Nonprofit · EIN 06-1257354
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
Also known as JOSEPH SLIRKA CTR LIFE AT YALE INC
Tax-exempt · NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,705,879 | $5,243,527 | $462,352 | $53,744,223 | $4,707,579 | $49,036,644 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,108,581 | $4,940,599 | $167,982 | $51,096,190 | $4,702,728 | $46,393,462 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,447,681 | $4,580,489 | -$1,132,808 | $51,165,554 | $5,158,436 | $46,007,118 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,647,912
- Program service revenue
- $1,064,475
- Investment income
- $1,993,492
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $766,016
- Other salaries and wages
- $639,474
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,682,378
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $254,344
- Depreciation
- $594,696
- Program services (functional)
- $3,366,411
- Management and general (functional)
- $923,757
- Fundraising (functional)
- $953,359
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,096,190
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,744,223
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,707,579
- Net assets, end of year
- $49,036,644
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,323,468
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $26,553,329
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,483,315
- Gross receipts
- $5,705,879
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 29
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL COHEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $217,759 | $12,359 |
| MELINDA PAPOWITZ | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,542 | $8,769 |
| ZIV EISENBERG | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,807 | $7,601 |
| ELIZABETH SQUILLACE | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $138,845 | $7,527 |
| RACHEL D LEIKEN | ASSOCIATE CHAPLAIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,063 | $22,267 |
| PETER BENSINGER JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY GRIES WAGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN K FARBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER LANGERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MENDELSOHN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS ZELINSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STERN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GABBY DEUTCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIELA DUBLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROFESSOR JOSH KALLA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SACHA LITMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE MATLOFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAMAR NEWBERGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PROFESSOR EDIEAL PINKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAMAR SADEH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YISHAI SCHWARTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID SLIFKA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YONINA SIEGAL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BRINKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELISHEVA FEINTUCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AVA LEIPZIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAHAR SILVERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL COHEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $212,153 | $19,742 |
| MELINDA PAPOWITZ | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,942 | $325 |
| ELIZABETH SQUILLACE | FINANCE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,932 | $17,250 |
| ZIV EISENBERG | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,018 | $0 |
| EVAN FARBER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY GRIES WAGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY RABSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BENSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MENDELSOHN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DICK PECHTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS ZELINSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB BILDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GABBY DEUTCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIELA DUBLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PROFESSOR CHRISTINE HAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PROFESSOR JOSH KALLA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER LANGERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MATLOFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL POGREBIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMAR SADEH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YISHAI SCHWARTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SLIFKA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STERN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP WAGMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABE BAKER-BUTLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTHIE DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YARONE TOKAYER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URIEL COHEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $196,779 | $16,563 |
| JASON RUBENSTEIN | SR JEWISH CHAPLAIN Key employee | 40 | $159,874 | $10,410 |
| ZIV EISENBERG | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,919 | $6,961 |
| ABE BAKER BUTLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YISHAI SCHWARTZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YARONE TOKAYER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER LANGERMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTHIE DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY K RABSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA MENDELSOHN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN K FARBER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIELA DUBLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HAYES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH KALLA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L BILDNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL POGREBIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS ZELINSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER BENSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SLIFKA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD PECHTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY GRIES WAGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STERN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP R WAGMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMAR SADEH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 80 WALL STREETJOSEPH SLIFKA CENTER, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511-0000
- In care of
- % URI M COHEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- URIEL COHEN, 80 WALL STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
- Signed the 990
- PETER LANGERMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (203) 492-3209
- Website
- WWW.SLIFKACENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
SLIFKA CENTER IS AN INDEPENDENT SELF SUPPORTING NON-PROFIT THAT SERVES YALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF, AND THE GREATER NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE SLIFKA DINING PROGRAM IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF KOSHER DINING AVAILABLE AT YALE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ALMOST 31,000 MEALS WERE SERVED, INCLUDING 4,100 SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY MEALS AS WELL AS 2,000 BAGEL BRUNCH MEALS.Expenses $1,529,858 · revenue $1,064,475
- STUDENT AND YALE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING: THE SLIFKA CENTER PRODUCES AND SUPPORTS MANY PROGRAMS FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS AS WELL AS PROGRAMS GEARED TO SHARING JUDAISM AND JEWISH CULTURE WITH THE NON-JEWISH COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERACTION AND DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OTHER RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL GROUPS ACROSS CAMPUS. PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES INCLUDE SOCIAL JUSTICE, ARTS/CULTURE, ISRAEL PROGRAMMING AND VARIOUS OTHER STUDENT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. TYPICALLY, AROUND 2,000 UNDERGRADUATE AND 500 GRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SLIFKA CENTER PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SLIFKA CENTER ALSO TYPICALLY HOSTS RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE CAMPUS JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND DURING JEWISH HOLIDAYS. THIS CAN INCLUDE FROM 10 TO 25 PEOPLE AT DAILY SERVICE AND 50 TO 400 PEOPLE FOR HOLIDAY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $1,836,553
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1257354
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Religion-related (X30)
- Group exemption
- 3736: HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,744,223
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,705,879
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,705,879 | $5,243,527 | $53,744,223 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,108,581 | $4,940,599 | $51,096,190 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,447,681 | $4,580,489 | $51,165,554 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,568,187 | $3,401,086 | $54,218,990 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1257354).
Questions about HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
- What is the EIN of HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE is 06-1257354.
- Is HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Which annual return does HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names URIEL COHEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $217,759 (URIEL COHEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,705,879, expenses of $5,243,527 and total assets of $53,744,223 at year end.
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