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US nonprofit · EIN 131959506 · Fairlawn, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 131959506) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Cantors Assembly Inc's network

31 people4 organisationsi31 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (31). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

31 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 42 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 31 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bruce Braun ChairMembership Chair2022
4 yrs
Abbie StraussBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Alan SokoloffBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Annelise Ocanto-RomoBoard Member2022
4 yrs
ARI BrownBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Bonnie ZakarinDirector of Communications2018
8 yrs
Brian KalverBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dara RosenblattBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Elisheva DienstfreyVice President at Large2019
7 yrs
Heather AranyiBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Hillary ChornyVP Administration2022
4 yrs
Jacob GreenbergBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jamie GlothBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jeff MyersSenior VP2023
3 yrs
Jen CohenTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Jeremy LiptonDirector of HR2022
4 yrs
Jesse HolzerCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Joanna DulkinPresident2018
8 yrs
Judy AranoffBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Linda Sue SohnBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Malachi KanferBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Matthew Axelrod (also filed as Matt Axelrod)Executive Director2018
8 yrs
Melanie BlattBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Michelle StoneBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Penny MyersBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Raquel GershonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Ronit RubinBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Sara Geffen GellerBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Sarah LevineBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Stephen FreedmanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Tahl Ben-YehudaBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 31 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Matt AxelrodExecutive Director40$152k
Joanna DulkinPresident0$0
Hillary ChornyVP Administration0$0
Jeremy LiptonDirector of HR0$0
Bruce BraunMembership Chair0$0
Abbie StraussBoard Member0$0
Judy AranoffBoard Member0$0
Heather AranyiBoard Member0$0
Ari BrownBoard Member0$0
Stephen FreedmanBoard Member0$0
Raquel GershonBoard Member0$0
Jamie GlothBoard Member0$0
Malachi KanferBoard Member0$0
Tahl Ben-YehudaBoard Member0$0
Melanie BlattBoard Member0$0
Jacob GreenbergBoard Member0$0
Penny MyersBoard Member0$0
Dara RosenblattBoard Member0$0
Alan SokoloffBoard Member0$0
Sara Geffen GellerBoard Member0$0
Brian KalverBoard Member0$0
Sarah LevineBoard Member0$0
Annelise Ocanto-RomoBoard Member0$0
Ronit RubinBoard Member0$0
Linda Sue SohnBoard Member0$0
Michelle StoneBoard Member0$0
Elisheva DienstfreyVice President at Large0$0
Jeff MyersSenior VP0$0
Jen CohenTreasurer0$0
Jesse HolzerSecretary0$0
Bonnie ZakarinDirector of Communications0$0

About

Legal name
Cantors Assembly Inc
EIN
131959506
Address
55 S Miller Rd Ste 201, Fairlawn, OH, 44333-4168
State
Ohio
Mission
To promote the welfare of cantors of traditional judaism, to encourage the education of cantors, and to conserve and promote jewish music. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X30Z Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Matthew Axelrod (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1979
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBonnie Zakarin
≥8years on the filingsJoanna Dulkin
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Axelrod
≥8years on the filingsPenny Myers

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.9m
Total liabilities
$155k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.7m
Contributions and grants received
$510k
Program service revenue
$210k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$719k$852kDeficit $132k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.