Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- INC
EIN 131659627 · NY · 501(c)03
The organisation
- 42 E 69TH ST, NEW YORK, NY, 10021-5003, NY 10021-5003
- Classified purpose: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band: 9
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Board at a glance
Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 52 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
Renewal outlook
High-priority approach observed from annual filings
- 6 board members were on the previous filing but not the latest one - several seats appear to have opened.
- Large organisation (revenue $224m) - the scale that runs a formal, external board search.
- The board chair has served at least 7 years (observed across filings) - a chair transition may be approaching.
A computed likelihood from the observed filing history and filed revenue. It is not a confirmed vacancy, and this edition never states that a nonprofit is recruiting. "Departures" mean a board member was on the previous filing but not the latest one, which usually means a seat opened but can also mean they were simply not listed that year.
Filed finances
| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $224.3m | $162.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990.
The board (directors and trustees)
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| DR SOL Lizerbram Chair | CHAIR | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Alan Wolk | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| ANN Zinman | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| Barbara Burry | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Benjamin Gutmann | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Betsy Fischer | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Carrol ANN Schwartz | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Charles S FAX | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Danielle Hankin | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| David Greenbaum | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| David Levy | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| DEB Zaluda | PRESIDENT | first appears 2025 |
| DR Alan Fisher | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Erez Sherman | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Gadi Iilan | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Gary Kushner | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| Harley Feldberg | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Harold L Kaplan | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| IAN Sachs | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| IRA Bartfield | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Jeffrey E Levine | CHAIRPERSON EMERITUS | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Jeffrey Schwartz | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Joseph Wolfson | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Kenneth Segel | TREASURER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| KIM Kotzin | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| Lynne Merriam | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Mara Mades | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Marc Kelman | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Mark Israel | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Matthew Benjamin | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Michael Blank | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Michael Kessler | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Michael Stein | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Myra Chack-Fleischer | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Nina Paul | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Penny Rosen | SECRETARY | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
| Risa Aronson | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Robert Lembke | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Robert M Wigoda ESQ | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Ronald S Lauder | CHAIRPERSON EMERITUS | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Ronald Werner (also filed as RON Werner) | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Samuel Goldberg | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2023 (at least 2y) |
| Scott H Gendell | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Scott N Schreiber ESQ | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Sharon Polansky | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Sheryl Buchholtz | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2024 (at least 1y) |
| Steven Crystal | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Susan Sacks | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Theodore L Banks | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2018 (at least 7y) |
| Thomas Morgan | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| ULA Zusman | BOARD MEMBER | first appears 2025 |
| Vivian Grossman | BOARD MEMBER | on filings since 2021 (at least 4y) |
The board is the directors and trustees named in Part VII of the organisation's annual IRS Form 990; officers and senior staff are listed separately below, not counted as board. The IRS files no appointment date, so tenure here is observed from how many years a person appears on the filings - 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.
Source: IRS Tax-Exempt Organization filings and the Exempt Organization Business Master File. US Federal Government public domain. Board history observed across annual filings.
Officers and senior leadership
Named in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Freedman | EXECUTIVE VP, GREATER NY | since 2020 |
| Diane Scar | NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | since 2018 |
| Harold Cohen | COO | since 2018 |
| Jodi Pollack | MARKETING DIRECTOR | 2025 |
| Maidelle G Benamy | Executive VP, Greater NY | since 2018 |
| Matthew Bernstein | CHIEF PLANNED GIVING OFFICER | since 2018 |
| Michael Feinman | Executive director | since 2018 |
| Mitchel Rosenzweig | CFO | since 2018 |
| Richard Krosnick | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | since 2018 |
| Russell Robinson | CEO | since 2018 |
| Sharon Freedman | NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | since 2018 |
| Sharon JOY | NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR | since 2024 |
| Stephen Bach | CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER | since 2018 |
| Yael Septee Kane | CHIEF ISRAEL ADVOCACY AND LEAD | since 2018 |