Nonprofit · EIN 36-3673594
PROJECT KESHER
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10025
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,465,603 | $2,915,020 | $550,583 | $1,420,053 | $199,434 | $1,220,619 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,269,523 | $2,757,113 | -$487,590 | $835,891 | $165,856 | $670,035 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,194,520 | $2,417,279 | -$222,759 | $1,190,925 | $33,300 | $1,157,625 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,463,041
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $2,562
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,113,053
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $289,787
- Other salaries and wages
- $89,015
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $467,990
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $50,201
- Travel
- $43,013
- Program services (functional)
- $2,344,875
- Management and general (functional)
- $148,099
- Fundraising (functional)
- $422,046
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $835,891
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,420,053
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $199,434
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,220,619
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $903,211
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $317,408
- Gross receipts
- $3,655,110
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karyn Gershon | CEO | 40 | $192,187 | $27,037 |
| Samantha Tieger | Director of Dev. | 40 | $97,600 | $21,415 |
| Olga Zelzburg Alterman | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Clarkson | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Judith Smith | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Roz Blanck | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Wohl | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sheila Friedland | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Glickstein | Board Chair Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| Sheila Lambert | Finance, Exec. Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Lerner | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Shari Lusskin | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Mann | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Epstein Mankoff | Comm. Committee Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Arleen Priest | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Roberts | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Eunice Ward | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Janet Winter | Board Member Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karyn Gershon | CEO | 40 | $197,297 |
| Samantha Tieger | Director of Dev. | 40 | $75,558 |
| Olga Zelzburg Alterman | Board member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Roz Blanck | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Daniels | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Friedland | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Glickstein | Board Chair Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Sheila Lambert | Executive Fin. Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Lerner | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Shari Lusskin | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Mann | Dev.Comm. Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Epstein Mankoff | Committee Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rabbi Karen Perolman | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Arleen Priest | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Roberts | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Smith | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Eunice Ward | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Winter | Board Member Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karyn Gershon | CEO Officer | 40 | $192,521 |
| Megan McLean | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $76,410 |
| Shira Pruce | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $69,219 |
| Samantha Tieger | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $61,465 |
| Michelle Stack | CDO Officer | 40 | $40,833 |
| Roz Blanck | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Daniels | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sheila Friedland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Glickstein | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sheila Lambert | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Lerner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Shari Lusskin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Mann | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Epstein Mankoff | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rabbi Karen Perolman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Arleen Priest | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Roberts | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eunice Ward | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Winter | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2660 BROADWAY 16, NEW YORK, NY 10025-5190
- In care of
- % JEFFERY KORNSTEIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Karyn Gershon
- Signed the 990
- Karyn Gershon, CEO
- Phone
- (312) 510-9589
- Website
- www.projectkesher.org
- Return prepared by
- RLN US LLP
Mission
Project Keshers mission is to build Jewish community and advance civil society by developing and empowering women leaders. Vision: Project Kesher will expand and deepen a sustainable, global network of women leaders who are steeped in Jewish values and work to improve the quality of their lives and their societies. Values: The values that drive Project Kesher today and into the future are based on: - Judaism: a deep commitment to tzedek, the pursuit of social justice; gemilut chasadim, loving kindness; the truth that all people are BtzelemElohim, created in the image of G-d; an embrace of Klal Yisroel, Jewish peoplehood; and a belief that Jewish education and learning should inform all of our activities. - Feminism: a deep commitment to gender equality; a recognition of womens unique ability to nurture and education one another and empower ourselves; a recognition that womens philanthropy can address the issues women prioritize. - Pluralism: a deep commitment to foster religious and et
Program accomplishments
- Project Kesher (PK) continued to invest in the empowerment of women and girls and supported grassroots networks of Jewish women leaders in Ukraine and Israel as they advocated for Jewish life, the advancement of women's rights, and promotion of civil society. Founded in 1989, PK helped incorporate affiliated, independent nonprofit organizations in Ukraine and Israel. In partnership for over 30 years, PK raises resources, cultivates relationships, and generates awareness for the organizations and women in our network. Annual flagship programs have included womens leadership training, Jewish education and holiday celebrations, health advocacy, and economic empowerment.With more than 30 years experience and a fully operational team in Ukraine, Project Kesher Ukraine (PKU) was able to shift and respond when Russia escalated the war in February 2022. PKU has firsthand knowledge of the humanitarian and mental health needs of women in Ukraine because its longtime activists are in Ukraine and have extensive experience with this demographic. Through trusted wartime partners and historic allies, PKU leaders know where food and supplies are needed in the larger society and ensure that they get deliveries. Due to the fact that PK, PKU, and our partners are small and enormously flexible, these organizations can respond to communities with less than 48 hours notice.Expenses $2,344,875 · grants $2,113,053
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
- 36-3673594
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,420,053
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,655,110
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,465,603 | $2,915,020 | $1,420,053 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,269,523 | $2,757,113 | $835,891 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,194,520 | $2,417,279 | $1,190,925 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,804,030 | $2,014,220 | $1,385,384 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 36-3673594).
Questions about PROJECT KESHER
- What is the EIN of PROJECT KESHER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROJECT KESHER is 36-3673594.
- Is PROJECT KESHER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to PROJECT KESHER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROJECT KESHER 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 PROJECT KESHER 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 PROJECT KESHER 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 PROJECT KESHER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Karyn Gershon.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROJECT KESHER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $192,187 (Karyn Gershon, CEO).
- How much revenue does PROJECT KESHER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,465,603, expenses of $2,915,020 and total assets of $1,420,053 at year end.
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