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T Ruah

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New York, NY501(c)(3)International EIN 45-0464545Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRStruah.org266 W 37th St Rm 803, 10018-6669 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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T'ruah: the rabbinic call for human rights mobilizes 2,000 rabbis and cantors, and more than 10,000 american and canadian jews to bring a moral voice to the most pressing issues of our time. We bring the wisdom of jewish tradition, and the power of the jewish community to the sacred work of protecting the human rights and dignity of all people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $177K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$693K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$361K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$990K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 May 2002.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.9M Management & general 14% · $424K Fundraising 26% · $823K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $693K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rabbi Jill Jacobs
Chief Executive Officer
$203,685Pt VII · Sec A
Ronit Schlam
Chief Development Officer
$130,859Pt VII · Sec A
Shira Danan
Chief Communications Officer
$127,466Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Drachsler
Chief Operating Officer
$126,336Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Novick
Chief Program Officer
$105,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rabbi Jill Jacobs’s $204K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Jill Jacobs$203,685$191,000$138,784$124,793$125,551—
Ronit Schlam$130,859$127,048$104,851———
Rachel Lerner—$127,479$114,347———
Shira Danan$127,466$123,753$109,913———
Daniel Drachsler$126,336$122,657$102,336———
Jill Jacobs—————$118,975
Sarah Novick$105,100—————

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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes rabbis and Jews to advocate for human rights with moral and traditional wisdom.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs include organizing rabbis, cantors, and their communities to work for concrete change on issues in the united states and in israel and the occupied palestinian territories. In the us, this work includes campaigns for immigration justice, democracy and voting rights, worker justice, and an end to mass incarceration, as well as…

$1.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Fieldcrest Aspiration FoundationFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$424K
Fundraisingcol D$823K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$954K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$297K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$823
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$367K
SavingsLn 2$588K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$954K
Other assetsLn 15$252K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K$954K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$505K$361K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$234K$164K$23K$47K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.0M$217K$460K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$30K$6K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$384K$245K$45K$95K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$94K$17K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$516$14K
Office expensesLn 13$100K$29K$5K$66K
Information technologyLn 14$140K$86K$17K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$161K$99K$20K$42K
TravelLn 17$54K$30K$15K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$419$887
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$44K$453$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$1.9M$424K$823K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$3.1M−$267K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$3.2M$334K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.2M$195K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.7M−$125K$990K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.8M$719K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.6M$208K$395K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,847,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,432,371$2,772,401
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,080$32,329
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,871$18,232
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,486$24,378
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,485,808$2,847,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,491,746$2,526,882
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $659,952$587,084
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,151,698$3,113,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $334,110−$266,626
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $2,847,340 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$297,274
VIII-1e Government grants$17,788
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,457,339
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,545
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,772,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,329$32,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,055$19,055
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,450$15,450
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$823−$823
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,928$8,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,329 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,610$2,847,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,113,966 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,032 · Management $23,433 · Fundraising $46,866$234,331
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,036,471 · Management $216,668 · Fundraising $460,053$1,713,192
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,131 · Management $5,613 · Fundraising $11,933$47,677
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $244,529 · Management $44,738 · Fundraising $94,777$384,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,467 · Management $17,078 · Fundraising $36,093$147,638
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,000$35,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $9,972$9,972
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $516 · Management $13,943$14,459
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,870 · Management $4,864 · Fundraising $66,066$99,800
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $86,311 · Management $17,339 · Fundraising $36,629$140,279
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,102 · Management $19,908 · Fundraising $42,056$161,066
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,435 · Management $14,906 · Fundraising $8,289$53,630
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,587 · Management $419 · Fundraising $887$8,893
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,767 · Management $453 · Fundraising $19,765$63,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,866,218 · Management $424,334 · Fundraising $823,414$3,113,966
Part X · Balance sheet $1,614,101 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $639,293$366,680
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$587,605
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $733,559$335,478
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $205,849$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,045$71,890
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $378,812$252,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,024,558$1,614,101
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $143,877$131,409
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,575
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $361,423$227,485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $505,300$361,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,314,258$1,103,835
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $205,000$148,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,519,258$1,252,632
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,024,558$1,614,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,252,632 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,847,340
XI-2 Total expenses$3,113,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$266,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,519,258
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,252,632

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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