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US nonprofit · EIN 500027385 · Lakewood, NJiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 500027385) - 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

Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies

Donations deductible
Revenue
$607k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$600k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$290k
$281k liabilities
Net assets
$9k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
8.4 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies' network

3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

3 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 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chava SternTrustee2018
8 yrs
Dr Chaim CohenTrustee2018
8 yrs
Sarah GelbwachsTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alexander F LowingerExecutive Directorsince 2022
Doniel GinsbergPresident2019

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
Alexander F LowingerExecutive Director40$120k$60k
Chava SternTrustee10$82k
Dr Chaim CohenTrustee15$0
Sarah GelbwachsTrustee10$0

About

Legal name
Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies
EIN
500027385
Address
500 West Kennedy Boulevard, Lakewood, NJ, 08701-1254
State
New Jersey
Mission
Accrediting agency for higher education institutions exempt under section 501(c)(3). (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
X30 Religion-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Religion-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2000
Principal officer
Chava Stern (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 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 filingsChava Stern
≥8years on the filingsDr Chaim Cohen
≥8years on the filingsSarah Gelbwachs

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
$290k
Total liabilities
$281k
Net assets or fund balances
$9k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$607k
Employees
3

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$607k$600k$7k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.