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KESHET

EIN 36-3441392 NORTHBROOK, IL

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Revenue 2024
$14,629,971
Expenses 2024
$13,817,485

Program services were 72.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
610 ACADEMY DR

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

KESHET IS ONE OF A FEW ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. WHERE KIDS WITH DISABILITIES CAN BEGIN PROGRAMS AT THE AGE OF THREE AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD. KESHET ENSURES THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE ACTIVITIES THAT DEFINE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT-GRADUATING FROM KINDERGARTEN, PLAYING ON A SPORTS TEAM, FINDING A JOB, GETTING A FIRST APARTMENT AND MORE. KESHET PROVIDES THESE OPPORTUNITIES IN INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY SETTINGS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATING A COMMUNITY OF BELONGING WHERE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LEARN, PLAY, WORK, LIVE, AND GROW TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES.

  • KESHET MANAGES THREE SCHOOLS AND THREE EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH TRANSITION. USING A CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON ACADEMICS AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS, KESHET PREPARES STUDENTS TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES. EDUCATORS AND THERAPISTS WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO PROVIDE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND THERAPIES TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT. KESHET'S SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTANCE, WHICH RESULTS IN SERVING STUDENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS, WHO OFTEN HAVE VERY LIMITED SCHOOL OPTIONS.

    Expenses $4,160,102 · Revenue $4,289,105

  • KESHET'S MOST SIGNIFICANT RECREATION PROGRAM IS SUMMER CAMP. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 200 KIDS, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES EXPERIENCE SUMMER FUN AND FRIENDSHIPS ALONGSIDE THEIR TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS AT 15 DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS. THESE INCLUSIVE CAMP PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE SOCIAL GROWTH, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SELF-CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND, OF COURSE, FUN.

    Expenses $1,414,567 · Grants $79,983 · Revenue $746,290

  • AT KESHET, OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS INCLUDE DAY PROGRAM, VOCATIONAL SUPPORT AND FOUR GROUP HOMES. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL LIVES FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES. SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO MEET EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 58 ADULTS ENROLLED IN THE DAY PROGRAM AND/OR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

    Expenses $3,906,911 · Grants $21,028 · Revenue $3,344,687

  • RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS

    Expenses $593,928 · Grants $8,465 · Revenue $314,425

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.

  • Michelle Friedman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Steven Insoft

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mitchell Roth

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Barbara Kent

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gail Metrick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Asher Bronfeld

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeremy Amster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Doug Winkelstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael Friedman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elliot Pessis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Andrew Silver

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jamie Greenebaum

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Estella Levin

    BOARD MEMBER (NON-VOTING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Doug Weiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gil Bathgate

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Scott Taxman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jennifer Phillips

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $281,212
    From this org
    $261,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,172
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,388
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,652
    Filer's total
    $281,212
  • Bishal Maskey

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $208,197
    From this org
    $180,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,466
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,296
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,435
    Filer's total
    $208,197
  • Jamie Lake

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $160,520
    From this org
    $141,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,336
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,184
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,810
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,526
    Filer's total
    $160,520
  • Lauren Berndt

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THRU 10/24

    Total calculated
    $147,199
    From this org
    $146,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $911
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Lew

    DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE

    Total calculated
    $143,799
    From this org
    $109,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,908
    Hours/week
    40

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
    $14,629,971
    Expenses
    $13,817,485
    Contributions
    $5,772,227
    Grants paid
    $109,476
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $20,029,613
    Expenses
    $12,016,638
    Contributions
    $11,373,306
    Grants paid
    $176,908
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,311,747
    Expenses
    $11,039,332
    Contributions
    $4,121,986
    Grants paid
    $136,905

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.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,193,321
    Expenses
    $8,757,439
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,526,441
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,429,221
    Expenses
    $8,199,713
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,062,334
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,560,469
    Expenses
    $10,598,491
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,582,247
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,141,052
    Expenses
    $9,287,418
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,150,025
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,111,336
    Expenses
    $8,236,440
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,463,928
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,136,210
    Expenses
    $7,523,319
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,553,644
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,493,424
    Expenses
    $7,183,074
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,419,825
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,342,781
    Expenses
    $5,655,561
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,598,221
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,468,104
    Expenses
    $5,292,222
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,963,159
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $5,390,997
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,162,880

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • KESHET 799 CENTRAL HOLDINGS LLC

    LEASING OF OFFICE SPACE · IL · income $1,055,548 · assets $9,837,267

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.