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T OF L INC

EIN 88-1323223 PITTSBURGH, PA

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Revenue 2024
$11,483,812
Expenses 2024
$3,629,027

Program services were 69.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A23
Classification
1000
Street
2000 TECHNOLOGY DR STE 220

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE TREE OF LIFE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. OUR MISSION IS TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THOSE LOST ON OCTOBER 27, 2018-THE DEADLIEST ANTISEMITIC ATTACK IN U.S. HISTORY-AND TRANSFORMING THE SITE INTO A CENTER FOR EDUCATION, REMEMBRANCE, BRIDGING, AND CELEBRATION.THE NEW TREE OF LIFE IS A LOCALLY GROUNDED INSTITUTION WITH NATIONAL REACH THAT HONORS THE LIVES LOST AND INSPIRES PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF IDENTITY-BASED HATE.UPON COMPLETION, THE BUILDING WILL HOUSE THE FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY REALITY OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA; A MEMORIAL TO THOSE MURDERED IN THE ATTACK; A SACRED SANCTUARY; AND SPACES FOR EDUCATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND DIALOGUE. IT WILL SERVE AS A NATIONAL DESTINATION FOR LEARNING, REMEMBRANCE, AND ACTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TREE OF LIFE IS ON A MISSION TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY REMEMBERING THOSE TAKEN FROM US AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCE TO REPAIR OUR WORLD.WE ARE CREATING A NEW, LOCALLY GROUNDED INSTITUTION WITH BROAD NATIONAL IMPACT. THE REIMAGINED TREE OF LIFE IS A PLACE THAT WILL CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND TRADITION AND REMEMBER EACH VICTIM AND THE HORROR THAT HAPPENED HERE ON THIS SACRED GROUND. IT IS A PLACE THAT EDUCATES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, BUILDS CONNECTION, AND INSPIRES COURAGEOUS ACTION TO CREATE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES.HATE DOES NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION. ANTISEMITISM OFTEN APPEARS WITH OTHER FORMS OF BIGOTRY AGAINST HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS. UPROOTING ONE FORM OF HATRED WILL REDUCE OTHER FORMS AS WELL. TREE OF LIFE IS POSITIONED TO BE A LEADER IN THE ANTI-HATE MOVEMENT. LIKE VISITORS TO GROUND ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY AND AUSCHWITZ IN POLAND, VISITORS TO THE SITE OF THE 10/27 ATTACK WILL EXPERIENCE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE TRAGEDY AS THEY

  • THE TREE OF LIFE, INC. IS WORKING TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF THE LOVED ONES TAKEN ON OCTOBER 27, 2018, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO REPAIR OUR WORLD. THE REIMAGINED TREE OF LIFE IS A PLACE THAT WILL CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND TRADITION AND REMEMBER EACH VICTIM AND THE HORROR THAT HAPPENED FROM THE 2018 PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING. IT IS A PLACE THAT PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND A MUSEUM TO EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, BUILDS CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRES COURAGEOUS ACTION TO CREATE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,559,257

  • THE HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH (HCP) CONNECTS THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES OF TODAY. THROUGH EDUCATION, THE HCP SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE INJUSTICES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD A MORE CIVIL AND HUMANE SOCIETY. THE HCP REACHES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ANNUALLY THROUGH ENGAGING CULTURAL EVENTS AND LECTURES; A ROBUST GENERATIONS SPEAKER BUREAU; CHUTZ-POW! SUPERHEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST COMIC BOOK SERIES; A PUBLIC EXHIBIT CALLED "REVOLVING DOORS; TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND AND WORK TO DISMANTLE ANTISEMITISM; AND FREE AND AFFORDABLE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND DISMANTLING ANTISEMITISM.

    Expenses $444,891 · Grants $64,218 · Revenue $18,522

  • LIGHT IS TREE OF LIFES K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERING, EQUIPPING SCHOOL AGE LEARNERS TO IDENTIFY AND CONFRONT HATE IN THEIR OWN LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND DIALOGUE-BASED LEARNING. THE TREE OF LIFE HOSTS ITS OWN ROBUST ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $499,676

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Michael Bernstein

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Meryl Ainsman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sheila Fine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Max Gelernter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Steve Halpern

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alan Hausman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jason Kushner

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Larry Lebowitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Letwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ramsey Lyons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Warner Macklin

    BOARD VICE TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kent McElhattan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rabbi Jeffrey Myers

    EX-OFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jo Recht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Diane Rosenthal

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sam Reiman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lori Shapiro

    HONORARY MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Solomon

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andrew Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bonnie Van Kirk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anthony Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Carole Zawatsky

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $297,477
    From this org
    $279,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $279,878
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,599
    Filer's total
    $297,477

  • Robin Cohen

    CFOO

    Total calculated
    $222,734
    From this org
    $187,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,815
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,919
    Filer's total
    $222,734

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $11,483,812
    Expenses
    $3,629,027
    Contributions
    $11,240,098
    Grants paid
    $64,218
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $8,784,279
    Expenses
    $3,829,315
    Contributions
    $8,568,059
    Grants paid
    $55,836
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $12,847,429
    Expenses
    $2,606,685
    Contributions
    $12,572,716
    Grants paid
    $78,269

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period
1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Principal officer
Melvin Solomon
Mailing address
0 WOODLAND ROADPITTSBURGH PA 15232
Website
WWW.REMEMBERREBUILDRENEW.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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Grants received

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Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.