Mesorah Heritage Foundation: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 11-2981112)

Solomon Brander’s $181K as Typesetter is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Solomon Brander	$181,326	$171,742	$169,393	$169,007	$157,122	$139,934
Rabbi Nosson Scherman	$173,081	$173,399	$173,714	$173,507	$169,737	$164,076
Steve Weisz	$166,700	$166,800	$166,950	$167,150	$170,519	$168,300
Jacob Brander	$166,043	—	—	—	—	—
Sara Lea Hoberman	$163,471	$149,782	—	—	—	—
Mordechai Sonnenschein	$162,872	—	—	—	—	—
Rabbi Jacob Brander	—	—	$157,188	$159,751	$160,693	$156,028
Rabbi Yehezkel Danziger	—	$155,655	$143,348	$143,043	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Researches, translates, and prepares Jewish religious and literary works.

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1 program · $10.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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The mesorah heritage foundation was created to respond to urgent needs that became apparent in the post-world war ii english-speaking world. These needs continue to grow, in part thanks to the scholarship sponsored by the foundation.

$10.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein FoundationFY2024$1.6M

The Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish Heritage FoundationFY2024$1.0M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$681K

Jewish Communal FundFY2024$224K

Wolf Family Foundation INCFY2024$150K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$89K

Cambridge Charitable FoundationFY2024$80K

Spodek Family FoundationFY2024$66K

Total grants receivedfrom 27 funders$4.2M

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Grants paid · 3 grants · $38K · 2022–2024

Beth Medrash Govoha of AmericaNJ · FY2024$10,000

Yeshivath Beth YehudahMI · FY2023$10,000

Ohr NaavaNY · FY2022$18,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$19.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$185K

Money outPt IX

$11.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$10.3M

Managementcol C$761K

Fundraisingcol D$634K

Owns and owesPt X

$20.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.8M

Total assetsLn 16$20.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$933K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$185K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K

Total revenueLn 12$19.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.8M

SavingsLn 2$18.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.8M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K

Total assetsLn 16$20.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$20.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 595

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$14.1M	$20.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$89K	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$50K	$54K
Total assetsLn 16	$14.2M	$20.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.0M	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$13.2M	$20.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$20K	$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$246K	$112K	$112K	$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$208K	$95K		$113K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.1M	$4.6M	$178K	$289K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$717K	$713K	$1K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$439K	$383K	$23K	$33K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$60K		$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$105K		$105K
Office expensesLn 13	$115K	$16K	$32K	$67K
Information technologyLn 14	$334K	$126K	$184K	$24K
TravelLn 17	$37K	$6K	$158	$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$52K	$8K	$222	$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$16K		$6K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$4.3M	$4.2M	$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$11.7M	$10.3M	$761K	$634K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$17.3M	$15.2M	$2.1M	$25.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$12.8M	$14.4M	−$1.6M	$23.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$15.9M	$13.1M	$2.8M	$24.2M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$19.7M	$11.7M	$8.0M	$20.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$13.0M	$10.6M	$2.4M	$13.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.8M	$10.1M	$658K	$10.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $19,686,173 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,912,236$20,256,849

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $121,296$185,099

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$755,775

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,033,532$19,686,173

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,100$20,300

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,069,628$6,721,610

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,539,349$4,988,442

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,616,077$11,730,352

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,417,455$7,955,821

Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $19,686,173 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,563,691

VIII-1e Government grants$933,480

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,759,678

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,256,849

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $192,501$192,501

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,402−$7,402

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$755,775−$755,775

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$570,676$19,686,173

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,730,352 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,300$20,300

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $111,895 · Management $111,896 · Fundraising $22,065$245,856

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $95,360 · Fundraising $113,012$208,372

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,645,227 · Management $177,948 · Fundraising $288,615$5,111,790

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $713,397 · Management $1,335 · Fundraising $1,951$716,683

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $382,643 · Management $22,856 · Fundraising $33,410$438,909

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,207$6,207

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,835$59,835

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $104,759$104,759

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,115 · Management $32,347 · Fundraising $66,689$115,151

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $125,524 · Management $184,316 · Fundraising $24,410$334,250

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,914 · Management $158 · Fundraising $30,716$36,788

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,355 · Management $222 · Fundraising $43,392$51,969

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,360 · Fundraising $9,539$15,899

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,210,932 · Management $52,652$4,263,584

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,335,662 · Management $760,891 · Fundraising $633,799$11,730,352

Part X · Balance sheet $20,813,785 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,484,852$2,769,714

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,605,756$17,989,682

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,660$54,389

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $88,699$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,228,967$20,813,785

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,022,179$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,022,179$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,206,788$20,813,785

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,206,788$20,813,785

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,228,967$20,813,785

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,813,785 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$19,686,173

XI-2 Total expenses$11,730,352

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,955,821

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,206,788

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$348,824

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,813,785

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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