2026-02-25T07:58:05-06:00 2025-06-30 341663731 ZINNER & CO LLP 3201 ENTERPRISE PARKWAY SUITE 410 CLEVELAND OH 441227329 990 2024-07-01 881323223 T OF L INC TOFL 4128017020 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE 220 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 CAROLE ZAWATSKY CEO 4128017020 2026-02-21 1 1 SUSAN D KRANTZ P00233254 2168310733 2026-02-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X TREE OF LIFE INC CAROLE ZAWATSKY 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE 220 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 11532016 0 X HTTPS://WWW.REMEMBERREBUILDRENEW.ORG/ X 2022 PA TREE OF LIFE IS ON A MISSION TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY REMEMBERING THOSE TAKEN FROM US AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCE TO REPAIR OUR WORLD.WE ARE CREATING A NEW, LOCALLY GROUNDED INSTITUTION WITH BROAD NATIONAL IMPACT. THE REIMAGINED TREE OF LIFE IS A PLACE THAT WILL CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND TRADITION AND REMEMBER EACH VICTIM AND THE HORROR THAT HAPPENED HERE ON THIS SACRED GROUND. IT IS A PLACE THAT EDUCATES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, BUILDS CONNECTION, AND INSPIRES COURAGEOUS ACTION TO CREATE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES.HATE DOES NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION. ANTISEMITISM OFTEN APPEARS WITH OTHER FORMS OF BIGOTRY AGAINST HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS. UPROOTING ONE FORM OF HATRED WILL REDUCE OTHER FORMS AS WELL. TREE OF LIFE IS POSITIONED TO BE A LEADER IN THE ANTI-HATE MOVEMENT. LIKE VISITORS TO GROUND ZERO IN NEW YORK CITY AND AUSCHWITZ IN POLAND, VISITORS TO THE SITE OF THE 10/27 ATTACK WILL EXPERIENCE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE TRAGEDY AS THEY 19 19 10 30 0 0 8568059 11240098 26522 18522 153691 189734 36007 35458 8784279 11483812 55836 64218 0 0 963595 1419480 0 0 565342 2809884 2145329 3829315 3629027 4954964 7854785 18026804 25115209 936883 628760 17089921 24486449 X THE TREE OF LIFE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. OUR MISSION IS TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THOSE LOST ON OCTOBER 27, 2018-THE DEADLIEST ANTISEMITIC ATTACK IN U.S. HISTORY-AND TRANSFORMING THE SITE INTO A CENTER FOR EDUCATION, REMEMBRANCE, BRIDGING, AND CELEBRATION.THE NEW TREE OF LIFE IS A LOCALLY GROUNDED INSTITUTION WITH NATIONAL REACH THAT HONORS THE LIVES LOST AND INSPIRES PEOPLE EVERYWHERE TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF IDENTITY-BASED HATE.UPON COMPLETION, THE BUILDING WILL HOUSE THE FIRST MUSEUM DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY REALITY OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA; A MEMORIAL TO THOSE MURDERED IN THE ATTACK; A SACRED SANCTUARY; AND SPACES FOR EDUCATION, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND DIALOGUE. IT WILL SERVE AS A NATIONAL DESTINATION FOR LEARNING, REMEMBRANCE, AND ACTION. 1 0 1559257 THE TREE OF LIFE, INC. IS WORKING TO UPROOT ANTISEMITISM BY REMEMBERING THE LIVES OF THE LOVED ONES TAKEN ON OCTOBER 27, 2018, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO REPAIR OUR WORLD. THE REIMAGINED TREE OF LIFE IS A PLACE THAT WILL CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE AND TRADITION AND REMEMBER EACH VICTIM AND THE HORROR THAT HAPPENED FROM THE 2018 PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING. IT IS A PLACE THAT PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND A MUSEUM TO EDUCATE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS, BUILDS CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRES COURAGEOUS ACTION TO CREATE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES. 444891 64218 18522 THE HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH (HCP) CONNECTS THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES OF TODAY. THROUGH EDUCATION, THE HCP SEEKS TO ADDRESS THESE INJUSTICES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD A MORE CIVIL AND HUMANE SOCIETY. THE HCP REACHES THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ANNUALLY THROUGH ENGAGING CULTURAL EVENTS AND LECTURES; A ROBUST GENERATIONS SPEAKER BUREAU; CHUTZ-POW! SUPERHEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST COMIC BOOK SERIES; A PUBLIC EXHIBIT CALLED "REVOLVING DOORS; TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND AND WORK TO DISMANTLE ANTISEMITISM; AND FREE AND AFFORDABLE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND DISMANTLING ANTISEMITISM. 499676 LIGHT IS TREE OF LIFES K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERING, EQUIPPING SCHOOL AGE LEARNERS TO IDENTIFY AND CONFRONT HATE IN THEIR OWN LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND DIALOGUE-BASED LEARNING. THE TREE OF LIFE HOSTS ITS OWN ROBUST ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING. 2503824 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA X ROBIN COHEN CFOO 4128017020 2000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 220 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 MICHAEL BERNSTEIN BOARD CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MERYL AINSMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA FINE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MAX GELERNTER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HALPERN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN HAUSMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JASON KUSHNER BOARD TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY LEBOWITZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY LETWIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RAMSEY LYONS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WARNER MACKLIN BOARD VICE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KENT MCELHATTAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI JEFFREY MYERS EX-OFICIO 5.00 X 0 0 0 JO RECHT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE ROSENTHAL BOARD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM REIMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORI SHAPIRO HONORARY MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SOLOMON BOARD VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW STEWART DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE VAN KIRK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE ZAWATSKY CEO 40.00 X X 279878 0 17599 ROBIN COHEN CFOO 40.00 X X 187815 0 34919 467693 0 52518 2 0 1 0 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES LLC 527 MADISON AVE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 FUNDRAISING CONSULTING 258948 BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP 675 15TH STREET SUITE 2900 DENVER CO 80202 LEGAL SERVICES 186859 JFW LLC 18310 MONTGOMERY VILLAGE AVE GAITHERSBURG MD 20879 OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE FOR CONSTRUCTION 176738 3 308299 10931799 11240098 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 18522 18522 18522 176609 176609 61329 48204 13125 13125 13125 AERIAL RIGHTS 900099 34676 34676 OTHER INCOME 900099 782 782 35458 11483812 53980 0 189734 57493 57493 6725 6725 500881 320167 100225 80489 670935 428867 134253 107815 166809 106626 33378 26805 80855 51683 16179 12993 5119 5119 73287 65291 4869 3127 56336 21524 32208 2604 41329 41329 193995 163503 30492 39913 36959 2696 258 23361 23361 CONSULTING SERVICES 1567434 1145551 134957 286926 PROGRAM EXPENSES 132304 87435 544 44325 OTHER COSTS 12251 12000 251 0 3629027 2503824 559861 565342 1793136 8247439 6265645 6573438 127913 136151 7063518 0 6349415 7063518 1261094 1326275 2229601 1768388 18026804 25115209 677275 309323 259608 319437 936883 628760 X 13945346 20569008 3144575 3917441 17089921 24486449 18026804 25115209 X 7854785 59009 3293 -579019 58460 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12602944 8701640 11240098 32544682 12602944 8701640 11240098 32544682 32544682 38071 138390 176609 353070 36007 35458 71465 32969217 240111 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 206800 X X 0 7063518 7063518 7063518 INVESTMENTS - HCOP 1326275 F 1326275 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 311930 ARTIFACTS 206800 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TR 1249658 1768388 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 319437 319437 X 11599455 59009 3293 53341 115643 11483812 0 11483812 3623908 0 3623908 5119 5119 3629027 PART III, LINE 4: SEVERAL ARTIFACTS ARE HELD BY T OF L, INC FOR DISPLAY AT THE NEW COMPLETED BUILDING FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. PART X, LINE 2: AS OF JULY 1, 2023 AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS TO BE ACTIVITY THAT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF ITS 501(C)(3) IRS DESIGNATION. AS WELL, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CONSIDER ANY OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO BE CONSIDERED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME THAT COULD RESULT IN INCOME TAX. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WAS NO TAX INTEREST OR PENALTIES REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS GAAP FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND ITS INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. IN EVALUATING THE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES ITS POSITION OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS IS APPROPRIATE BASED ON CURRENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUSTS 58,460. INVESTMENT EXPENSES -5,119. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT EXPENSES 5,119. 1 SHALER AREA HIGH SCHOOL 381 WIBLE RUN ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15209 5900 0 GENERAL SUPPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 1212 SMALLMAN STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15222 250965391 25000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT JEANNETTE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1000 LOWRY AVENUE JEANNETTE PA 15644 5500 0 GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS AND AWARDS 32 5181 PART I, LINE 2: TREE OF LIFE MONITORED THE USE OF FUNDS VIA INTERIM GRANT REPORTING THAT DESCRIBED PROGRESS AGAINST SPECIFIC PROJECT GOALS/OUTCOMES STATED IN THE INITIAL GRANT REQUEST. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAROLE ZAWATSKY CEO 279878 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17599 0 297477 0 0 0 ROBIN COHEN CFOO 187815 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34919 0 222734 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 ENCOUNTER THE VIOLENT CONSEQUENCES OF ANTISEMITISM AND LEARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKEN. AT TREE OF LIFE, WE ASK BIG QUESTIONS OF HUMANITY AS WE BRING TOGETHER A CROSS SECTION OF THE GREATEST MINDS FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION. THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT BUT IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS, MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS ARE MADE AND INDIVIDUALS ARE INSPIRED TO TAKE COURAGEOUS ACTION. MEMORIAL- THE GROUNDS OF THE REIMAGINED TREE OF LIFE WILL SERVE AS THE HOME OF THE OFFICIAL MEMORIAL OF THE DEADLIEST ANTISEMITIC ATTACK IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. DESIGNED BY DANIEL LIBESKIND, THE MEMORIAL HONORS THE 11 LIVES TAKEN FROM US ON 10/27 WHILE PROVIDING AN OUTDOOR SPACE FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNAL REFLECTION AT THE CORNER OF SHADY AND WILKINS AVENUES. MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER- DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH TREE OF LIFE'S ACADEMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL OF LEADING HISTORIANS, SCHOLARS, AND MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS, THE MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER AT TREE OF LIFE WILL BE A PLACE THAT TELLS THE STORY OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA AND EQUIPS VISITORS WITH THE TOOLS AND CONFIDENCE TO TAKE ACTION TO STAND AGAINST HATE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. INSTITUTE FOR COUNTERING HATE AND ANTISEMITISM- THE TREE OF LIFE INSTITUTE FOR COUNTERING HATE AND ANTISEMITISM PLACES THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY AT THE CENTER OF ITS STRATEGY TO UPROOT HATE. BY BRIDGING EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, AND CONNECTION ACROSS DIFFERENCES, THE INSTITUTE WILL BECOME A CATALYST FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN TRANSCEND DIVISIVE BOUNDARIES. CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE- THROUGH DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING, VISITORS WILL BE INVITED TO EXPLORE BIG TOPICS AND QUESTIONS THAT EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTION TO JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE. THE CENTER IS WHERE THE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF JEWISH CULTURE AND TRADITION BEGINS, TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES AND BUILDING BRIDGES OF KNOWLEDGE, RESPECT, AND UNITY THROUGH A RANGE OF JEWISH EXPERIENCES. IN COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED LOCAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS, THE CENTER WILL WORK TO CO-CREATE COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS JEWISH FILM FESTIVALS AND SPEAKER SERIES THAT CELEBRATE AND STRENGTHEN HUMAN CONNECTION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE TREE OF LIFE, INC. WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 1, 2022, AND BEGAN FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY IN SEPTEMBER 2022. THE ORGANIZATION WAS LAUNCHED WITH MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN UNSOLICITED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WERE MOVED TO TAKE ACTION IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACK. ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE BEING RAISED THROUGH THE REMEMBER REBUILD RENEW (RRR) CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDES CASH, PLEDGES, AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION, PROGRAMMING, OPERATIONS AND AN ENDOWMENT. A FINAL DESIGN IS COMPLETE AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE BUILDING WILL BEGIN IN EARLY 2026. THE TREE OF LIFE FRAMEWORK FULLY INTEGRATES BOTH THE HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH (HCOP) AND THE LIGHT EDUCATION INITIATIVE (LEADERSHIP THROUGH INNOVATION IN GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TEACHING). HCOP, PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH, CONTINUES TO LEAD HIGH-IMPACT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. LIGHT IS TREE OF LIFES K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERING, EQUIPPING SCHOOL AGE LEARNERS TO IDENTIFY AND CONFRONT HATE IN THEIR OWN LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND DIALOGUE-BASED LEARNING. THE TREE OF LIFE HOSTS ITS OWN ROBUST ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 LIGHT IS TREE OF LIFES K-12 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERING, EQUIPPING SCHOOL AGE LEARNERS TO IDENTIFY AND CONFRONT HATE IN THEIR OWN LIVES THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL AND DIALOGUE-BASED LEARNING. THE TREE OF LIFE HOSTS ITS OWN ROBUST ADULT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND THEN IT WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SELF REPORTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD UPDATES IT ON A YEARLY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND THE CFOO BASED ON ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF PERPETUAL TRUSTS OF $58,460 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 58,460. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.