Nonprofit · EIN 94-2427266
FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING
Tax-exempt · LARKSPUR, CA 94977
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,054,759 | $2,136,611 | -$81,852 | $7,990,518 | $5,000 | $7,985,518 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,547,503 | $2,030,805 | -$483,302 | $7,466,940 | $3,550 | $7,463,390 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,492,598 | $1,918,713 | -$426,115 | $7,339,532 | $540 | $7,338,992 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,103,715
- Program service revenue
- $698,133
- Investment income
- $252,911
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $58,416
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,930,394
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $75,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,844
- Program services (functional)
- $1,930,394
- Management and general (functional)
- $151,673
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,544
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,466,940
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,990,518
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,985,518
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,113,554
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,985,518
- Gross receipts
- $3,236,026
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Leighnor | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $75,000 |
| Rabbi Brian Lurie | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Eisenhardt Esq | Vice-Chair. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Caroline Fromm Lurie LCSW | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Shannon Gary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Wright PhD | Executive VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Wagner PhD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Boas | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Bailey | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Mullane | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Letcher | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Barry Baron | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tyrone Cannon EdD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margie Chen MD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Donal Godfrey BL SJ | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Goodman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Lurie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Mall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Howard Nemerovski Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Orio | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wayne Robins | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jordan Sachs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gerald Schall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joelle Steefel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Louise Aronson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sally McNulty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Leighnor | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $60,000 |
| Rabbi Brian Lurie | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Eisenhardt Esq | Vice-Chair. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Caroline Fromm Lurie LCSW | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Shannon Gary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Wright PhD | Executive VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Wagner PhD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Boas | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Bailey | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| James Mullane | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Letcher | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tyrone Cannon EdD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margie Chen MD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Donal Godfrey BL SJ | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Goodman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Lurie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Mall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Howard Nemerovski Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wayne Robins | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jordan Sachs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gerald Schall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joelle Steefel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Louise Aronson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sally McNulty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Leighnor | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $55,000 |
| Rabbi Brian Lurie | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Roy Eisenhardt Esq | Vice-Chair. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Caroline Fromm Lurie LCSW | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Albert Fraenkel II | Executive VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ray Wright PhD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Wagner PhD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Boas | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Bailey | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Paul Fitzgerald SJ | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Letcher | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Barry Baron MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tyrone Cannon EdD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Margie Chen MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Donal Godfrey BL SJ | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Goodman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Lurie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jay Mall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Howard Nemerovski Esq | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Orio | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Wayne Robins | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jordan Sachs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gerald Schall MD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joelle Steefel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Lauter | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Marks | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Louise Aronson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sally McNulty | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 947, LARKSPUR, CA 94977-0947
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Rabbi Brian Lurie, PO Box 947, Larkspur, CA 94977
- Signed the 990
- Rabbi Brian Lurie, Chairperson
- Phone
- (415) 925-1376
- Website
- www.fromminstitute.org
- Return prepared by
- Paradigm Partners LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2427266 or by the name FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To support the Fromm Institute For Lifelong Learning program at the University of San Francisco.
Program accomplishments
- Educational program for retired persons at the University of San Francisco. The program offers daytime, non-credit, college level courses in a wide range of academic subjects. With a faculty of over forty emeriti (retired professors), the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning presents approximately fifty courses each year over three eight-week sessions: Fall, Winter and Spring. While the Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning creates a peer age setting in its classrooms, program participants also have the opportunity to interact with the multi-generational community while on the attractive and accessible campus of the University of San Francisco.Expenses $1,930,394 · grants $1,930,394 · revenue $698,133
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
- 94-2427266
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,990,518
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,236,026
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,054,759 | $2,136,611 | $7,990,518 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,547,503 | $2,030,805 | $7,466,940 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,492,598 | $1,918,713 | $7,339,532 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,638,868 | $1,766,395 | $7,182,873 | 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 94-2427266).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING is 94-2427266.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING 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 FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING 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 FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING 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 FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Rabbi Brian Lurie.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (Derek Leighnor, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,054,759, expenses of $2,136,611 and total assets of $7,990,518 at year end.
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