Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $152,576,474
- Total expenses
- $68,766,331
- Contributions and grants received
- $148,279,151
- Grants paid
- $61,623,239
- Program service revenue
- $1,283,299
- Investment income
- $3,014,024
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $206,236,209
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,324,912
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $199,911,297
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $62,380,328
- Management and general expenses
- $3,083,237
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,302,766
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $62,380,328
Program services were 90.7% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$24,656
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,624,181
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$144,630,314
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$264,091
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2a · Program service revenue: OVERSEAS STUDENT FEES
total $1,283,299 · related or exempt $1,283,299
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $1,896,485 · excluded $1,896,485
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $22,342,632
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $21,225,093
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,117,539 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,117,539 · excluded $1,117,539
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$24,656
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $7,071 · program services $7,071
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $61,616,168 · program services $61,616,168
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $732,915 · management and general $359,257 · fundraising $373,658
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,820,594 · program services $412,509 · management and general $952,047 · fundraising $1,456,038
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $207,827 · program services $28,144 · management and general $72,207 · fundraising $107,476
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $451,953 · program services $63,470 · management and general $156,016 · fundraising $232,467
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $262,035 · program services $30,905 · management and general $95,933 · fundraising $135,197
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11b · Fees: legal
total $42,972 · management and general $42,972
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $99,445 · management and general $99,445
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $238,882 · management and general $238,882
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11g · Fees: other
total $226,072 · program services $25,516 · management and general $83,245 · fundraising $117,311
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $445,862 · management and general $336,754 · fundraising $109,108
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13 · Office expenses
total $404,021 · program services $77,840 · management and general $135,385 · fundraising $190,796
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16 · Occupancy
total $463,503 · program services $30,000 · management and general $179,930 · fundraising $253,573
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17 · Travel
total $180,985 · program services $56,277 · management and general $51,761 · fundraising $72,947
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $148,094 · program services $24,887 · management and general $51,138 · fundraising $72,069
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $25,169 · management and general $10,447 · fundraising $14,722
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23 · Insurance
total $75,874 · program services $7,541 · management and general $28,362 · fundraising $39,971
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24a · Other expenses: CC PROCESSING FEES
total $209,325 · management and general $189,456 · fundraising $19,869
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24b · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN
total $107,564 · fundraising $107,564
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24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $965,653 · end of year $3,886,889
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,635,561 · end of year $506,233
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $39,383,457 · end of year $123,459,313
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $710,854 · end of year $158,296
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$306,711
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$198,277
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $133,603 · end of year $108,434
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $64,148,408 · end of year $72,896,311
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $597,062
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,752,406 · end of year $5,220,733
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $268,340 · end of year $189,764
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,089,355 · end of year $2,708,605
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,271,120 · end of year $3,426,543
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,664,248 · end of year $4,538,759
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $105,033,941 · end of year $195,372,538
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY (AFTAU) RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY (TAU) AND ADVANCE ITS THREE-PART MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE US. AFTAU SHARES THE INNOVATIVE WORK THE UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORLD AND BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE US AND ISRAEL.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN ALL BRANCHES OF KNOWLEDGE IN ISRAEL AND ELSEWHERE.
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PROGRAM SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT - FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT AND PAY FOR STAFF FOR PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE SUCH AS CLASSES, OR PROGRAMS WITHIN ISRAEL FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED STUDENTS TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY CLASSES. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES THINGS USED TO TEACH OR TO DO RESEARCH, SUCH AS MICROSCOPES, MATERIALS NEEDED TO PERFORM EXPERIMENTS, ETC.
Expenses $11,633,177 · Grants $10,876,088
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BUILDINGS AND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS - FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY CAMPUS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUILDING NEW LABS, ADDING SPACE AND MODERNIZING EXISTING BUILDINGS ON CAMPUS WHETHER LECTURE HALLS, RESEARCH FACILITIES OR STUDENT HOUSING
Expenses $26,036,424 · Grants $26,036,424
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RESEARCH - TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY IS THE A GLOBALLY RANKED RESEARCH INSTITUTION AND THE NUMBER ONE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL. FUNDS FOR RESEARCH ARE USED BY FACULTY MEMBERS AND SCIENTISTS ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY, CYBER, ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING, PSYCHOLOGY AND OTHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY FOR PHD STUDENTS TO WORK IN THE LABS TO CONDUCT THE RESEARCH.
Expenses $9,816,971 · Grants $9,816,971 · Revenue $1,283,299
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Expenses $7,205,593 · Grants $7,205,593
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CENTERS
Expenses $5,714,352 · Grants $5,714,352
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INSTITUTES AND CHAIRS
Expenses $1,973,811 · Grants $1,973,811
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr Garry RayantDR GARRY RAYANT
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael ShaoulMICHAEL SHAOUL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ralph MandellRALPH MANDELL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aaron TartakovskyAARON TARTAKOVSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan SilbersteinALAN SILBERSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alon WaksALON WAKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Behzad KianmahdBEHZAD KIANMAHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Clement ErbmannCLEMENT ERBMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan CohnDAN COHN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel LowyDANIEL LOWY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug WeinbergDOUG WEINBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Anita FriedmanDR ANITA FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Arturo ConstantinerDR ARTURO CONSTANTINER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Daniel NazarianDR DANIEL NAZARIAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Kathy Fields-RayantDR KATHY FIELDS-RAYANT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Marc RothmanDR MARC ROTHMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Murray ZuckerDR MURRAY ZUCKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Noga NivDR NOGA NIV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Rada SumarevaDR RADA SUMAREVA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edith Simchi-LeviEDITH SIMCHI-LEVI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harvey RothenbergHARVEY ROTHENBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hemi ZuckerHEMI ZUCKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joan LessingJOAN LESSING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie BenitahLESLIE BENITAH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa AufzienLISA AUFZIEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marc AbramowitzMARC ABRAMOWITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary MaydanMARY MAYDAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maya Kadar KovalskyMAYA KADAR KOVALSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael LeitMICHAEL LEIT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michel SteinbergerMICHEL STEINBERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mir Segal-SchariaMIR SEGAL-SCHARIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nomi GhezNOMI GHEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Norman LipoffNORMAN LIPOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ofer AlonOFER ALON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phil DarivoffPHIL DARIVOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ricki AlonRICKI ALON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara SummersSARA SUMMERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shira RonenSHIRA RONEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Timothy SchlindweinTIMOTHY SCHLINDWEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vanessa EliaVANESSA ELIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Yosi BenleviYOSI BENLEVI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ahron WeinAHRON WEIN
CFO
- Total calculated
- $440,228
- From this org
- $360,420
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $79,808
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $360,295
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $36,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $43,508
- Filer's total
- $440,228
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Julie Lipsett-SingerJULIE LIPSETT-SINGER
CDO
- Total calculated
- $388,786
- From this org
- $332,044
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,742
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $331,919
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $17,473
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,269
- Filer's total
- $388,786
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Kelly GruntherKELLY GRUNTHER
CMO
- Total calculated
- $280,351
- From this org
- $227,121
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,230
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $226,996
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $10,556
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,674
- Filer's total
- $280,351
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Allyson B HarmanALLYSON B HARMAN
ASSOC. VP N. MW
- Total calculated
- $198,173
- From this org
- $174,192
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,981
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $174,067
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $8,021
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,960
- Filer's total
- $198,173
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Carolyn SteinbergCAROLYN STEINBERG
ASSOC. VP PACIFIC NORTHWEST
- Total calculated
- $254,260
- From this org
- $216,806
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,454
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,681
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $21,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,254
- Filer's total
- $254,260
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Jennifer YoungJENNIFER YOUNG
VP PLANNED GIVING AND DEV. ANALYTICS
- Total calculated
- $246,669
- From this org
- $204,455
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,214
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $204,330
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $13,733
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,481
- Filer's total
- $246,669
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Shay BarSHAY BAR
NATIONAL DIR. ALUMNI AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $198,518
- From this org
- $147,228
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,290
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,103
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $9,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,290
- Filer's total
- $198,518
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Yael AptYAEL APT
ASSOC. VP SOUTHERN CA
- Total calculated
- $202,660
- From this org
- $169,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,410
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $169,125
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $125
- Deferred
- $8,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,910
- Filer's total
- $202,660
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Jennifer GrossJENNIFER GROSS
CEO (THROUGH 2/2024)
- Total calculated
- $416,116
- From this org
- $397,799
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,317
- Hours/week
- 38
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $172,799
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $225,000
- Deferred
- $17,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,067
- Filer's total
- $416,116
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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A SEVERANCE OR CHANGE-OF-CONTROL PAYMENT
- JENNIFER GROSS, THE FORMER CEO, RECEIVED $225,000 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENT.
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.
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING · NY · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AFTAU
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 31 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202642439349301104
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