Nonprofit · EIN 23-7390358
CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,591,578 | $4,170,511 | $1,421,067 | $13,320,949 | $1,163,559 | $12,157,390 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,464,790 | $3,893,993 | $570,797 | $11,507,208 | $1,477,385 | $10,029,823 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,503,591
- Program service revenue
- $414,459
- Investment income
- $306,281
- Net rental income
- $204,591
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,018
- Other revenue
- $367,247
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,340
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,496,953
- Other salaries and wages
- $547,228
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,244,767
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,500
- Accounting fees
- $154,230
- Occupancy
- $560,963
- Program services (functional)
- $3,421,168
- Management and general (functional)
- $666,818
- Fundraising (functional)
- $82,525
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,507,208
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,320,949
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,163,559
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,157,390
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,322,895
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,735,511
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,421,879
- Gross receipts
- $9,691,918
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 31
- Year formed
- 1974
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI BRADLEY HIRSCHFIELD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $260,747 | $300,404 |
| RABBI IRWIN KULA | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $241,170 | $230,143 |
| ELAN BABCHUCK | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $85,775 | $205,233 |
| CHRISTINE SARAH BOUDJELTA | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $110,628 | $19,635 |
| ALIZA KAPLAN | DIR OF FINANCE/DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $46,545 | $22,685 |
| ALFRED ENGELBERG | ASSOCIATE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY B Davis | ASSOCIATE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FISHMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN J ROTTER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam Hirsch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Solow | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Nitkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Einhorn | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Tuchman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Satterwhite | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Nitkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob Ruttenberg | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey P Straus | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Hirsch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jodie Kaufman Davis | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Gellman | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lewis A Norry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Lieberman | Member at Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mica Fidler | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Gaviser | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Philip M Darivoff | Member at large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI Irving Greenberg | President Emeritus Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel J Littman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Pearlstone | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sherri Zigman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Siderow | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven H Levin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas O Katz | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Rivkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victor Sowers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI BRADLEY HIRSCHFIELD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $251,481 | $281,491 |
| RABBI IRWIN KULA | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $241,170 | $245,514 |
| ELAN S BABCHUCK | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $73,025 | $196,718 |
| ALIZA KAPLAN FIN DIR TILL 1023 | DIR OF DEVELOPMENT (FROM 10/23) Officer | 40 | $78,628 | $20,802 |
| CHRISTINE SARAH BOUDJELTA | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $22,865 | $4,650 |
| STEVEN J ROTTER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY B DAVIS | ASSOCIATE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED B ENGELBERG | ASSOCIATE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KUNIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FISHMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE, SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP M DARIVOFF | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN EINHORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICA FIDLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GAVISER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY GELLMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRVING GREENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM HIRSCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA HIRSCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS O KATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODIE KAUFMAN DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN H LEVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LIEBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL J LITTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW NITKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN NITKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS A NORRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD PEARLSTONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM RIVKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN SATTERWHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIDEROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN SOLOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR SOWERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY P STRAUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA TUCHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 440 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10016-8012
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVEN J ROTTER, 440 PARK AVENUE SOUTH 4TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 100168012
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN J ROTTER, CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (212) 779-3300
- Website
- WWW.CLAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR PLURALISM AND DIVERSITY, CLAL OFFERS JEWISH WISDOM THAT ENHANCES PUBLIC LIFE, DEEPENS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CULTIVATES PERSONAL GROWTH.
Program accomplishments
- Clal's leadership training programs cultivate innovative, spiritually grounded leaders who can guide Jewish life or faith community writ large with creativity, wisdom, and resilience. Through a range of initiatives, Clal equips rabbis, clergy, and Jewish professionals with tools for adaptive leadership, design thinking, and spiritual entrepreneurship. In 2024, these efforts included Leading Through Innovation, an inter-seminary graduate course on innovation and entrepreneurship for rabbinical students; the Leading Through Innovation Alumni Retreat, which deepened connection and learning among emerging rabbinic leaders; LEAP, a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Katz Center linking leading scholars with rabbis to translate cutting-edge Jewish research into communal impact; and The Belonging Project, which trained synagogue teams and clergy to design for belonging and to strengthen community connection. Additional programs included Rabbis Without Borders Alumni Study Group, fostering intellectual and spiritual exchange among Clal's national rabbinic network; Glean Network, a multi-faith incubator training clergy in spiritual innovation; and RabbiCareers.com, Clal's open-access platform supporting rabbinic placement and career growth. Together, these initiatives advanced Clal's mission to nurture visionary leaders capable of renewing Jewish life for the 21st century.Expenses $982,719
- Taking Jewish Wisdom Public -- The Stand and See Fellowship, our newest initiative, uses a deeply Jewish method to nurture and build a larger American religious leadership, which can more deeply love the land of Israel, better appreciate the real value and importance of modern Israel, and more fully understand the lives of a wider range of both Israelis and Palestinians than they would otherwise encounter. Stand and See ultimately nurtures fellows' ability to lead more effectively on any tough issue to lead with greater nuance and sophistication in the face of the too easy, and often dangerous, polarizations which threaten so many parts of our culture, our nation and our world. In a moment of increasing fear and scarcity, at home and abroad, this program builds leaders who nurture clear-eyed hope and genuine possibility for the future. The program has expanded to include US Army Chaplains.Expenses $819,042
- Pluralism - For 50 years, Clal has been defined by the creation, cultivation and dissemination of new ideas always animated by deep pluralism and a fearless embrace of how new realities shape both people's experience of Jewishness, and the resulting opportunities to apply Jewish wisdom to those new realities within Jewish life and beyond. Rabbis Brad Hirschfield, Elan Babchuck, Julia Appel and the entire Clal faculty teach and consult worldwide, offering a rich and pluralist Jewish wisdom that contributes to the public good, addresses our cultural and political polarization, and helps communities and individuals to grow and flourish. Having long embraced new media, Clal faculty and fellows are reaching organizations, think tanks, universities, seminaries, and business, technology, and innovation conferences.Expenses $759,770 · grants $25,340 · revenue $434,966
- Sinai & Synapses - Sinai and Synapses offers people a worldview that is both scientifically grounded and spiritually uplifting. It provides tools and language for learning and living to those who see science as their ally as they pursue personal growth and the repair of our world. We equip scientists, clergy and dedicated laypeople with knowledge and skills to become role models and ambassadors for grappling with the biggest and most important questions we face. We believe that in order to enhance ourselves and our world, we need both religion and science as sources of wisdom, as the spark for new questions, and as inspiration and motivation. Through classes, seminars, lectures, videos, podcasts and writings, it helps create a vision of religion that embraces critical thinking and scientific inquiry, and at the same time, gives meaning to people's lives and helps them make a positive impact on society. It is incubated at Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, which links Jewish wisdom with innovative scholarship to deepen civic and spiritual participation in American life.Expenses $859,637
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 | Not 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
- 23-7390358
- 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
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X30B)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,320,949
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,691,918
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,591,578 | $4,170,511 | $13,320,949 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,464,790 | $3,893,993 | $11,507,208 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,075,264 | $3,844,391 | $9,519,393 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 23-7390358).
Questions about CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC
- What is the EIN of CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC is 23-7390358.
- Is CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Are donations to CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP 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 CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVEN J ROTTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 36 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $260,747 (RABBI BRADLEY HIRSCHFIELD, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,591,578, expenses of $4,170,511 and total assets of $13,320,949 at year end.
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