Nonprofit · EIN 11-3355081
ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC
Also known as RCCS-UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITIES
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $23,962,904 | $25,446,958 | -$1,484,054 | $26,637,494 | $1,136,685 | $25,500,809 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $27,236,796 | $26,645,964 | $590,832 | $28,730,804 | $1,491,134 | $27,239,670 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,077,631
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $486,341
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$5,601,068
- Other revenue
- -$5,601,068
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,808,557
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $999,704
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,149,789
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,211,004
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $40,000
- Occupancy
- $325,229
- Travel
- $236,839
- Depreciation
- $220,002
- Program services (functional)
- $17,805,355
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,544,315
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,097,288
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,730,804
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,637,494
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,136,685
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,500,809
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,162,285
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,649,906
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,698,869
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,801,940
- Gross receipts
- $29,563,972
- Employees
- 78
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZISHE LOWY | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $388,206 | $26,964 |
| YISROEL M MERKIN | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $292,003 | $26,964 |
| AARON STEIER | NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $272,548 | $26,964 |
| SHAYE WERCBERGER | CHIEF SERVICES OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $253,248 | $26,964 |
| SAMUEL WERCBERGER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,326 | $20,152 |
| YOEL MARKOWITZ | MEDICAL REFERRAL COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,833 | $7,568 |
| DANIEL HADAR | DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,303 | $4,985 |
| ELIEZER EIZIKOVITS | MEDICAL CARE COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,955 | $0 |
| ZVI KOHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ELI KOHN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS WEISER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENZION WERTZBERGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GREENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA ITZKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| YOEL BERNATH | EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS BARENBAUM ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR SOLOMON BLISKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NACHUM SHERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BIDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHAIM KURZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SOL WEISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEVEN MULLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BERGER CPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ZALMEN HOROWITZ | EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| RABBI YOSEF C GOLDING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARON STEIER | NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $307,577 | $25,030 |
| YISROEL MERKIN | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $270,615 | $25,030 |
| CHAIM RAPFOGEL | COO Officer | 50 | $273,422 | $0 |
| ZISHE LOWY | PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $253,248 | $19,190 |
| SAMUEL WERCBERGER | MANAGING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,907 | $27,115 |
| NAFTALI GIPS | DIRECTOR OF PATIENT DEPT. OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,165 | $7,025 |
| MORDECHAI MEISELS | MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,449 | $7,025 |
| ELIEZER EIZIKOVITS | MEDICAL CARE COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,491 | $0 |
| ZVI KOHN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ZALMEN HOROWITZ | EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| YOEL BERNATH | EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MULLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GREENBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SOL WEISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA ITZKOWITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI YOSEF C GOLDING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NACHUM SHERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS WEISER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MORRIS BARENBAUM ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BIDERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELI KOHN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SOLOMON BLISKO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAIM KURTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENZION WERTZBERGER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BERGER CPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 762 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11205-1573
- In care of
- % ELIA X KOHN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELI KOHN, 803 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11205
- Signed the 990
- ELI KOHN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (718) 722-2002
- Website
- WWW.ROFEHCHOLIM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROTH & COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP EASE THE SUFFERING OF CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES, PATIENT ADVOCACY SERVICES, EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND EDUCATION ON PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
Program accomplishments
- ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY, RCCS, PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES FOR CANCER-STRICKEN PATIENTS IN NEED, ENABLING THEM ACCESS TO THE BEST POSSIBLE MEDICAL CARE. RCCS HELPS CANCER-STRICKEN PATIENTS MAINTAIN THE BEST HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES BY SUBSIDIZING THE PREMIUMS OF THOSE UNABLE TO PAY ON THEIR OWN.Expenses $13,497,397 · grants $8,951,508
- THE MEDICAL REFERRAL AND SUPPORT TEAM AT RCCS (ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY) UTILIZES ITS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE TO GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH THE MAZE OF CANCER CARE OPTIONS AND HELPS THEM EXPLORE THE MOST APPROPRIATE PHYSICIANS AND TREATMENTS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL DIAGNOSIS. NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS, OFTEN CONFUSED AND AFRAID, KNOW THEY CAN DEPEND ON RCCS FOR COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIDANCE. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RCCS' BROAD NETWORK OF ADVISORY MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, RCCS REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE CANCER SUFFERERS WITH VITAL INFORMATION, ENABLING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR MEDICAL CARE AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS HEALTH.Expenses $2,472,802 · grants $1,639,969
- RCCS MAINTAINS AND ADMINISTERS A "MEDICAL SUBSIDY FUND" FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE IN DIRE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT AS A RESULT OF CANCER AND/OR RELATED ILLNESS.Expenses $1,585,321 · grants $1,051,389
- Expenses $249,835 · grants $165,691
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-3355081
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,637,494
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,563,972
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $23,962,904 | $25,446,958 | $26,637,494 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $27,236,796 | $26,645,964 | $28,730,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $25,353,931 | $20,706,724 | $28,616,672 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 11-3355081).
Questions about ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC is 11-3355081.
- Is ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC 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 ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELI KOHN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $388,206 (ZISHE LOWY, PROGRAM DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ROFEH CHOLIM CANCER SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $23,962,904, expenses of $25,446,958 and total assets of $26,637,494 at year end.
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