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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ISRAEL INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,135,900
Total expenses
$4,486,358
Contributions and grants received
$3,995,878
Grants paid
$3,212,769
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$135,567
Other revenue
$4,455
Total assets, end of year
$3,052,953
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,421
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,984,532
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,898,860
Management and general expenses
$271,217
Fundraising expenses
$316,281
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,898,860

Program services were 86.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,995,878

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $135,567 · excluded $135,567

  • 11a · Other revenue: REWARDS

    total $4,455 · excluded $4,455

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,455

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,003,669 · program services $2,003,669

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $869,500 · program services $869,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $339,600 · program services $339,600

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $570,606 · program services $258,961 · management and general $125,240 · fundraising $186,405

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $273,999 · program services $158,965 · management and general $77,599 · fundraising $37,435

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,808 · program services $7,949 · management and general $3,881 · fundraising $1,978

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $67,039 · program services $31,719 · management and general $16,045 · fundraising $19,275

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,191 · program services $26,301 · management and general $12,804 · fundraising $14,086

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,593 · program services $4,249 · management and general $2,068 · fundraising $2,276

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,621 · program services $28,985 · management and general $14,111 · fundraising $15,525

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,181 · program services $39,882 · fundraising $299

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,895 · program services $11,084 · management and general $385 · fundraising $426

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,627 · program services $25,841 · management and general $12,574 · fundraising $15,212

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,384 · program services $54,039 · management and general $1,973 · fundraising $18,372

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $28,795 · program services $28,795

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,981 · program services $7,408 · management and general $3,606 · fundraising $3,967

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP.

    total $3,869 · program services $1,913 · management and general $931 · fundraising $1,025

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $453,078 · end of year $520,947

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,756,961 · end of year $2,192,669

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $240,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $81,046 · end of year $99,337

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $56,236 · end of year $68,421

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,234,849 · end of year $2,744,532

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $240,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ISRAEL INSTITUTE, INC. (THE INSTITUTE) ENHANCES KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MODERN ISRAEL BY ENSURING THAT MORE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO COURSES ABOUT ISRAEL DURING THEIR TIME ON CAMPUS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 4A.

  • CAMPUS TEACHING: CAMPUS TEACHING PROGRAMS ARE THE CORE AREA OF ACTION FOR THE ISRAEL INSTITUTE'S WORK. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EXPAND STUDENT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY COURSES ABOUT ISRAEL AT LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BRINGING ISRAELI SCHOLARS TO TEACH AT U.S. AND CANADIAN CAMPUSES FOR SEMESTER-LONG, ANNUAL, AND MULTI-YEAR PLACEMENTS AS VISITING FACULTY OR POSTDOCTORAL TEACHING FELLOWS; SENDING ISRAELI SCHOLARS TO TEACH INTENSIVE COURSES ABOUT ISRAEL AT UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES; AND SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF COURSES IN ISRAEL STUDIES AMONG ESTABLISHED PROFESSORS AND UNIVERSITIES.

    Expenses $3,770,334 · Grants $3,125,669

  • ACADEMIC ECOSYSTEM PROGRAMS SUPPORT OUR CAMPUS TEACHING PROGRAMS AT U.S. CAMPUSES THROUGH WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSORS TO IMPROVE PEDAGOGY AND WORKSHOPS FOR LEADING UNDERGRADUATES INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT ISRAEL.

    Expenses $128,526 · Grants $87,100

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • STEVEN DAVIDOFF SOLOMON

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LISA EISEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SENDER COHEN

    BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEHUDA REINHARZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROB ROMANOFF

    BOARD MEMBER - AS OF 10/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK YUDOF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ARIEL ROTH

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $298,901
    From this org
    $266,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,645
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,256
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,060
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,585
    Filer's total
    $298,901

  • ERIKA FALK

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $259,539
    From this org
    $217,805
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,734
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,805
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,149
    Filer's total
    $259,539

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
ALL BONUS PAYMENTS MADE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, WERE NON-FIXED, DISCRETIONARY PAYMENTS.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630629349301143

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