Hasbara Fellowships INC FY2021 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-1651102Revenue $991K in FY2021

On file with the IRShasbarafellowships.org228 Park Ave S, 10003-0103 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hasbara Fellowships is a leading pro-israel campus activism organization working with over 120 universities across north america.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$342K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 6% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$342K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
31
named funders · $965K
Looks good: 31 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
133% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 133% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$991K
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
58%
Net assets
−$46K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$991K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$991K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
−$46K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$46K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$450K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending January 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $645K Management & general 22% · $244K Fundraising 20% · $220K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $342K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$141,667Pt VII · Sec A
$140,770Pt VII · Sec A
$59,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alan Levine’s $169K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alan Levine$168,600$160,200$165,000$151,250$141,667
Rabbi Elliot Mathias———$79,250$140,770
Ephraim Shore———$45,210$59,300

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promote pro-Israel activism on over 120 North American university campuses.

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1 program · $645K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Hasbara Fellowships is a leading pro-Israel campus activism organization working with over 120 Universities across North America. Hasbara Fellowships, brings hundreds of students to Israel every summer and winter, giving them the information and tools to return to their campuses as educators about Israel.

$645Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2020–2020
Aish Hatorah of ClevelandOH · FY2020$15,521

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$991K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$645K
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$220K
Owns and owesPt X
−$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$991K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32−$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$153K$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$186K
Net assetsLn 32$71K−$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$268K$140K$75K$54K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$303K$157K$85K$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$1K$757
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$28K$18K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$24K$13K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$18K$60K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$3K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$8K$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$803$68$68$667
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$276K$251K$14K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$645K$244K$220K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.4M$269K$450K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.6M$121K$176K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$244K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.2M$369K$322K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $991K$1.1M−$117K−$46K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $991,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,811,493$986,626
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,861$4,675
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,884,354$991,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,069$15,521
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $876,906$677,302
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $897,822$415,726
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,807,797$1,108,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,557−$117,248
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $991,301 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$986,626
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$986,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,675$4,675
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,675$991,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,108,549 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,521$15,521
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $139,620 · Management $75,180 · Fundraising $53,700$268,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,861 · Management $84,811 · Fundraising $61,612$303,284
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,967 · Management $1,059 · Fundraising $757$3,783
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,436 · Management $18,149 · Fundraising $9,302$55,887
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,841 · Management $12,837 · Fundraising $9,170$45,848
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,423 · Fundraising $59,885$78,308
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,944 · Management $2,989 · Fundraising $2,944$8,877
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,430 · Management $8,428 · Fundraising $8,428$25,286
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,132$14,132
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68 · Management $68 · Fundraising $667$803
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,690$3,690
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,018$1,018
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $251,088 · Management $14,369 · Fundraising $10,552$276,009
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,582 · Management $2,511 · Fundraising $2,510$7,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $645,490 · Management $243,532 · Fundraising $219,527$1,108,549
Part X · Balance sheet $139,542 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,302$127,452
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,399$6,066
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,051$6,024
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,752$139,542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,283$39,415
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,877$185,915
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,875−$46,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,875−$46,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,752$139,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$46,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$991,301
XI-2 Total expenses$1,108,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,248
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,875
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$46,373

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