← ALEXANDER MUSS INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ALEXANDER MUSS INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $7,275,708
Total expenses: $10,037,965
Contributions and grants received: $3,252,269
Grants paid: $210,924
Program service revenue: $3,746,033
Investment income: $13,010
Other revenue: $264,396
Total assets, end of year: $29,023,107
Total liabilities, end of year: $3,632,921
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $25,390,186
Program services expenses (Part IX): $9,200,557
Management and general expenses: $837,408
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $9,200,557

Program services were 91.7% 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.

1d · Related organizations

$2,274,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$978,269
2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

total $3,746,033 · related or exempt $3,746,033
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $13,010 · excluded $13,010
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

total $264,396 · excluded $264,396
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$264,396

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $210,924 · program services $210,924
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $220,003 · program services $199,277 · management and general $20,726
11b · Fees: legal

total $495 · management and general $495
11c · Fees: accounting

total $50,223 · management and general $50,223
11g · Fees: other

total $329,174 · program services $178,550 · management and general $150,624 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $4,227 · program services $4,227
13 · Office expenses

total $316,961 · program services $260,193 · management and general $56,768
14 · Information technology

total $22,662 · program services $12,464 · management and general $10,198
16 · Occupancy

total $46,364 · program services $12,519 · management and general $33,845
17 · Travel

total $438,532 · program services $438,532
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $54,042 · program services $54,042
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $1,200,791 · program services $1,068,704 · management and general $132,087
23 · Insurance

total $114,511 · program services $114,511
24a · Other expenses: ALLOCATED SALARIES & BENEFITS

total $4,061,904 · program services $3,679,462 · management and general $382,442
24b · Other expenses: HOUSING

total $1,135,541 · program services $1,135,541
24c · Other expenses: DORMITORY MAINTENANCE

total $948,366 · program services $948,366
24d · Other expenses: STUDENTS' TRANSPORTATION

total $479,015 · program services $479,015
24e · All other expenses

total $404,230 · program services $404,230 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $3,333,076 · end of year $595,758
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,116,609 · end of year $329,213
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $2,264,665 · end of year $1,901,858
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $12,445 · end of year $31,502
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $1,085,923 · end of year $390,801
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$20,899,827
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$10,545,945
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $7,420,149 · end of year $10,353,882
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $282,487 · end of year $346,522
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $142,849 · end of year $148,338
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $14,303,737 · end of year $14,925,233
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,038,964 · end of year $1,281,161
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $2,276,345 · end of year $2,351,760
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $13,132,802 · end of year $11,304,316
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $13,513,829 · end of year $14,085,870

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR TEENS AND OTHER STUDENTS THROUGH A VARIETY OF STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL. ALEXANDER MUSS INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION, INC. (AMIIE) PROVIDES MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL COURSES AND A FULL COMPLEMENT OF PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL STUDIES SO THAT PARTICIPANTS (AGES 12 TO 18) DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF, THE JEWISH PEOPLE, AND THE LAND OF ISRAEL.

AMIIE MERGED WITH THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND ("JNF") BETWEEN DECEMBER 2013 AND JANUARY 2014. IN COMPARING AMIIE'S STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN 2022, OUR CORE STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 595, AND OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS' ENROLLMENT WAS 905 STUDENTS, WITH A TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 1,500 STUDENTS FOR THAT YEAR. IN 2023, OUR CORE STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 648, AND OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS' ENROLLMENT WAS REDUCED TO 420 STUDENTS DUE TO OCTOBER 7. IN TOTAL, OUR 2023 STUDENT ENROLLMENT WAS 1068. THE IMPACT OF THE EVENTS OF OCTOBER 7TH CONTINUED TO BE FELT THROUGHOUT 2024, WITH CORE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT 123, AND OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS' ENROLLMENT WAS 88 STUDENTS. WE WERE ABLE TO ENROLL 116 STUDENTS IN TEEN MISSION PROGRAMS THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO BRING TEENS TO ISRAEL ON ONE WEEK SHORT TERM VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. THIS BROUGHT TOTAL ENROLLMENT TO 327 STUDENTS FOR 2024. AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING REGIONAL CONFLICT, WHICH BEGAN WITH HOSTILITIES ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, AMIIE HAS OBSERVED A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN SHORT-TERM DEMAND FOR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL. AS A RESULT, THE CAMPUSES WERE REPURPOSED AT THE END OF 2023 FOR WAR-RELATED DISPLACED PEOPLE. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM RETURNED WITH FAR FEWER ENROLLEES THAN ANTICIPATED. PARTNER PROGRAMS WERE SLOW TO RETURN TO ISRAEL. CONSEQUENTLY, AMIIE ADDED ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND SOLIDARITY MISSIONS TO REMAIN ACTIVE. WHILE THE GEOPOLITICAL INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO PRESENT CHALLENGES, AMIIE REMAINS COMMITTED TO NAVIGATING THESE COMPLEXITIES WITH RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS ACTIVELY EVALUATING THE SITUATION TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FOCUSING ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. FOLLOWING THE WAR WITH IRAN IN JUNE 2025 MOST SUMMER PROGRAMS WERE CANCELLED, AND AS A RESULT WE EXPECT GROWTH TO REMAIN FLAT FOR 2025. HOWEVER, WE ARE PLANNING FOR A SIGNIFICANT RECOVERY IN 2026.

Expenses $9,200,557 · Grants $210,924 · Revenue $3,746,033

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Ellen KelmanELLEN KELMAN

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Jack RoldanJACK ROLDAN

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Joseph WolfsonJOSEPH WOLFSON

CHAIRPERSON/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5 + 3 related
Karl KaplanKARL KAPLAN

TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Michael FeldmanMICHAEL FELDMAN

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Nina PaulNINA PAUL

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5 + 3 related
Robert BenedonROBERT BENEDON

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Robert WeissROBERT WEISS

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Robert WernerROBERT WERNER

SECRETARY & AUDIT CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Ronald WernerRONALD WERNER

PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5 + 3 related
Susan SacksSUSAN SACKS

COMMITTEE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Benji HainBENJI HAIN

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Brian SeitzBRIAN SEITZ

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Guy MiasnikGUY MIASNIK

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Jerry SokolJERRY SOKOL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Jill LewisJILL LEWIS

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Joel ReinsteinJOEL REINSTEIN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Lori MillerLORI MILLER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Marc SachsMARC SACHS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Michael KesslerMICHAEL KESSLER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Michele ScheckMICHELE SCHECK

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Myron StaymanMYRON STAYMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5 + 3 related
Robert LevineROBERT LEVINE

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5 + 3 related
Samuel LichtenfeldSAMUEL LICHTENFELD

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Sharon PolanskySHARON POLANSKY

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Wendy MillerWENDY MILLER

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2.5
Stephen KutnoSTEPHEN KUTNO

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Total calculated

$220,003

From this org

$220,003

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$171,038

Bonus

$0

Other

$48,965

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$220,003

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Written employment contract
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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND INC

501(c)(3) · ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION · NY

Directly controlled by NA
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND-USA INC

501(c)(3) · FUNDRAISING · DE

Directly controlled by JNF INC

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 7 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.1
Source object: 202523119349303182

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