Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352642
GRATZ COLLEGE
Tax-exempt · JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,716,255 | $5,528,711 | -$812,456 | $12,711,666 | $2,045,411 | $10,666,255 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,652,527 | $5,020,931 | $2,631,596 | $12,648,004 | $1,769,342 | $10,878,662 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,253,374 | $4,275,062 | -$21,688 | $9,125,190 | $1,803,780 | $7,321,410 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,631,626
- of which government grants
- $243,285
- Program service revenue
- $3,161,091
- Investment income
- -$1,057,035
- Net rental income
- -$19,427
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,278,350
- Other revenue
- -$19,427
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $153,069
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $341,985
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,750,342
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,807,254
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $175
- Accounting fees
- $55,981
- Occupancy
- $38,245
- Program services (functional)
- $3,884,096
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,371,836
- Fundraising (functional)
- $272,779
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,648,004
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,711,666
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,045,411
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,666,255
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,110,819
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,162,022
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $907,461
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,758,794
- Gross receipts
- $6,362,350
- Employees
- 158
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1849
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM R ZEV ELEFF | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $161,089 | $27,371 |
| ALLISON RESNICK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $131,025 | $22,500 |
| THOMAS CIPRIANO | MGR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $119,561 | $20,870 |
| NAOMI HOUSMAN | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,996 | $5,067 |
| ALISON JOSEPH | DIR. OF DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP AND ASSOC PROF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $102,667 | $23,000 |
| HONOUR H MOORE | DEAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $101,860 | $0 |
| DAVID BRAWER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEVIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY LAPRINCE PHD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNAD EIZEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIPORA SCHORR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY DORSCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ELIAS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FELDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI ALBERT GABBAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEON L LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDRA LILENTHAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MANDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PORTNOFF ESQ | BOARD CHAIR EMERITA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA RICHMAN EDD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA SHUSTERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI LANCE SUSSMAN | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAUL P WACHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID H WEINSTEIN ESQ | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ERIC YANOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA GUERIN | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM R ZEV ELEFF | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $190,711 | $26,470 |
| ALLISON RESNICK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $127,900 | $22,500 |
| NAOMI HOUSMAN | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $124,740 | $4,994 |
| THOMAS CIPRIANO | MGR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS & FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $103,330 | $20,134 |
| HONOUR H MOORE | DEAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $101,860 | $0 |
| DAVID BRAWER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID H WEINSTEIN ESQ | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ELIAS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON L LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA SHUSTERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PORTNOFF ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI ALBERT GABBAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI LANCE SUSSMAN | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAUL P WACHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON LIEBHABER ESQ | SECRETARY & VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY LAPRINCE PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIPORA SCHORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SHORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MANDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNAD EIZEN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RICHMAN EDD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP MOORE PHD | FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA LILENTHAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS HOCH ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT ZEV ELEFF | PRESIDENT Key employee | 50 | $190,656 | $26,675 |
| PAUL FINKELMAN | FORMER PRESIDENT/CHANCELLOR Officer | 50 | $157,138 | $13,563 |
| NAOMI HOUSMAN | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,435 | $4,974 |
| ARTHUR J WOLAK PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN STEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BRAWER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GORDON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID H WEINSTEIN ESQ | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN LEVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN WALLACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ELIAS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEON L LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE MITTS ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA SHUSTERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PORTNOFF ESQ | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI ALBERT GABBAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI LANCE SUSSMAN | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAUL P WACHS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON LIEBHABER ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY LAPRINCE PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZIPORA SCHORR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SHORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MANDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE FRIEDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 315 YORK ROAD, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046-3271
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM ROBERT ELEFF, 315 YORK ROAD, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM ROBERT ELEFF, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 635-7300
- Website
- WWW.GRATZ.EDU
- Return prepared by
- KREISCHER MILLER
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $3,884,096 · grants $153,069 · revenue $3,140,548
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
- 23-1352642
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B42Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,711,666
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,362,350
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,716,255 | $5,528,711 | $12,711,666 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $7,652,527 | $5,020,931 | $12,648,004 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,253,374 | $4,275,062 | $9,125,190 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $4,811,278 | $4,355,642 | $8,990,909 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | 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 GRATZ COLLEGE
- What is the EIN of GRATZ COLLEGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRATZ COLLEGE is 23-1352642.
- Is GRATZ COLLEGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to GRATZ COLLEGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GRATZ COLLEGE 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 GRATZ COLLEGE 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 GRATZ COLLEGE 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 GRATZ COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names WILLIAM ROBERT ELEFF.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRATZ COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,089 (WILLIAM R ZEV ELEFF, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does GRATZ COLLEGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,716,255, expenses of $5,528,711 and total assets of $12,711,666 at year end.
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