Nonprofit · EIN 13-3100063
ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11213
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,256,560 | $2,238,935 | $17,625 | $1,529,266 | $318,347 | $1,210,919 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $641,057 | $452,471 | $188,586 | $1,361,608 | $241,840 | $1,119,768 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,645,316 | $1,775,402 | -$130,086 | $1,094,623 | $214,372 | $880,251 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,756,926
- of which government grants
- $40,000
- Membership dues
- $462
- Program service revenue
- $426,363
- Investment income
- $42,632
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,136
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $23,382
- Other revenue
- $30,639
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $34,754
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $177,150
- Other salaries and wages
- $836,624
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,239,456
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $459
- Accounting fees
- $36,791
- Occupancy
- $20,912
- Travel
- $71,980
- Depreciation
- $436
- Program services (functional)
- $1,653,852
- Management and general (functional)
- $481,546
- Fundraising (functional)
- $103,537
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,361,608
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,529,266
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $318,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,210,919
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,492
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,174,673
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $247,697
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $963,222
- Gross receipts
- $2,495,556
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL MAY | PUBLISHER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $125,000 |
| CYNTHIA FRIEDMAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,150 |
| KATHLEEN PERATIS | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK EGERMAN | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARRIE SHAPIRO | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NAOMI DANN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ZOE FRIEDMAN-COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MASHA GESSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BEN KORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIZZY RATNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JOSEPHINE RIESMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NADIA SAAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TALI STOLZENBERG-MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN PERATIS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MARK EGERMAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN COHEN | CO-CHAIR (LAST DAY OCTOBER 22, 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CARRIE SHAPIRO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| NAOMI DANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ZOE FRIEDMAN-COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MASHA GESSEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BEN KORMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LIBBY LENKINSKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LIZZY RATNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JOSEPHINE RIESMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TALI STOLZENBERG-MYERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NADIA SAAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LAUREN GOLDENBERG | MEMBER (LAST DAY OCTOBER 16, 2023) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIEL MAY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA FRIEDMAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| NORA CAPLAN-BICKER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL MAY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $65,494 |
| CYNTHIA FRIEDMAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,262 |
| KATHLEEN PERATIS | CO-CHAR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK EGERMAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN COHEN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PETER FREY | TREASURER - RESIGNED OCT. 16, 2022 Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARRIE SHAPIRO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NAOMI DANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN GOLDENBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ZOE FRIEDMAN-COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MASHA GESSEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BEN KORMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIBBY LENKINSKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIZZY RATNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JOSEPHINE RIESMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NADIA SAAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TALI STOLZENBERG-MYERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 130049, BROOKLYN, NY 11213-0049
- In care of
- % F MEGALE CPA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANIEL MAY, PO BOX 130049, BROOKLYN, NY 11213
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL MAY, PUBLISHER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (646) 598-6730
- Website
- HTTPS://JEWISHCURRENTS.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PUBLISH REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND CULTURAL COVERAGE.
Program accomplishments
- JEWISH CURRENTS PUBLISHES DAILY ONLINE AND QUARTERLY IN PRINT, JEWISH CURRENTS ALSO INCLUDES A PODCAST AND SERIES OF ONLINE EVENTS.Expenses $1,653,852 · grants $34,754 · revenue $449,745
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
- 13-3100063
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A90Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,529,266
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,495,556
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,256,560 | $2,238,935 | $1,529,266 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $641,057 | $452,471 | $1,361,608 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,645,316 | $1,775,402 | $1,094,623 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,644,326 | $1,562,151 | $1,155,264 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 13-3100063).
Questions about ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM is 13-3100063.
- Is ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM 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 ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DANIEL MAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,000 (DANIEL MAY, PUBLISHER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTION OF JEWISH SECULARISM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,256,560, expenses of $2,238,935 and total assets of $1,529,266 at year end.
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