCACY
Highest-paid employee
3$17,651$217,688$8,227
ANDREW ADELSONTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
BARBARA ADELMANTRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0$0
BRUCE KARPATITRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
SHARON NAZARIANTRUSTEE, SECRETARY (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARBARA BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RONALD BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HOWARD BERKOWITZTRUSTEE (THRU 01/2025)
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MARTIN BUDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
FAITH COOKLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BARRY CURTISS-LUSHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ESTA GORDON EPSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
THOMAS HOMBURGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHARLES KRISERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELLIS LANDAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BURTON LEVINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLEN LEWYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.5$0
STEVE LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID MILLSTONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NICOLE MUTCHNICKTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARVIN NATHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN NICHOLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHELLEY PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARTHUR REIDELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT ROSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GIDEON ROTHSCHILDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEB SHALOMTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BEN SAXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MILTON SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0
MICHAEL SHEETZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PAMELA SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HOWARD SHERWOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GEORGE STARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
DAVID STRASSLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT SUGARMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLEN TOBIASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
TRACY TREGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MITCH WESELEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CHRISTOPHER WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JONATHAN A GREENBLATTCEO & NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$180,131$1,020,747$83,008
FREDERIC L BLOCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$80,540$456,391$30,317
STEVEN C SHEINBERGGENERAL COUNSEL & ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
6$49,034$277,865$51,493
GREGORY LIBERTINYCFO (THRU 02/2024)
Officer
6$47,083$266,799$46,863
SUSAN ROBERSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 11/2023)
Officer
6$4,626$26,219$6,570
MICHAEL SHEETZTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
ANDREW ADELSONTRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
FAITH COOKLERTRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
BARBARA ADELMANTRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0$0
RONALD BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
BARBARA BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
HOWARD BERKOWITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
MARTIN BUDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
BARRY CURTISS-LUSHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ESTA GORDON EPSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
JOSEPH GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
THOMAS HOMBURGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ROCHELLE JACOBSONTRUSTEE (THRU 04/2024)
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
BRUCE KARPATITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
CHARLES KRISERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ELLIS LANDAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
BURTON LEVINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
GLEN LEWYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.5$0$0$0
STEVE LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
LAWRENCE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
DAVID MILLSTONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
MARVIN NATHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
STEVEN NICHOLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
SHELLEY PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ARTHUR REIDELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ROBERT ROSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
GIDEON ROTHSCHILDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
BEN SAXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
MILTON SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
PAMELA SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
HOWARD SHERWOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
GEORGE STARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
DAVID STRASSLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
ROBERT SUGARMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
GLEN TOBIASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
TRACY TREGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0
MITCH WESELEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JONATHAN A GREENBLATTCEO & NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
MICHAEL SHEETZTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
ANDREW ADELSONTRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE VP
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
FAITH COOKLERTRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
BARBARA ADELMANTRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0
FREDERIC L BLOCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
RONALD BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BARBARA BALSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HOWARD BERKOWITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MARTIN BUDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
BARRY CURTISS-LUSHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ESTA GORDON EPSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSEPH GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
THOMAS HOMBURGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ERIC HORODASTRUSTEE (THRU 05/2023)
Trustee or director
1.5$0
ROCHELLE JACOBSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRUCE KARPATITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHARLES KRISERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELLIS LANDAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BURTON LEVINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLEN LEWYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.5$0
STEVE LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LAWRENCE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID MILLSTONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARVIN NATHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN NICHOLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHELLEY PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ARTHUR REIDELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT ROSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GIDEON ROTHSCHILDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BEN SAXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MILTON SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0
PAMELA SCHWARTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HOWARD SHERWOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GEORGE STARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
DAVID STRASSLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT SUGARMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GLEN TOBIASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
TRACY TREGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MITCH WESELEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CHRISTOPHER WOLFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.5$0
STEVEN C SHEINBERGGENERAL COUNSEL & ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
6$0
GREGORY LIBERTINYCFO
Officer
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10158-0180
In care of
% SUSAN ROBERSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SUSAN ROBERSON, 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 101583560
Signed the 990
SUSAN ROBERSON, EXEC. DIR. & ASST. TREASURER
Phone
(212) 885-7700
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ADL FOUNDATION HELPS PROMOTE THE MISSION OF ADL THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, PRUDENT INVESTMENT OF THE ENDOWMENTS, TRUSTS, PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER ASSETS HELD BY THE ADL FOUNDATION AS SET FORTH IN THE ADL FOUNDATION'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. THESE ASSETS AND THEIR PROCEEDS ARE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF ADL.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SUPPORT TO OTHER CHARITIES - IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION'S (ADL FOUNDATION) PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE, SPECIFIC GRANTS TOTALING $12,821,625 WERE MADE DIRECTLY FROM THE ADL FOUNDATION TO THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL).
    Expenses $12,821,625 · grants $12,821,625 · revenue $267,617
  • PUBLIC AWARENESS - MANAGES AWARENESS THROUGH PUBLISHED MATERIALS, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, EMAIL MARKETING, DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS, ONLINE VIDEO AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MEDIA. KEEPS CONSTITUENTS INFORMED OF BREAKING NEWS AND ISSUES INVOLVED WITH ADL'S WORK. PREPARES VISUAL AND PRINT MATERIALS ON ADL ISSUES, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; WRITES, EDITS AND PRODUCES MATERIALS (REPORTS, BROCHURES, INVITATIONS NEWSLETTERS, PUBLICATIONS); AND HANDLES SPECIAL PROJECTS SUCH AS EXHIBITS AND EVENTS.
    Expenses $480,487

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-2887439
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
1977
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$177,176,320
Income (IRS master file)
$27,063,640

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$26,045,057$17,971,105$177,176,320IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$30,831,937$20,684,285$165,164,081IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$16,763,283$13,067,832$151,712,903XML
990December 2022$22,653,259$19,534,326$143,027,532IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 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 13-2887439).

Questions about ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION is 13-2887439.
Is ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
Are donations to ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE 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 ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN ROBERSON.
Who are the officers and directors of ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 51 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,905 (JONATHAN A GREENBLATT, CEO & NATIONAL DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $26,045,057, expenses of $17,971,105 and total assets of $177,176,320 at year end.

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