Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices
Donations deductibleRevenue
$19.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$15.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$18.8m
$2.6m liabilities
Net assets
$16.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.4 years on average
Staff
435
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Peter Rebenwurzel
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices' network
8 people11 organisationsi8 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Rebenwurzel Chair | Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Howard Jonas | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Judah Schorr | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mendy Schonbrun | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Milton Weinstock | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Monty Stecker | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Moshe Gold | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Robert A Knakal | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexa Moses | Teacher | 2024 |
| Ariela Harris | Teacher | since 2023 |
| Gili Rechany | Chief Operating Officer | since 2023 |
| Helene S Gruen | Chief Executive Officer | since 2022 |
| Joshua Weinstein | Officer | since 2019 |
| Mordechai Stern | Chief Financial Officer | since 2024 |
| Simi Wholberg | Coordinator | since 2024 |
| Toby Apfelbaum | Teacher | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helene S Gruen | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $369k | $42k | |
| Gili Rechany | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $272k | $10k | |
| Mordechai Stern | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $200k | ||
| Ariela Harris | Teacher | 40 | $149k | ||
| Simi Wholberg | Coordinator | 40 | $141k | $9k | |
| Peter Rebenwurzel | Chairman | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mendy Schonbrun | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| Robert A Knakal | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Howard Jonas | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Moshe Gold | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Milton Weinstock | Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Monty Stecker | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Judah Schorr | Director | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Shema Kolainu-Hear Our Voices
- EIN
- 113503085
- Address
- 4302 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11219-1831
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Provide a school and home based care for children with autism (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B28 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Helene S Gruen (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsPeter Rebenwurzel
≥3years on the filingsHoward Jonas
≥3years on the filingsJudah Schorr
≥3years on the filingsMendy Schonbrun
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $18.8m
- Total liabilities
- $2.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $19m
- Employees
- 435
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.2m | $15.9m | $3.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.