2025-07-29T15:55:11-05:00 2024-08-31 133641196 HIRSCH OELBAUM BRAM & HANOVER CPA'S PC 42 WEST 39 ST SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-09-01 135604164 AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA AGUD 2127979000 42 BROADWAY 14 FL NEW YORK NY 10004 MOSHE DANZGER CFO 2127979000 2025-07-29 1 0 ELI OELBAUM P00181448 2122278034 2025-07-25 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z YITZCHOK EHRMAN 42 BROADWAY 14 FL NEW YORK NY 10004 24595439 0 X www.agudah.org X 1939 NY IN ACCORDANCE WITH HALACHA,JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW, TO PROMOTE IDEALS OF ORTHODOX JUDAISMWORSHIP AND PRACTICE 60 60 404 0 0 0 20681481 12400937 11015637 12027519 164467 166983 0 0 31861585 24595439 5822397 1545891 0 0 10560780 11719716 0 0 2242878 15334478 15402411 31717655 28668018 143930 -4072579 28015460 26171872 10228753 12925645 17786707 13246227 X IN ACCORDANCE WITH HALACHA,JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW,TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE IDEALS OF ORTHODOX JUDAISM,AND DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN INTEREST IN JUDAISM'S RELIGION, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS BY THE ERECTION, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF SYNAGOGUES,CENTERS, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, SCHOOLS, VACATION CAMPS, LIBRARIES, CONDUCT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICE, MINYANIM, AND OTHER SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTIVES, UNDER THE GOVERNANCE OF THE MOETZES GEDOLEI HATORAH, THE RABBINICAL BOARD, WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY OF ALL DECISIONS. 0 0 8312080 9931487 OPERATE SUMMER CAMPS FOR ORTHODOX JEWISH YOUTH AND CHILDREN. AGUDATH ISRAEL'S CAMP PROGRAMS PROVIDE OVER TWO THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THEIR SUMMERS IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT BENEFITS BOTH THEIR SPIRITS AND BODIES THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES WHICH INTEGRATE JEWISH STUDY, RELIGIOUS WORSHIP AND VALUES DIRECTLY INTO THE CAMP PROGRAM.AS A RESULT, THESE YOUNGSTERS REMAIN ENGAGED AND INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN RELIGIOUS LIFE AS THEY GROW INTO ADULTHOOD. 4763197 1732 PUBLIC AFFAIRS. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF AGUDATH ISRAEL'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES IS TO ENSURE THAT THE RELIGIOUS RIGHTS OF ORTHODOX JEWS ARE PROTECTED. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A MYRIAD OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE ONGOING MONITORING OF THE MEDIA AS IT AFFECTS THE ORTHODOX COMMUNITY, INTERACTING WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES AND BRIEFS WHICH ADDRESS TIMELY CONCERNS,INTERACTING WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICALS ON ALL LEVELS ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF JEWISH SACRED CUSTOMS AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF TORAH VALUES. 2189742 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES: A MYRIAD OF ACTIVITIES BENEFITING THOUSANDS FROM THE YOUNG TO THE SENIOR ARE CONDUCTED. THESE INCLUDE RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, HOMEOWNER COUNSELING SERVICES, SOCIAL ACTIVIES FOR HOMEBOUND AND HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN, MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR TROUBLED TEENS, PARENT COACHING AND SUPPORT SERVICES, MEDIATION OF DISPUTES, AND SENIOR CITIZENS AND NURSING HOME VISITATIONS. 6235176 1544159 2096032 YOUTH ACTIVITIES: TO FOSTER THE STRENGHTENING OF JEWISH HERITAGE AND VALUES BY PROVIDING VARIOUS TORAH PROGRAMS,AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ACTIVIES, AND SUPERVISED SERVICES AND EXTRA CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR THOUSANDS OF JEWISH YOUNGSTERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.EMERGENCY RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE: TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AS WELL AS MORAL AND THERAPEUTIC ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SUFFERING HARDSHIPS AS A RESULT OF CATASTROPHIC OCCURENCES INCLUDING ILLNESS,LOSS OF INCOME,NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES CREATING ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES.INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE: TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND MORAL ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS OF NEEDY JEWISH FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INCLUDING FOOD PACKAGES, INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES: EACH YEAR THOUSANDS ARE PROVIDED WITH VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, REFERRALS AND JOB TRAINING IN ORDER TO PREPARE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO EARN A MEANINGFUL LIVELIHOOD THEREBY ENABLING THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. SPECIFIC EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOB DUE TO COMPANY DOWNSIZING OR MERGERS AS A RESULT OF THE DEPRESSED ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.TORAH PROJECTS.AGUDATH ISRAEL'S TORAH PROJECTS PROGRAMS PROVIDE TENS OF THOUSANDS IN THE BROAD JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND NUMEROUS AGUDATH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WITH A WEALTH OF RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.INCLUDED ARE LECTURES BY WELL-KNOWN TORAH PERSONALITIES, STUDY PROGRAMS IN JEWISH LAW AND CULTURE,RELIGIOUS SERVICES, FORUMS FOR STRENGTHENING TORAH VALUES AND PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY LIFE, AND GRANTS TO OTHER GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE RELIGIOUS,EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS PRIMARILY AND FOREMOST TO PERPETUATE JEWISH RELIGIOUS PRACTICES AND OBSERVANCE. 6235176 1544159 2096032 21500195 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 119 0 1 404 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 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HELLMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RAPHAEL ZUCKER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BINYOMIN BERGER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT BRECHER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MORDY HERZOG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 REUVEN DESSLER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 YOILY EDELSTEIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD TZVI FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 YITZCHOK FUCHS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN GOLDSCHMIDT TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELI RUBIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GROSS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MORDECHAI KUTOFF TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 IRVING LEBOVICS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHIMON LEFKOWITZ TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY LEBOVITZ TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MORDECHAI MANDELBAUM TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MEIR MEINICKE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LEON MELOHN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SRULY ORZEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NECHEMIA HOCH TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ITCHE ROSENBAUM TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN RUBIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOVID SCHARF TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOVID SCHNELL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RIVIE SCHWEBEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NACHUM STEIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY TORGOW TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 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CEDARHURST NY 11516 LEGAL 154000 ESPINOZA HOME IMPROVEMENTS 23 WATER STREET MILFORT MA 01757 CONSTRUCTION 127500 BROOKLYN WEB CENTER 542 EAST 3RD STREET BROOKLYN NY 11218 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING 126283 5 315890 309291 11775756 12400937 YOUTH PROGRAMS & CAMPS 611710 10040160 10040160 EVENTS 721000 1332573 1332573 EDUCATION & GUIDANCE 513120 654786 654786 12027519 166983 166983 24595439 12027519 0 166983 1545891 1545891 1844161 947795 783265 113101 8829496 6095580 1937860 796056 135547 89928 28656 16963 334310 289410 41526 3374 576202 438716 95934 41552 1432395 859284 348114 224997 1427434 821851 151126 454457 443420 298749 120143 24528 228394 228394 2091139 1503454 587685 383649 216993 130193 36463 60293 31932 27736 625 207791 207791 983533 983533 301527 238241 63286 Events 2595207 2271099 9902 314206 Camp Activities & Trans 2350498 2350498 Camp Food & Supplies 1343383 1308640 16376 18367 Activities and Programs 639263 639263 914485 361547 354749 198189 28668018 21500195 4924945 2242878 866374 944506 1789597 4710322 2701949 281687 323069 32770469 16906780 15799664 15863689 3818200 5694153 749616 644506 28015460 26171872 3101329 3469747 544650 561310 2543180 2273827 1624093 4344260 2415501 2276501 10228753 12925645 X 17196958 12769278 589749 476949 17786707 13246227 28015460 26171872 X -4072579 409097 -876998 X X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 1 266772 1 53354 0 1 746961 0 0 1067087 0 90000 90000 27687684 13086104 14601580 746706 746706 0 3687164 2573818 1113346 558915 500152 58763 15863689 Financial Instruments at Morgan Stanley 5694153 F 5694153 Deferred Compensation Liability 2276501 2276501 25019474 424035 424035 24595439 0 24595439 29730954 14938 876998 891936 28839018 0 28839018 Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: BAD DEBT 876,998. 1 Yad Yisroel 1070 38th Street Brooklyn NY 11219 474841758 501(c)3 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes TIKVA CORP - DBA TIKVA CHILDRENS' HOME 8 HENDERSON DRIVE WEST CALDWELL NJ 07006 223779212 501(c)3 105000 0 to support general charitable purposes Agudath Israel of Illinois 3434 West Peterson Chicago IL 60659 363529801 501(c)3 9000 0 to support general charitable purposes VAAD L'HATZOLAS NIDCHEI 17 PERLMAN DR 205 SPRING VALLEY NY 10977 113245314 501(c)3 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes Agudath Israel of Ohio 67500 0 to support general charitable purposes Adopt- A -Kollel 23850 0 to support general charitable purposes American Comm for Education 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Migdal Ohr 100000 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Mosdot Beth Shemesh 43500 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Thorat 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Yad Eliezer 200000 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Zichron Eliezer 75000 0 to support general charitable purposes American Friends of Ya-adir Torah 337475 0 to support general charitable purposes Congregation Chasdei Yisroel 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes Congregation Sheves Achim 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes Congregation Shivisi Hahem 74508 0 to support general charitable purposes Friends of Yad Sarah 75000 0 to support general charitable purposes Sulamot 50000 0 to support general charitable purposes Kollel America 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes Kupat Givat Hamitvar 100000 0 to support general charitable purposes Lev L'Achim 202120 0 to support general charitable purposes Our People 10000 0 to support general charitable purposes Pirchei of Rockland 5000 0 to support general charitable purposes Part I, Line 2: The organization performs random ongoing reviews of grantees to insure that they are properly recognized tax-exempt entities and that their required financial filings are in order.In addition, grants are only made to organizations that are listed in a generally accessible web-site of recognized organizations. X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YITZCHOK EHRMAN COO 298117 0 0 0 0 0 28000 0 81782 0 407899 0 0 0 MOSHE DANZGER CFO 199479 0 0 0 0 0 45300 0 90085 0 334864 0 0 0 DAVID ZWIEBEL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 259831 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 39395 0 323226 0 0 0 NAFTALI MILLER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 151285 0 0 0 0 0 21000 0 138977 0 311262 0 0 0 AD MOTZEN NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF GOVT AFFAIRS 190672 0 0 0 0 0 28632 0 59286 0 278590 0 0 0 SHIMON NEWMARK DIRECTOR CAMP DIVISION 171769 0 0 0 0 0 23529 0 58397 0 253695 0 0 0 SHOLOM SCHOCHET EDUCATOR 0 234950 0 0 0 0 0 3180 0 9660 0 247790 0 0 AVI SCHNALL DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL AFFA 149880 0 0 0 0 0 16000 0 74360 0 240240 0 0 0 ABBA COHEN VP FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 145159 0 0 0 0 0 18000 0 70390 0 233549 0 0 0 LABISH BECKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 131151 0 0 0 0 0 7657 0 35133 0 173941 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b PRIOR TO APPROVING FORM 990 FOR FILING, THE RETURN AND ALL REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATION FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. UPON APPROVAL, THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES THAT ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN A STATEMENT, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY SUCH CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. ALL SUCH CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ADMINISTRATION TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SEVERITY OF ANY SUCH CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION TO BE PAID FOR THE ENSUING PERIOD. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INCORPORATES VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION STATISTICS IN ASSESSING THE EMPLOYEES'S PERFORMANCE AND THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING BUSINESS HOURS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON VARIOUS NOT-FOR-PROFIT INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: BAD DEBT -876,998. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: THE SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION 42 BROADWAY NY NY 10004 135604164 SUPPORT TAX EXEMPT CHARITIES IN RELIGIOUS,EDUCAT. & SOCIAL SVC. ACTIVITIES NY 501(C)3 509 (a)3 0 AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC 42 BROADWAY NY NY 10004 133975090 COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR SOCIAL,EDUC & HUMAN SERVICES NY 501(C)3 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC B AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC D 11222 AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC C AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA COMMUNITY SERVICES INC L 125597