Nonprofit · EIN 86-1454151
AYIN INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,303,399 | $1,286,122 | $17,277 | $183,137 | $37,811 | $145,326 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $750,794 | $678,777 | $72,017 | $174,895 | $46,846 | $128,049 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $401,904 | $448,021 | -$46,117 | $77,103 | $23,096 | $54,007 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,038,374
- Program service revenue
- $263,956
- Investment income
- $1,069
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $214,960
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $226,627
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,302
- Accounting fees
- $8,739
- Occupancy
- $24,355
- Travel
- $10,583
- Program services (functional)
- $971,298
- Management and general (functional)
- $146,002
- Fundraising (functional)
- $168,822
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $174,895
- Total assets, end of year
- $183,137
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,811
- Net assets, end of year
- $145,326
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $34,133
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $111,193
- Gross receipts
- $1,303,399
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2021
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDEN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $112,083 | $5,188 |
| TOM HAVIV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,521 | $5,229 |
| PENINA EILBERG-SCHWARTZ | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $75,130 | $1,250 |
| ADAM SHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FRIED | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIRZAH FIRESTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATE LUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH STOLBUN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BALLENTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM HAVIV | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $98,525 |
| EDEN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $97,917 |
| PENINA EILBERG-SCHWARTZ | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $52,020 |
| ADAM SHER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FRIED | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIRZAH FIRESTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATE LUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH STOLBUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM HAVIV | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $86,110 |
| EDEN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $74,950 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 515 WESTMINSTER RD, BROOKLYN, NY 11218-6037
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 515 Westminster Road, Brooklyn NY 11218
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TOM HAVIV, 68 35TH ST BLDG 4 3RD FL SPACE C, BROOKLYN, NY 11232
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Tom Haviv, 515 Westminster Road, Brooklyn NY 11218
- Signed the 990
- TOM HAVIV, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (917) 859-5914
- Website
- WWW.AYINPRESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BONADIO & CO LLP
Mission
THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WAS FORMED ON JANUARY 7, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ARTIST-RUN PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PRODUCTION STUDIO, AND RESEARCH COLLECTIVE ROOTED IN JEWISH CULTURE AND EMANATING OUTWARD. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CREATE AND SUPPORT WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICAL IMAGINATION, SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, AND RADICAL AESTHETICS.BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEEK TO CELEBRATE ARTISTS AND THINKERS AT THE MARGINS AND EXPLORE THE GROWING EDGES OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY, MULTIMEDIA, AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKS AND PROJECTS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO POETRY, ESSAYS, FICTION, THEORY, ARTBOOKS, ANTHOLOGIES, ARCHIVES, INTERVIEWS, TRANSLATIONS, MULTI MEDIA, CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS, DIGITAL WORKS, IMMERSIVE EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING.THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. WAS FOUNDED ON A DEEP BELIEF IN THE POWER OF CULTURE AND CREATIVITY TO HEAL, TRANSFORM, AND UPLIFT THE WORLD WE SHARE AND BUILD T
Program accomplishments
- DIGITAL PUBLISHING - THROUGHOUT 2025, AYIN PUBLISHED TWENTY-EIGHT DIGITAL PIECES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OURFOUR DIGITAL COLUMNS, MAINTAINING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMPLIFYING A POLYPHONY OF VOICESYEAR-ROUND. DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025 INCLUDED TEN NEW PIECES OUR LITERARY COLUMN OTIYOT;TWO NEW PIECES FOR OUR COLUMN MOABET, DEVOTED TO SEPHARDI/MIZRAHI JEWRY; TWO AS PARTOF OUR TEIKU COLUMN DEVOTED TO JEWISH TEXTS AND THOUGHT; ONE AS PART OF OUR SPEAKINGFROM EXPERIENCE COLUMN ON EMERGENT SPIRITUALITIES; AND THIRTEEN AS PART OF OUR EMBERSOF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE FOLIO, WITH EACH PIECE WRITTEN BY A HISTORIAN FOCUSING ONRESPECTIVE OTTOMAN JEWISH CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.Expenses $185,450 · revenue $53,479
- PRINT PUBLISHING - THROUGH AYIN'S BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH AT THEINTERSECTION OF SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, POLITICAL IMAGINATION, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ART. IN2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW AORA IMPRINT, WHICH PUBLISHES WORKS BEYOND BORDERS,DISCIPLINES, AND TRADITIONS. OUR PRINT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED FOUR NEW BOOKS, ONE BOOKLET,AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FIVE BOOKS AND CARD DECKS FOR ALIGNED PUBLISHING PARTNERS. OURPUBLISHED TITLES TITLES INCLUDE: SURVIVA: A FUTURE ANCESTRAL GUIDE BY CANNUPA HANSKALUGER; PROTOCOLS: AN ERASURE BY DANIELA MOLNAR; THE TORAH IN THE TAROT BY STAVAPPEL; GOLDEN THREADS BY ARIELLA ASHA AZOULAY; AND EXPANDING THE FIELD: A DIY ROSHHASHANAH COMPANION BY EDEN PEARLSTEIN, AYA BARON, SARAH CHANDLER, SCOTT OSMAN,AYSE BIRSEL, AND JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH. OUR DISTRIBUTED WORKS INCLUDE MEGILLAT ESTHER:THE GRAPHIC TALE BY JT WALDMAN; JEWISH MYSTIC CARDS BY JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH; THETHOUSANDS: A TITHE BY ANNE GERMANACOS; MERGEMERGE: A BOOK OF CARDS BY ANNEGERMANACOS; AND THE MERGIING OF TWO OCEANS: NINE TALKS ON SUFISM AND HASIDISM BYNETANEL MILES-YPEZ.Expenses $556,348 · revenue $160,438
- FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - AYIN INSTITUTE IS COLLABORATING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH AYIN'S OVERALL MISSION.Expenses $229,500 · revenue $50,039
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 | 990 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
- 86-1454151
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $183,137
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,303,399
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,303,399 | $1,286,122 | $183,137 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $750,794 | $678,777 | $174,895 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $401,904 | $448,021 | $77,103 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $237,909 | $140,441 | $103,501 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Tom Haviv | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 86-1454151).
Questions about AYIN INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of AYIN INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AYIN INSTITUTE INC is 86-1454151.
- Is AYIN INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to AYIN INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AYIN INSTITUTE 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 AYIN INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AYIN INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AYIN INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TOM HAVIV.
- Who are the officers and directors of AYIN INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,083 (EDEN PEARLSTEIN, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AYIN INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,303,399, expenses of $1,286,122 and total assets of $183,137 at year end.
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