Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,306,789
- Total expenses
- $5,803,825
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,557,349
- Grants paid
- $3,328,034
- Program service revenue
- $140,952
- Investment income
- $598,783
- Other revenue
- $9,705
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,759,909
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,752
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,727,157
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,003,673
- Management and general expenses
- $368,361
- Fundraising expenses
- $431,791
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,003,673
Program services were 86.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,557,349
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES INCOME
total $140,952 · related or exempt $140,952
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3 · Investment income
total $601,340 · excluded $601,340
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $624,686
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $627,243
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$2,557
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$2,557 · excluded -$2,557
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $9,705 · excluded $9,705
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11e · Other revenue, total
$9,705
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $3,328,034 · program services $3,328,034
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $290,103 · program services $236,907 · management and general $26,598 · fundraising $26,598
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,117,690 · program services $762,718 · management and general $142,803 · fundraising $212,169
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $20,521 · program services $14,469 · management and general $2,261 · fundraising $3,791
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $112,789 · program services $77,248 · management and general $16,022 · fundraising $19,519
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $123,162 · program services $85,637 · management and general $16,757 · fundraising $20,768
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11b · Fees: legal
total $9,789 · management and general $9,789
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,750 · management and general $21,750
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11g · Fees: other
total $218,893 · program services $122,056 · management and general $48,419 · fundraising $48,418
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $9,916 · program services $8,924 · management and general $992
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13 · Office expenses
total $108,972 · program services $43,480 · management and general $15,297 · fundraising $50,195
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14 · Information technology
total $119,422 · program services $33,089 · management and general $57,037 · fundraising $29,296
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16 · Occupancy
total $16,942 · program services $5,647 · management and general $5,648 · fundraising $5,647
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17 · Travel
total $123,172 · program services $111,305 · fundraising $11,867
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $164,565 · program services $161,589 · fundraising $2,976
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23 · Insurance
total $4,493 · management and general $4,493
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $13,489 · program services $12,570 · management and general $372 · fundraising $547
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24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $123 · management and general $123
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $283,195 · end of year $189,789
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,761,286 · end of year $2,037,534
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,122,790 · end of year $2,565,578
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $22,654 · end of year $14,793
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,076,227 · end of year $8,934,951
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $30,643 · end of year $17,264
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $67,887 · end of year $14,681
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $31,636 · end of year $18,071
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $361,596 · end of year $1,028,524
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $14,835,676 · end of year $12,698,633
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA, INC. ("PARDES") WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF THE PARDES INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES (THE "INSTITUTE") IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL. PARDES' MISSION HAS SINCE BEEN BROADENED TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND ACCESS TO DEEP, ACCESSIBLE JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITHIN INTIMATE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE AN OPEN, INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE AND INTELLECTUALLY CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT IN JERUSALEM WHICH ENGAGES ALL JEWS IN THE STUDY OF CLASSIC TEXTS AND IDEAS OF THEIR HERITAGE. SIMULTANEOUSLY, PARDES NORTH AMERICAS MISSION IS TO DRAMATICALLY EXPAND ACCESS TO DEEP, ACCESSIBLE JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITHIN INTIMATE COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.
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PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES NORTH AMERICA, PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES IN JERUSALEM AND THE PROGRAMMING PARDES PROVIDES IN NORTH AMERICA. THROUGH ITS EFFORTS, THOUSANDS OF PARDES ALUMNI HAVE ACQUIRED EXTRAORDINARY JEWISH EDUCATION AT PARDES IN ISRAEL, AND RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES, AND ELSEWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE TO BECOME TEACHERS AND/OR LEADERS OF JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. PARDES STUDENTS ARE GENERALLY GRADUATES OF THE TOP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S., WHO ARE SEEKING A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION AND INTELLECTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE BEFORE GOING ON TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, MEDICINE, SCIENCES, EDUCATION, AND THE RABBINATE. MANY GRADUATES ASSUME PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
Expenses $5,003,673 · Grants $3,328,034 · Revenue $140,952
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Joshua ChadajoJOSHUA CHADAJO
EXEC DIR UNT
- Total calculated
- $266,621
- From this org
- $245,768
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,853
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $245,768
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $13,303
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,550
- Filer's total
- $266,621
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Faith Brigham LeenerFAITH BRIGHAM LEENER
CHIEF INNOVA
- Total calculated
- $163,362
- From this org
- $155,428
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,934
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,428
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,934
- Filer's total
- $163,362
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Mark S FreedmanMARK S FREEDMAN
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michael GordonMICHAEL GORDON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Karen RivoKAREN RIVO
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Bryan KocenBRYAN KOCEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Thomas K BaradTHOMAS K BARAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deborah DenenbergDEBORAH DENENBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica FainJESSICA FAIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rabbi David GedzelmanRABBI DAVID GEDZELMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elaine HochbergELAINE HOCHBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel KrasnerDANIEL KRASNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David KuneyDAVID KUNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark LevenfusMARK LEVENFUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ilana MeskinILANA MESKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deborah ShapiraDEBORAH SHAPIRA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne WachsstockSUZANNE WACHSSTOCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Libby WerthanLIBBY WERTHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Moshe WerthanMOSHE WERTHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501959349301870
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