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Uc Berkeley Hillel

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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)Since 1997 EIN 52-1758790Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSberkeleyhillel.org2736 Bancroft Way, 94704-1719 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since Dec 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Berkeley Hillel works on its mission by enriching the lives of jewish students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world through: *welcoming students into a pluralistic community in an inclusive and respectful way. *fostering the growth of students' jewish identity. *developing students' sense of social justice, civic responsibility, and service to local, national and larger communities. *providing opportunities for students to examine their judaism and spirituality. *serving as an integral and indispensable partner to the university community. *supporting israel as a jewish and democratic state. Berkeley Hillel will advocate for its mission to the greater campus community and will model in its actions: excellence, innovation, accountability and fun.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 42 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 40% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$244K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$909K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$32.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$32.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25.6M
FY2021$29.3M
FY2022$30.5M
FY2023$32.0M
FY2024$30.4M
FY2025$32.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Dec 1993.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.9M Management & general 21% · $552K Fundraising 7% · $171K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $244K 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
Emily Hirschman
Chief Operating Officer
$125,313Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Naftalin-Kelman
Executive Director
$118,467Pt VII · Sec A
Oren Gabriel
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Danielle Natelson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Sutton
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josh Feldman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman————$87,985$144,778
Adam Naftalin-Kelman$118,467$137,500$126,500$113,351——
Emily Hirschman$125,313$118,500$116,000———
Lauren Fleischman—$124,500$124,500———

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

Builds a vibrant Jewish community at UC Berkeley through educational and cultural programs.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Programming (engmt Pplhd)

Berkeley hillel serves roughly 2,500 jewish students at uc berkeley. In 2025, berkeley hillel served 1,300 unique students and served 4,500 kosher BBQ meals.

$631Kprogram expense
02

Shabbat

Berkeley hillel provides weekly shabbat religious service and dinner for free to uc berkeley students. In 2025, we served 3,000 shabbat dinners.

$323Kprogram expense
03

Holidays

Berkeley hillel puts on jewish religious and cultural holiday celebrations for berkeley students, following the jewish calendar. In 2025, 171 students participated in the jewish high holidays, and 117 students for passover.

$294Kprogram expense

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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
Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family FoundationFY2025$720
Bar-El Family FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $25K · 2019–2021
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeDC · FY2021$12,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeDC · FY2019$13,148

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$552K
Fundraisingcol D$171K
Owns and owesPt X
$32.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K
Total assetsLn 16$33.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$909K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$89K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$351K
SavingsLn 2$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.9M
Other assetsLn 15$16.8M
Total assetsLn 16$33.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$909K
Net assetsLn 32$32.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$450K$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.5M$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M$33.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$986K$909K
Net assetsLn 32$30.4M$32.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$368K$265K$77K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$587K$481K$63K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$25K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$95K$76K$12K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$36K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$495$495
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$202K$79K$115K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$233$45$891
Office expensesLn 13$58K$27K$13K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$3K$218
OccupancyLn 16$105K$86K$14K$5K
TravelLn 17$20K$7K$11K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$15$8K$124
InterestLn 20$29K$30$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$640K$497K$96K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$64K$43K$17K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$240K$15K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$1.9M$552K$171K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$2.6M−$983K$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$2.6M−$931K$30.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$2.7M$170K$32.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.3M$356K$30.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.0M$1.2M$29.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.7M$2.1M$9.6M$25.6M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,604,710 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,414,263$1,307,075
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,635$3,277
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169,747$258,410
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,315$35,948
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,628,960$1,604,710
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,359
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,090,529$1,127,815
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,469,028$1,458,460
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,559,557$2,587,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$930,597−$982,924
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,604,710 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$89,007
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,218,068
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,307,075
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,277 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,277
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $258,410$258,410
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $34,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34,558
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,390 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,225 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $258,410$1,604,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,587,634 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,359$1,359
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $264,976 · Management $77,285 · Fundraising $25,762$368,023
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $480,698 · Management $62,597 · Fundraising $43,341$586,636
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,280 · Management $4,881 · Fundraising $2,378$32,539
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,714 · Management $12,065 · Fundraising $6,877$94,656
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,708 · Management $6,894 · Fundraising $3,359$45,961
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $495$495
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $66,898$66,898
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,598 · Management $115,019 · Fundraising $8,666$202,283
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $233 · Management $45 · Fundraising $891$1,169
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,599 · Management $13,326 · Fundraising $18,338$58,263
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,349 · Management $2,627 · Fundraising $218$5,194
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,929 · Management $13,672 · Fundraising $5,108$104,709
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,235 · Management $10,604 · Fundraising $1,922$19,761
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15 · Management $8,456 · Fundraising $124$8,595
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30 · Management $29,465$29,495
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $497,139 · Management $95,982 · Fundraising $46,761$639,882
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,024 · Management $17,248 · Fundraising $4,047$64,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $239,856 · Management $14,579 · Fundraising $2,962$257,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,864,742 · Management $552,138 · Fundraising $170,754$2,587,634
Part X · Balance sheet $33,584,506 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,357$351,399
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$53,764
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $808,974$476,188
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,916$46,542
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,504,799$15,880,672
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,590,655$16,775,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,388,813$33,584,506
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,215$65,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $931,798$843,706
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $986,013$908,756
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,402,800$23,624,449
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$9,051,301
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,402,800$32,675,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,388,813$33,584,506
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,675,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,604,710
XI-2 Total expenses$2,587,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$982,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,402,800
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,304,822
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$48,949
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,675,750

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

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