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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1794932

BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC

Also known as BBYO INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20045

Financials

$41.1M$44.7M2022$44.8M$51.5M2023$40.4M$46.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$40,405,525$46,314,430-$5,908,905$23,452,418$10,955,435$12,496,983
June 30, 2024990$44,794,556$51,451,340-$6,656,784$27,781,339$9,695,142$18,086,197
June 30, 2023990$41,055,181$44,694,156-$3,638,975$35,090,471$11,890,908$23,199,563
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$21,879,927
Membership dues
$1,295,504
Program service revenue
$17,704,580
Investment income
$236,571
Net gain from sales of assets
$43,150
Other revenue
$584,447

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,838,357
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,647,486
Other salaries and wages
$12,094,107
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$16,724,613
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$10,119
Accounting fees
$78,477
Occupancy
$839,675
Travel
$4,195,997
Depreciation
$357,230
Program services (functional)
$40,123,086
Management and general (functional)
$3,370,740
Fundraising (functional)
$2,820,604

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$27,781,339
Total assets, end of year
$23,452,418
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,955,435
Net assets, end of year
$12,496,983
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,891,363
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,912,883
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,584,100
Gross receipts
$40,531,795
Employees
318
Volunteers
930
Year formed
2001
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW GROSSMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$697,412$30,501
ROBYN G JUDELSOHNCHIEF MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES OFFICER
Key employee
40$288,694$23,219
ARYEH FURSTCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$273,790$25,594
WENDI A COLBYCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
40$259,696$12,272
DEBORAH SHEMONYSVP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$213,719$27,329
JAYME TANOWITZSVP PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$211,793$27,290
KAREN ALPERTSVP OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Highest-paid employee
40$199,887$26,657
IAN KANDELSVP MOVEMENT BUILDING
Highest-paid employee
40$204,033$16,976
GARY LEVINSVP COMMUNITY IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$180,717$23,832
CRAIG WEISSBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH SUZMANPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RACHEL HOFFERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH PERLMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JONATHAN ANSCHELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA R COHNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAY BERNHARDTMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID BROWNMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEORA ZABUSKYMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE GERBERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE GREENWALDMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC HOFFMANMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN MEZISTRANO 100TH GRANDALEF GODOL) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
LOIS KOHN-KLARMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEE KOHRMAN HONORARY MEMBERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD MAURERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
COURTNEY MIZELMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
GABRIEL MOPSMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN MORRISMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN NATHANMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID RITTBERG SCHUSTERMANAPPOINTEE) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOELLE ABAEW 80TH ANITA MPERLMAN INT'L NSIAH) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY SCHUSTERMAN SCHUSTERMANAPPOINTEE) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW GROSSMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$687,722$28,616
ROBYN G JUDELSOHNCHIEF MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES OFFICER
Key employee
40$270,868$22,324
ARYEH FURSTCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$261,324$24,976
WENDI A COLBYCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
40$248,424$11,819
DEBORAH SHEMONYSVP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$203,819$26,297
GARY LEVINSVP COMMUNITY IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$201,097$24,160
JAYME TANOWITZSVP PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$198,059$26,248
KAREN ALPERTSVP OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Highest-paid employee
40$182,955$25,416
IAN KANDELSVP MOVEMENT BUILDING
Highest-paid employee
40$190,328$16,209
CRAIG WEISSBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH SUZMANPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LOIS KOHN-CLAARVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH PERLMANVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JONATHAN ANSCHELLTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEORA ZABUSKYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAY BERNHARDTMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BROWNMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA COHNMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE GERBERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE GREENWALDMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL HOFFERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TJ KATZ 99TH GRAND ALEF GODOLMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE KOHRMAN HONORARY MEMBERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD MAURERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY MIZELMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GABRIEL MOPSMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN MORRISMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTEE PORTNOYMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID RITTBERG SCHUSTERMANAPPOINTEE) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY SAXE 79TH ANITA MPERLMAN INT'L NSIAH) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY SCHUSTERMAN SCHUSTERMANAPPOINTEE) MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW GROSSMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$609,734$31,439
ARYEH FURSTCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$248,370$24,696
JILL R HULNICKCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER, END 6/23
Key employee
40$239,858$28,102
ROBYN G JUDELSOHNCHIEF MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES OFFICER
Key employee
40$225,833$21,334
WENDI A COLBYCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Key employee
40$225,127$11,162
JAYME TANOWITZSR VP PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$195,512$25,955
DEBORAH SHEMONYSR VP OF MARKETING & COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$191,373$24,296
GARY LEVINSR VP COMMUNITY IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$185,633$24,925
IAN KANDELVP OF GLOBAL MOVEMENT STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$183,922$15,979
KAREN ALPERTVP SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$171,282$24,847
CRAIG WEISSCHAIR, START 7/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH SUZMANPAST CHAIR, START 7/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LOIS KOHN-CLAARVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RUTH PERLMANVICE CHAIR, START 7/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEORA ZABUSKYSECRETARY, START 7/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JONATHAN ANSCHELLTREASURER, START 7/22
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAY BERNHARDTMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURIE BLITZERMEMBER AT LARGE, END 6/30/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA COHNMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEVI FOXMEMBER AT LARGE, END 6/30/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE GERBERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AVI GORODETSKIMEMBER AT LARGE, END 6/30/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL HOFFERMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE KOHRMANMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD MAURERMEMBER AT LARGE, START 7/22
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN MORRISMEMBER AT LARGE, START 7/22
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COURTNEY MIZELMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ESTEE PORTNOYFUND FOR THE FUTURE BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID RITTBERGMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACY SCHUSTERMANMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AVIV SIEGELMEMBER AT LARGE, END 6/30/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER SOLOMONMEMBER AT LARGE, END 6/30/23
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
529 14TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20045-1000
In care of
% ARYEH FURST CFO
Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
800 8th St NW, Washington DC 20001
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MATTHEW GROSSMAN, 529 14TH ST NW 705, WASHINGTON, DC 20045
Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
Janice Bigelow, 800 8th St NW, Washington DC 20001
Signed the 990
ARYEH FURST, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(202) 857-6633
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

BBYO IS THE LEADING PLURALISTIC TEEN MOVEMENT ASPIRING TO INVOLVE MORE JEWISH TEENS IN MORE MEANINGFUL JEWISH EXPERIENCES. ROOTED IN OVER 100 YEARS OF TRADITION, BBYO HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL IDENTITY ENRICHMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF JEWISH TEENS. ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND DOZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES, JEWISH TEENS CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CELEBRATE THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE, AND PREPARE FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES, ALL WITHIN A JEWISH CONTEXT.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TEEN PROGRAMS & MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: BBYO PROVIDES JEWISH YOUTH VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EMBRACE THEIR ROLE IN DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP, STRENGTHEN THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH HERITAGE. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEENS THROUGH A HOST OF VARIED AND RICH PROGRAMS, SUCH AS BBYO'S AZA/BBG TEEN-LED GOVERNANCE MODEL BASED ON EXPERIENTIAL DEMOCRACY AND BBYO'S VARIOUS SUMMER IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP SEMINARS AND GLOBAL TRAVEL.
    Expenses $30,809,606 · grants $2,838,357 · revenue $17,704,580
  • REGIONAL OFFICES: PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR LOCAL CHAPTERS WHICH CONDUCT PROGRAMS INTENDED TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AMONG JEWISH YOUTH AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF SPORTS, CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, JUDAIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES.
    Expenses $9,313,480

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-1794932
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)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
1370 (36 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$23,452,418
Income (IRS master file)
$40,531,795

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$40,405,525$46,314,430$23,452,418XML
990June 2024$44,794,556$51,451,340$27,781,339XML
990June 2023$41,055,181$44,694,156$35,090,471XML
990June 2022$53,144,943$39,283,395$39,856,936IRS
990June 2021$25,153,336$19,897,255$21,717,727IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2017
Officer: Janice Bigelow
June 30, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990June 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 31-1794932).

Questions about BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC

What is the EIN of BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC is 31-1794932.
Is BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Are donations to BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION 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 BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC 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 BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC 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 BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATTHEW GROSSMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $697,412 (MATTHEW GROSSMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $40,405,525, expenses of $46,314,430 and total assets of $23,452,418 at year end.

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