Nonprofit · EIN 83-1059970
OUR GENERATION SPEAKS
Tax-exempt · WALTHAM, MA 02453
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,152,367 | $2,637,302 | -$1,484,935 | $2,015,851 | $575,066 | $1,440,785 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,544,888 | $2,061,817 | -$516,929 | $3,050,248 | $164,528 | $2,885,720 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,502,294 | $2,910,327 | $1,591,967 | $4,054,804 | $810,729 | $3,244,075 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $2,509,892 | $2,128,103 | $381,789 | $2,726,919 | $1,074,811 | $1,652,108 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,147,142
- of which government grants
- $197,722
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $439
- Other revenue
- $4,786
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $370,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $379,704
- Other salaries and wages
- $597,141
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,100,224
- Professional fundraising fees
- $67,137
- Legal fees
- $42,111
- Accounting fees
- $70,921
- Occupancy
- $17,233
- Travel
- $49,828
- Program services (functional)
- $2,004,657
- Management and general (functional)
- $501,223
- Fundraising (functional)
- $131,422
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,050,248
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,015,851
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $575,066
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,440,785
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $633,566
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $807,219
- Gross receipts
- $1,152,367
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 53
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN VARNEY | FMR CHIEF FINANCE & OPS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $180,701 | $21,851 |
| HEIDI ROSBE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $172,501 | $22,652 |
| SARI RAPKIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDELS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY SOLOMON | TREASURER & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY SPECTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA GOODSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEYER KOPLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER FAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY OURIEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KURITZKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KLEINBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAREEF KAWAF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT KATZMAN | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRIEZE | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY BLOOM | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOBNA AGBARIA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $283,586 | $53,343 |
| ELLEN VARNEY | CHIEF FINANCE & OPS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $184,288 | $19,878 |
| TRINE LUSTIG | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer | 40 | $117,867 | $7,863 |
| SARI RAPKIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDELS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY SOLOMON | TREASURER & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY SPECTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA GOODSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEYER KOPLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT KATZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER FAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY OURIEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRIEZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARON AIN | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVAL PATRICK | FORMER CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOBNA AGBARIA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $285,733 | $63,592 |
| DEVAL PATRICK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY SOLOMON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRIEZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARI RAPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY OURIEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER FAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT KATZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOBNA AGBARIA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $180,648 | $26,081 |
| PERRY SOLOMON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY BLOOM | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRIEZE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MENDELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARI RAPKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY OURIEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESTER FAGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 415 SOUTH STREET MS035, WALTHAM, MA 02453-2728
- In care of
- % OHAD ELHELO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HEIDI ROSBE, 415 SOUTH STREET MS035, WALTHAM, MA 02452
- Signed the 990
- HEIDI ROSBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (781) 736-3899
- Website
- WWW.OGSPEAKS.COM
- Return prepared by
- SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY OF LEADERS TO SHAPE A MORE PEACEFUL ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN FUTURE BUILT ON TRUST.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FUNDING OF $342,500 TO VENTURES INITIATED AND OPERATED BY OGS FELLOWS AND ALUMNI IN THE FORM OF GRANTS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, OGS PARTNERED WITH MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, KEY PARTNERS. THE FEES THEY PAID WERE TO COMPENSATE MIT AND BRANDEIS FOR USE OF PROGRAM FACILITIES, FACULTY, HOUSING, ETC. IN 2024, IN RESPONSE TO SEVERE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF OGS ALUMNI DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE WAR IN THE REGION, THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A BOARD-APPROVED RESTRICTED FUND: ALUMNI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (AERF, OR THE FUND). THE FUND PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOTALING $28,000 DURING 2025.Expenses $2,004,657 · grants $370,500
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
- 83-1059970
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,015,851
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,152,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,152,367 | $2,637,302 | $2,015,851 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,544,888 | $2,061,817 | $3,050,248 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,502,294 | $2,910,327 | $4,054,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,509,892 | $2,128,103 | $2,726,919 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 83-1059970).
Questions about OUR GENERATION SPEAKS
- What is the EIN of OUR GENERATION SPEAKS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OUR GENERATION SPEAKS is 83-1059970.
- Is OUR GENERATION SPEAKS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to OUR GENERATION SPEAKS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OUR GENERATION SPEAKS 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 OUR GENERATION SPEAKS 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 OUR GENERATION SPEAKS 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 OUR GENERATION SPEAKS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HEIDI ROSBE.
- Who are the officers and directors of OUR GENERATION SPEAKS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $180,701 (ELLEN VARNEY, FMR CHIEF FINANCE & OPS OFFICER).
- How much revenue does OUR GENERATION SPEAKS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,152,367, expenses of $2,637,302 and total assets of $2,015,851 at year end.
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