Nonprofit · EIN 26-1670104
ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC
Also known as PATRICIA C HENSLEY
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $285,970 | $419,698 | -$133,728 | $853,436 | $3,932 | $849,504 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $438,314 | $353,218 | $85,096 | $967,085 | $0 | $967,085 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $416,797 | $431,723 | -$14,926 | $823,445 | $256 | $823,189 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $228,328
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $57,642
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $36,846
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,573
- Other salaries and wages
- $130,283
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $336,163
- Professional fundraising fees
- $185
- Accounting fees
- $22,950
- Travel
- $1,362
- Program services (functional)
- $254,527
- Management and general (functional)
- $85,738
- Fundraising (functional)
- $79,433
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $967,085
- Total assets, end of year
- $853,436
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,932
- Net assets, end of year
- $849,504
- Publicly traded securities
- $794,862
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $807,111
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $42,393
- Gross receipts
- $432,835
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI KENNETH A KANTER | RABBINIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $118,706 |
| BH LEVY JR | CHAIRMAN, ENDOWMENT COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CASSELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EAFAT NEWTON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN AZRIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOSSIE WEILL | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON BARRAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID BLOOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI ROBERT HAAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MADELYN KATZ | BOARD MEMBER, EDUCATION CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BENJAMIN LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN PALATCHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PIKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY PIKE | BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR-ADVANC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA WOOLNER SAMUELS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| CHUCK UDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN ZEIDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI KENNETH A KANTER | RABBINIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $51,930 | $58,620 |
| BH LEVY JR | CHAIRMAN, ENDOWMENT COMMIT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN AZRIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOSSIE WEILL | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CASSELL | VICE PRESIDENT,FINANCE COM Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA WOOLNER SAMUELS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KUMER TERM ENDED 42024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBIE EDWARD P COHN | EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON BARRAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI ROBERT HAAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DEVON A LERNER | EMERITA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID BLOOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN ZEIDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP HOFFMAN | EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LES NOVITSKY | EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EAFAT NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI JOEL SIMONDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES LEVINE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MADELYN KATZ | BOARD MEMBER, EDUCATION CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BENJAMIN LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PIKE | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK UDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN PALATCHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN E STONE | EMERITA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY PIKE | BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR-ADVANC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI KENNETH A KANTER | RABBINIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $175,500 |
| BH LEVY JR | CHAIRMAN, ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG PIKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CASSELL | VICE PRESIDENT,FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK WALLFISCH | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN AZRIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA WOOLNER SAMUELS | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CANTOR YVON SHORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK UDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BENJAMIN LEVY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MADELYN KATZ | BOARD MEMBER, EDUCATION COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EAFAT NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FLOSSIE WEILL | BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR-GOVERNANCE COMM. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY PIKE | BOARD MEMBER, CHAIR-ADVANCEMENT COMM. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ANDRUE KAHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI BEN ZEIDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI DEVON A LERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI EDWARD P COHN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI JOEL SIMONDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ROBERT HAAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT KUMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT O'NEAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIMON BARRAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SOLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 15 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON, MA 02116-3105
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER MORIN CASSELL, PO BOX 498009, CINCINNATI, OH 45249
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER MORIN CASSELL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 684-1882
- Website
- ROOTSOFREFORMJUDAISM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BLUE & CO LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND CREATIVE NURTURING OF HISTORIC IDEALS OF CLASSICAL REFORM JUDAISM WITH ITS PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUAL VALUES, INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS AND DISTINCTIVE WORSHIP TRADITIONS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLICATION PROGRAM-DISTRIBUTION OF THE UNION PRAYER BOOK-SINAI EDITION, REVISED (2012)-A CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE VERSION OF REFORM LITURGY, USED BY CONGREGATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, THE NEW UNION HAGGADAH (2014) NEW REVISION OF THE HISTORIC PASSOVER LITURGY CO-PUBLISHED BY THE CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS, AND THE RISE AND GROWTH OF REFORM JUDAISM (2015), PUBLISHED BY THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY, BHADRAT KODESH PUBLISHED BY SCRJ AND HAR-EL SYNAGOGUE OF JERUSALEM. PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE REFORM ADVOCATE JOURNAL OF ARTICLES, ESSAYS ON REFORM JUDAISM.THE ORGANIZATION HAS UNDERTAKEN THE PUBLICATION OF MONOGRAPHS FOR SPIRITUAL & RELIGIOUS USES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMPLETED ARE SERVICES FOR SABBATH EVE, REFLECTIONS AND MEDITATIONS AT A TIME OF MOURNING, YOM KIPPUR PRAYERS AND READINGS, AND SABBATH READINGS FOR HOME AND FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THESE WILL SUPPORT UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES SUPPORTING CLASSICAL REFORM BELIEFS AND PRACTICES.Expenses $160,945
- NATIONAL OUTREACH- THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF IN ORGANIZATIONS SERMONS, SCHOLARLY LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT SYNAGOGUES AND SEMINARIES AROUND THE WORLD, WORSHIP SERVICES AND PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL GATHERINGS OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT AND AT REFORM SYNAGOGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION'S OBJECTIVES ARE TO EDUCATE THE BROADER REFORM JEWISH COMMUNITY ON THE VISION AND WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION AND TO REACH OUT TO PRESENTLY NON-AFFILIATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY.Expenses $69,438
- PARTNERSHIP AT HEBREW UNION COLLEGE -AMONGST THE MOST IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS CREATED IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION, THE FOUR-CAMPUS SEMINARY OF THE REFORM JEWISH MOVEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC RESOURCES FOR ALL THESE CAMPUSES: CINCINNATI, LOS ANGELES, JERUSALEM, AND NEW YORK. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS STEEPED IN THE TRADITION AND PRINCIPLES OF THEIR REFORM HERITAGE, FOR STUDENTS IN THE RABBINIC, CANTONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS AND A DOZEN FACULTY MEMBERS ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE VARIOUS FACETS OF THESE PROGRAMS.Expenses $7,299
- Expenses $16,845
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1670104
- 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
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $853,436
- Income (IRS master file)
- $432,835
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $285,970 | $419,698 | $853,436 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $438,314 | $353,218 | $967,085 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $416,797 | $431,723 | $823,445 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $523,845 | $396,801 | $871,027 | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 26-1670104).
Questions about ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC
- What is the EIN of ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC is 26-1670104.
- Is ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM 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 ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC 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 ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC 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 ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER MORIN CASSELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ROOTS OF REFORM JUDAISM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $285,970, expenses of $419,698 and total assets of $853,436 at year end.
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