Aish Global INC FY2023 filing

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Clifton, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1989ReligionEIN 13-3548993

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Our mission is to inspire people to live more thoughtful, spiritual, and impactful lives through learning and sharing timeless jewish wisdom.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$623K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$623K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$335K
111% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 111% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.8M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$11.7M
To programs
90%
Net assets
−$34K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$11.8M
FY2023▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$16.5M
Expenses
$11.7M
FY2023▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$16.3M
Net assets
−$34K
FY2023▲ +85%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021−$95K
FY2022−$227K
FY2023−$34K
FY2024$226K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $10.5M Management & general 2% · $279K Fundraising 8% · $886K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $623K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Online and COO N America
$202,000Pt VII · Sec A
$162,917Pt VII · Sec A
Content Creator
$108,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Burg’s $216K as CEO is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 224 $10–100M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven Burg$216,094$162,917$173,400$172,700—
Elliot Mathias$202,000$202,000$196,417$33,750—
Steve Burg————$162,550
Rachel Spinner$140,504————
Mindy Berman——$134,167——
Benjamin Gonsher$127,000$102,000———
Steven Gluckin$108,000$108,000$108,000——
Hillel Scheinfeld$100,000————

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Inspires thoughtful, spiritual, and impactful lives through learning and sharing timeless Jewish wisdom.

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1 program service account for $10.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Our objective is to make people aware of their jewish heritage. Topics such as courses in jewish history and courses in the torah to broaden their knowledge of judaism. In addition to programs and seminars, the organization has sponsored student trips to study in israel and to europe to study the holocaust.

$10.5Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $857K · 2021–2024
The Jerusalem Fund INCNJ · FY2024$358,200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$127,162
Unitemized GrantFY2023$204,833
Unitemized GrantFY2022$94,400
Unitemized GrantFY2021$72,564

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$11.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.5M
Managementcol C$279K
Fundraisingcol D$886K
Owns and owesPt X
−$34K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$11.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$335K
Net assetsLn 32−$34K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 63
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$174K$301K
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K$335K
Net assetsLn 32−$227K−$34K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$205K$205K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5.8M$5.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$667K$565K$84K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$921K$10K$295K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$101K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$94K$3K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$86K$86K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.7M$25K$243K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$378K$362K$769$15K
Office expensesLn 13$441K$249K$19K$172K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$82K$9K
TravelLn 17$377K$301K$9K$67K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$91K$73K$2K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.7M$10.5M$279K$886K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $16.5M$16.3M$255K$226K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $11.8M$11.7M$192K−$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.5M$12.6M−$130K−$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.0M$10.2M−$169K−$95K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.4M$1.6M$4.9M$72K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,849,155 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,848,054
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$214,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,848,054
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,101$1,101
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,101$11,849,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,657,523 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $204,833$204,833
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,845,416$5,845,416
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $564,881 · Management $84,360 · Fundraising $18,180$667,421
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $921,198 · Management $10,001 · Fundraising $295,231$1,226,430
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $101,333 · Fundraising $37,903$139,236
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,350 · Management $2,756 · Fundraising $20,881$117,987
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,019$29,019
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $85,709$85,709
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,692,830 · Management $25,086 · Fundraising $243,321$1,961,237
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $361,563 · Management $769 · Fundraising $15,372$377,704
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $249,364 · Management $19,240 · Fundraising $172,166$440,770
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,282 · Management $9,142$91,424
IX-17 TravelPrograms $301,499 · Management $8,806 · Fundraising $66,725$377,030
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,455$2,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,651 · Management $2,122 · Fundraising $16,079$90,852
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,492,200 · Management $279,465 · Fundraising $885,858$11,657,523
Part X · Balance sheet $301,168 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $28,200; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,334$133,864
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$76,250
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $25,795$52,789
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,011$10,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $174,140$301,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $213,130$224,501
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,426$10,303
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $401,556$334,704
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$227,416−$33,536
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$227,416−$33,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $174,140$301,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$33,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,849,155
XI-2 Total expenses$11,657,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$191,632
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$227,416
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,248
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$33,536

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