America-Israel Friendship League Inc
Donations deductibleAmerica-Israel Friendship League Inc's network
26 people22 organisationsi26 people and 22 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). Violet dotted lines (24) 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
26 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 36 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 26 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric J Gertler Chair (also filed as Eric Gertler) | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allen Sessoms | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Arthur Schneier | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carol Karsch | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Catherine Carlton | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dan Gillerman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David Milch | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elsa Ben Shimon | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gary S Gladstein (also filed as Gary Gladstein) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| George Arzt | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| GOL Kalev | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| J Morton Davis (also filed as J Davis) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jacob Frenkel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James S Gertler (also filed as James Gertler) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jonathan Barsade | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joseph Potasnik | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| June Dempsey | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Len Blavatnik | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Bialkin | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Malcolm Hoenlein | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mortimer B Zuckerman (also filed as Mortimer Zuckerman) | Honorary President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Brody | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robert Abrams | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ronald Lauder | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ronald S Baron (also filed as Ron Baron, Ronald Baron) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ruby Shamir | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Cosetti | Director of Operations | 2023 |
| Naomi C Reinharz | Chief Development Officer | since 2020 |
| Sharyn J Gallatin | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Wayne Firestone | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| William H Behrer III | Executive Director | 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Sessoms | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Schneier | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol Karsch | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Carlton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Gillerman | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Milch | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elsa Ben Shimon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Gertler | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gary Gladstein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| George Arzt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gol Kalev | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| J Davis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Frenkel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Gertler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Barsade | President | 60 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Potasnik | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| June Dempsey | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Len Blavatnik | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Bialkin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Malcolm Hoenlein | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mortimer Zuckerman | Honorary President | 40 | $0 | ||
| Richard Brody | Treasurer | 40 | $0 | ||
| Robert Abrams | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Baron | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Lauder | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ruby Shamir | Vice President | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- America-Israel Friendship League Inc
- EIN
- 237252135
- Address
- 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10001
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To provide educational and cultural exchange programs as well as promoting friendship and understanding between united states and israel. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q230 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Richard Brody (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1973
- 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 filingsEric J Gertler
≥8years on the filingsGary S Gladstein
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Arzt
≥8years on the filingsGOL Kalev
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
- $194k
- Total liabilities
- $9k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $185k
- Contributions and grants received
- $646k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 36
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 | $648k | $473k | $175k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.America-Israel Friendship League, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 6 April 1971
- Registered agent
- Not stated