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← AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,707,461
Total expenses
$177,447,203
Contributions and grants received
$13,461,369
Grants paid
$172,741,459
Program service revenue
$4,700,000
Investment income
$5,546,092
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$91,823,958
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,456,259
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$89,367,699
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$173,596,136
Management and general expenses
$1,512,055
Fundraising expenses
$2,339,012
Program service expenses (Part III)
$173,596,136

Program services were 97.8% 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

    $3,390,760

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,070,609

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,170

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FUNDRAISING FEES

    total $4,700,000 · related or exempt $4,700,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $640,724 · excluded $640,724

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,342,323

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,436,955

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,905,368

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,905,368 · excluded $4,905,368

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $172,741,459 · program services $172,741,459

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $843,103 · program services $201,586 · management and general $239,694 · fundraising $401,823

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $502,200 · program services $120,076 · management and general $142,775 · fundraising $239,349

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,227,842 · program services $293,344 · management and general $349,198 · fundraising $585,300

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $132,932 · program services $31,784 · management and general $37,793 · fundraising $63,355

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $283,274 · program services $67,731 · management and general $80,535 · fundraising $135,008

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $192,284 · program services $45,975 · management and general $54,666 · fundraising $91,643

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $50,126 · program services $11,985 · management and general $14,251 · fundraising $23,890

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $128,307 · program services $30,678 · management and general $36,478 · fundraising $61,151

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $116,995 · management and general $116,995

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $391,725 · management and general $155,581 · fundraising $236,144

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $176,922 · fundraising $176,922

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $42,467 · program services $5,849 · management and general $13,736 · fundraising $22,882

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $102,714 · program services $20,763 · management and general $53,731 · fundraising $28,220

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $242,104 · program services $12,994 · management and general $138,488 · fundraising $90,622

  • 17 · Travel

    total $48,928 · program services $7,714 · management and general $18,119 · fundraising $23,095

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,285 · program services $1,489 · management and general $3,608 · fundraising $12,188

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,938 · management and general $5,938

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,952 · management and general $46,952

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES/CATERING

    total $99,425 · fundraising $99,425

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $27,411 · program services $2,583 · management and general $3,371 · fundraising $21,457

  • 24c · Other expenses: REGISTRATION & SUBSCR.

    total $16,696 · program services $126 · management and general $146 · fundraising $16,424

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAIL CAMPAIGN

    total $10,114 · fundraising $10,114

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,545,266 · end of year $1,592,556

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $469,277 · end of year $1,177,430

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,712,794 · end of year $4,561,965

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $182,196 · end of year $129,665

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $185,496

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $172,688

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,003 · end of year $12,808

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,688,262 · end of year $22,912,620

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,887,355 · end of year $2,271,469

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $216,039,369 · end of year $59,165,445

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $150,421 · end of year $207,921

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $684,048 · end of year $1,329,677

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,699,601 · end of year $918,661

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $218,653,917 · end of year $63,150,185

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $25,337,535 · end of year $26,217,514

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE FUNDRAISE IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT, AND RAISE AWARENESS OF, BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $173,596,136 · Grants $172,741,459 · Revenue $4,700,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alan Zekelman

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 2 related
  • Ronnie Stern

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • S Daniel Abraham

    HONORARY CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gail Propp

    VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Steven P Rosenberg

    VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Peter Rzepka

    HONORARY PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Michael G Jesselson

    HONORARY PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 3 related
  • Jane Stern Lebell

    HONORARY PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Moshael J Straus

    HONORARY PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Drew Parker

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ingeborg Rennert

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lolly Bak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan L Blinken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack D Burstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susanne Czuker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nissim Dahan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Abby Doft

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Gildin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ambassador Dore Gold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Gomberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Naomi Hass-Perlman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Hirmes

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eleazer Hirmes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Laurie M Hirsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Hoffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Jacobs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harvey Kaminski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Krasner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hadassah Lieberman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fmr Senator Joseph I Lieberman

    DIRECTOR (THRU 03/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Maling

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Nusbaum

    DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Ohebshalom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ophira Platt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ira L Rennert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Nina Rosenwald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David Sable

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lawrence M Schantz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay L Schottenstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Bernice Schwartz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marion Waxman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mitchell Wohlberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Susan Solomon

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $287,936
    From this org
    $249,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,447
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,489
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,590
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,857
    Filer's total
    $287,936
  • Robert Aronson Thru 0624

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $261,669
    From this org
    $256,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,134
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,535
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,134
    Filer's total
    $261,669
  • Jessica Feldan As Of 0524

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Karen Paul-Reuven Thru 0624

    DIRECTOR - WEST COAST REGION

    Total calculated
    $261,068
    From this org
    $219,146
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,922
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,146
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,863
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,059
    Filer's total
    $261,068
  • Daniel B Engel

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $219,359
    From this org
    $174,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,872
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,487
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,065
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,807
    Filer's total
    $219,359
  • Edward Linders Thru 0324

    MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $136,315
    From this org
    $110,854
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,461
    Hours/week
    40
  • Melina Gimal-Resler

    DIRECTOR - SOUTHEAST REGION

    Total calculated
    $188,018
    From this org
    $173,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,523
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,495
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,570
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,953
    Filer's total
    $188,018
  • Jennifer Zwiebel Thru 0924

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - NE REGION

    Total calculated
    $117,670
    From this org
    $111,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,634
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ronald Solomon

    FORMER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $811,033
    From this org
    $748,383
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,650
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,183
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $502,200
    Deferred
    $29,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,950
    Filer's total
    $811,033
  • Nina Hanan

    FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $192,748
    From this org
    $182,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,363
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $13,000
    Other
    $19,385
    Deferred
    $9,119
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,244
    Filer's total
    $192,748

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
RONALD SOLOMON, FORMER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023 OF $502,200 THAT IS INCLUDED IN HIS WAGES IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III) AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NINA HANAN, RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023; THIS BONUS WAS AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IN RECOGNITION OF HER MEETING CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL GOALS.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512279349301501

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