Nonprofit · EIN 81-2625263
LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC
Also known as LEADING EDGE
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $28,167,710 | $11,983,337 | $16,184,373 | $25,195,634 | $165,615 | $25,030,019 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $25,789,112
- Program service revenue
- $250,986
- Investment income
- $116,099
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,765
- Other revenue
- $2,011,513
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $835,600
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,162,721
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,703,186
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,232,430
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $68,944
- Occupancy
- $58,580
- Travel
- $119,610
- Program services (functional)
- $9,210,373
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,104,268
- Fundraising (functional)
- $668,696
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,446,995
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,195,634
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $165,615
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,030,019
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,565,707
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,186,631
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,843,388
- Gross receipts
- $28,874,134
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALI COOKS | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 39 | $322,998 | $50,694 |
| DENA SCHOENFELD | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer | 40 | $237,839 | $27,759 |
| ROBB LIPPITT | INTERIM COO Officer | 39 | $260,000 | $0 |
| ILANA AISEN | CHIEF COMMUNITY IMPACT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $240,000 | $11,803 |
| MORDECAI WALFISH | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 39 | $232,115 | $18,791 |
| DANA CHILDRESS | VP, PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,787 | $20,162 |
| ABBY CRAWFORD | VP, PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,924 | $15,466 |
| DEIRDRE MUNLEY | VP, PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,590 | $24,600 |
| ABBY KAUFMAN | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,488 | $21,299 |
| SETH CHALMER | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,596 | $14,417 |
| ALISA DOCTOROFF | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL MESSINGER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA RUDIN-LURIA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA EISEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL KAPLAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN JAFFEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARIN MCKEEVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE SIRNER-COHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILANA KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE KANFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY MILLER RUBENFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE BLITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIMI KRAVETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL KAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT BANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY PLATT NEWBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YOLANDA SAVAGE-NARVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 82 NASSAU STREET 62639, NEW YORK, NY 10038-3703
- In care of
- % GALL COOKS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 150 West 30th Street Suite 900, New York NY 10001
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- GALI COOKS, 82 NASSAU STREET 62639, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Gail Cooks, 150 West 30th Street Suite 900, New York NY 10001
- Signed the 990
- GALI COOKS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (847) 828-8635
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
LEADING EDGE UNITES JEWISH NONPROFITS IN PURSUIT OF A SHARED STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN TALENT, CULTURE, AND LEADERSHIP, WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR PEOPLE TO DELIVER GREATER IMPACT.
Program accomplishments
- LEADERSHIP GANIZATIONAL STANDARDS LEADING EDGE DEFINES AND RAISES THE STANDARD FOR TALENT, CULTURE, AND LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE JEWISH NONPROFIT FIELD. WE EQUIP EXECUTIVES, SENIOR LEADERS, AND BOARDS TO LEAD AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND HELP ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY STAND AND WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH HIGHER. WHEN LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS MEET A SHARED STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE, THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE GROW STRONGER TOO.Expenses $4,647,604 · grants $835,600 · revenue $706,533
- WORKPLACE CULTURE & EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE WE HELP JEWISH NONPROFITS BUILD WORKPLACE CULTURES WHERE EXCELLENT PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BUILD THEIR CAREERS, STRENGTHENING HOW ORGANIZATIONS RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND INVEST IN THEIR PEOPLE. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS AND BOARD MEMBERS TAKE OUR EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE SURVEY, ARE JPRO MEMBERS, ATTEND JPRO CONFERENCES, AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RESULTS.Expenses $2,529,412 · revenue $25,000
- TALENT DEVELOPMENT LEADING EDGE BRINGS PROFESSIONALS TOGETHER THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE INVESTED IN THIS WORK CAN PUSH EACH OTHER FORWARD. WE WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE - FROM EARLY-CAREER STAFF TO BOARD LEADERS - BECAUSE A STRONGER FIELD REQUIRES INVESTMENT AT EVERY LEVEL.Expenses $2,033,357 · revenue $1,525,000
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 | 990 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
- 81-2625263
- 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
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,195,634
- Income (IRS master file)
- $28,874,134
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,426,621 | $5,667,832 | $13,348,142 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,184,866 | $4,917,976 | $10,743,128 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Gail Cooks | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC
- What is the EIN of LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC is 81-2625263.
- Is LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE 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 LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names GALI COOKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $322,998 (GALI COOKS, BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does LEADING EDGE ALLIANCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $28,167,710, expenses of $11,983,337 and total assets of $25,195,634 at year end.
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