Nonprofit · EIN 23-2081703
ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,630,478 | $2,627,389 | $3,089 | $2,011,038 | $679,336 | $1,331,702 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,549,128 | $1,625,091 | -$75,963 | $2,146,201 | $836,958 | $1,309,243 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,517,251 | $2,019,419 | $497,832 | $1,707,015 | $268,687 | $1,438,328 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,135,315
- Membership dues
- $32,917
- Program service revenue
- $1,426,568
- Investment income
- $63,413
- Other revenue
- $5,182
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,186
- Other salaries and wages
- $912,175
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,164,100
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,845
- Accounting fees
- $62,766
- Occupancy
- $2,609
- Travel
- $18,237
- Depreciation
- $1,392
- Program services (functional)
- $2,211,925
- Management and general (functional)
- $509,788
- Fundraising (functional)
- $95,675
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,146,201
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,011,038
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $679,336
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,331,702
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $619,215
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $712,487
- Gross receipts
- $2,630,478
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1978
- 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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SooJi Min-Maranda | Executive Director Highest-paid employee, Former | 40 | $130,186 |
| Hazzan Stephanie Weishaar | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Rabbi Jeremy Parnes | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Alan Levin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Dack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosalie Eisen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Jeff Roth | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Paul Zeitz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hazzan Steve Margolin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Josh Jeffries | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Charles Silverstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SooJi Min-Maranda | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,464 |
| Rabbi Jeremy Parnes | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Hazzan Stephanie Weishaar | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Alan Levin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Chermak | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rosalie Eisen | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Jeff Roth | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Dack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Paul Zeitz | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOOJI MIN MARANDA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | – | $125,128 |
| RABBI AURA AHUVIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| NEIL BRODSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| CHARLES SILVERSTEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH DACK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS CHERMAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI JEREMY PARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANI MINK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAZZAN STEPHANIE WEISHAAR | BOARD CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI JEFF ROTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEIL MARKOWITZ | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ALAN LEVIN | SECRETARY3/23-7/23 TREASURER 7/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PESACH-LEV ZEITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA JO DOCTOR | BOARD VICE CHAIR 8/22-10/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 701 E CATHEDRAL RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128-2128
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michelle Malkin, PO Box 35118, Philadelphia, PA 19128
- Signed the 990
- Michelle Malkin, Officer
- Phone
- (215) 247-9700
- Website
- aleph.org
- Return prepared by
- Michael Rosen & Company
Mission
ALEPH fully embraces a contemporary egalitarian Judaism as a profound spiritual practice social transformer, reaching beyond religious boundaries institutional structures worldwide. ALEPH brings spiritual vitality passion into the daily lives of Jews through programs that empower leadership, build multiracial multiethnic communities.
Program accomplishments
- The ALEPH Ordination Program offers professional, graduate-level training, leading to ordination for Rabbis, Cantors, and Rabbinic Pastors and the Hashpaah Training Program for Jewish Spiritual Directors. The program continued to grow in FY 2024-2025 welcoming eight new rabbinical students, one new cantorial student, and one new Rabbinic Pastor student. The Hashpaah Program is in its eighth cohort with eight new students including three who are already enrolled in another AOP track. The AOP program ordained ten students, eight rabbis one hazzan., and one rabbinic pastor. Total enrollment for the AOP is about 93 students. AOP also includes Smicha Week, the ALEPH Ordination Program Study Week.Expenses $1,081,470 · revenue $611,103
- The Retreats and Training programs provide opportunities for deepening Jewish transformative experience and expression for spiritual seekers, as well as Jewish educators, teachers, and trainers. Retreats, training, and professional development programs include Kol Zimra Chant Leaders Training and SOULIFT Retreats.Expenses $78,488 · revenue $105,268
- ALEPH acts as the Fiscal Sponsor for communities and programs which are aligned with ALEPHs mission.Expenses $415,398 · revenue $165,063
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-2081703
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,011,038
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,630,478
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- February 15, 2011
- Posted by the IRS
- October 7, 2011
- Reinstated
- Effective December 15, 2011
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $2,630,478 | $2,627,389 | $2,011,038 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,549,128 | $1,625,091 | $2,146,201 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2023 | $2,517,251 | $2,019,419 | $1,707,015 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $1,825,226 | $1,578,801 | $1,359,015 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 23-2081703).
Questions about ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL
- What is the EIN of ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL is 23-2081703.
- Is ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on February 15, 2011 and reinstated it effective December 15, 2011.
- Are donations to ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL 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 ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names Michelle Malkin.
- Who are the officers and directors of ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,186 (SooJi Min-Maranda, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does ALEPH-ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH RENEWAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,630,478, expenses of $2,627,389 and total assets of $2,011,038 at year end.
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