Sefaria Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$6.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$7.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$6.6m
$356k liabilities
Net assets
$6.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.3 years on average
Staff
27
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Samuel Moed
Left since last filing
4
31% of the board
Sefaria Inc's network
13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
13 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Moed Chair (also filed as Sam Moed) | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Brett Lockspeiser | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deborah Shapira | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elana Stein Hain End 1224 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jonathan Koschitzky | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joshua Foer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kenden Alfond | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Englander | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Radwin | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Moshe Koyfman | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Raanan Agus | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rachel Kraus | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rona Sheramy End 1224 | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Lumerman | Chief Operating Officer | since 2022 |
| Annie Lumerman | Chief Operating Officer | since 2018 |
| Brett Lockspeiser | Secretary & Chief Technology Officer | since 2019 |
| Chava Anderson | Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications | 2024 |
| Daniel Septimus | Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Hannah Goldberger | Director of Development | 2024 |
| LEV Israel | Chief Technology Officer | since 2018 |
| Russel Neiss | Senior Product Engineer | since 2022 |
| Sara Wolkenfed | Chief Learning Officer | 2024 |
| Sara Wolkenfeld | Chief Learning Officer | since 2022 |
| Shanee Rosen | Sr. Software Engineer & Data Analytics Lead | 2024 |
| Tali Herenstein | Chief Strategy Officer | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Septimus | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $365k | $13k | |
| Anne Lumerman | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $226k | $10k | |
| Lev Israel | Chief Technology Officer | 40 | $215k | $38k | |
| Michael Kellman | Chief Production Officer | 40 | $176k | $3k | |
| Sara Wolkenfeld | Chief Learning Officer | 40 | $163k | $37k | |
| Hannah Goldberger | Development Director | 40 | $132k | $17k | |
| Chava Anderson | Sr. Marketing & Communications Director | 40 | $126k | $16k | |
| Tali Herenstein | Chief Strategy Officer | 40 | $107k | $22k | |
| Samuel Moed | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gary Claar | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brett Lockspeiser | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Foer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenden Alfond | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Radwin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Englander | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Moshe Koyfman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raanan Agus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Kraus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zoe Fertik | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Shapira | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Koschitzky | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Sefaria Inc
- EIN
- 464406454
- Address
- 228 Park Ave South 79262, New York, NY, 10003-1502
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Sefaria, inc. (sefaria) is building a digital library of jewish texts and their connections, in hebrew and in english, to transform jewish publishing, technology, education and scholarship. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Daniel Septimus (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2014
- 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 filingsBrett Lockspeiser
≥8years on the filingsJonathan Koschitzky
≥8years on the filingsJoshua Foer
≥8years on the filingsRaanan Agus
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.6m
- Total liabilities
- $356k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.9m
- Employees
- 27
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 | $4.5m | $7.8m | Deficit $3.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.