Nonprofit · EIN 22-2594099
PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,532,238 | $11,599,805 | -$8,067,567 | $6,062,057 | $222,690 | $5,839,367 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,306,789 | $5,803,825 | -$1,497,036 | $13,759,909 | $32,752 | $13,727,157 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $5,516,865 | $6,026,386 | -$509,521 | $15,296,795 | $99,523 | $15,197,272 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,199,500
- Program service revenue
- $105,577
- Investment income
- $193,602
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$99,208
- Other revenue
- $33,559
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,738,636
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $263,004
- Other salaries and wages
- $732,958
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,166,598
- Professional fundraising fees
- $41,000
- Legal fees
- $10,720
- Accounting fees
- $22,789
- Occupancy
- $14,923
- Travel
- $73,134
- Program services (functional)
- $10,859,397
- Management and general (functional)
- $394,025
- Fundraising (functional)
- $346,383
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,759,909
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,062,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $222,690
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,839,367
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,320,364
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $697,344
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,142,023
- Gross receipts
- $10,087,818
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEY SILBERMAN FAGIN | CHIEF DEVELO Key employee | 40 | $203,578 | $6,771 |
| FAITH BRIGHAM LEENER | CHIEF INNOVA Key employee | 40 | $189,145 | $12,238 |
| STEPHANIE BAUM | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,267 | $14,434 |
| MARK S FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN RIVO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN KOCEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS K BARAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DENENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID GEDZELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE HOCHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KRASNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LEVENFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUZANNE WACHSSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON KRAVITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH SHAPIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSHUA CHADAJO | EXEC DIR UNT Officer | 40 | $245,768 | $20,853 |
| FAITH BRIGHAM LEENER | CHIEF INNOVA Key employee | 40 | $155,428 | $7,934 |
| MARK S FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN RIVO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN KOCEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS K BARAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DENENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID GEDZELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE HOCHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KRASNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LEVENFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILANA MESKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH SHAPIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WACHSSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOSHE WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL URAM | CHIEF EDUC. Key employee | 40 | $283,801 | $57,713 |
| JOSHUA CHADAJO | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $294,828 | $25,411 |
| JAMES BORNSTEIN | DIR. MARKETI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,495 | $14,868 |
| MARK S FREEDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LEVENFUS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN KOCEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN RIVO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS K BARAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA FAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID GEDZELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KRASNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARELL KRASNOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH BRIGHAM LEENER | DIRECTOR UNT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILANA MESKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH SHAPIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WACHSSTOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOSHE WERTHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 228 PARK AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 35858, NEW YORK, NY 10003-0103
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK S FREEDMAN
- Signed the 990
- MARK S FREEDMAN, CHAIR
- Phone
- (212) 447-4333
- Website
- WWW.PARDES.ORG.IL
- Return prepared by
- GALLEROS ROBINSON
Mission
THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA, INC. ("PARDES") WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF THE PARDES INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (THE "INSTITUTE") IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL. PARDES' MISSION HAS SINCE BEEN BROADENED TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND ACCESS TO DEEP, ACCESSIBLE JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITHIN INTIMATE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
Program accomplishments
- PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA, PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES IN JERUSALEM AND THE PROGRAMMING PARDES PROVIDES IN NORTH AMERICA. THROUGH ITS EFFORTS, THOUSANDS OF PARDES ALUMNI HAVE ACQUIRED EXTRAORDINARY JEWISH EDUCATION AT PARDES IN ISRAEL, AND RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES, AND ELSEWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE, TO BECOME TEACHERS AND/OR LEADERS OF JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. PARDES STUDENTS ARE GENERALLY GRADUATES OF THE TOP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S., WHO ARE SEEKING A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION AND INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE BEFORE GOING ON TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, MEDICINE, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, AND THE RABBINATE. MANY GRADUATES ASSUME PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.Expenses $10,859,397 · grants $9,738,636 · revenue $139,136
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 22-2594099
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,062,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,087,818
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $3,532,238 | $11,599,805 | $6,062,057 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,306,789 | $5,803,825 | $13,759,909 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $5,516,865 | $6,026,386 | $15,296,795 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $6,993,395 | $5,612,584 | $15,562,816 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 22-2594099).
Questions about PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC
- What is the EIN of PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC is 22-2594099.
- Is PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA 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 PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names MARK S FREEDMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $203,578 (ABBEY SILBERMAN FAGIN, CHIEF DEVELO).
- How much revenue does PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,532,238, expenses of $11,599,805 and total assets of $6,062,057 at year end.
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