Aleph Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$9.3m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$9m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$513k
$1m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $496k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
8.4 years on average
Staff
75
450 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Rabbi Sholom D Lipskar
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Aleph Institute's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 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 (3) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Sholom D Lipskar Chair | Chairman/President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aaron Lipskar | CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alberto Kamhazi | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Boruch Duchman | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Schottenstein | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Stein | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joy Fishman (also filed as Joy Fishman) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Morris Mendal | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Reuven Herssein | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Danial | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Russel Galbut | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sonny Kahn | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephen Fiske | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Berel Paltiel | Dir of Advocacy | 2024 |
| David Tamman | Legal Research and Writing | 2024 |
| Joseph Bryski | Dir Alternative Sentencing | 2024 |
| Joseph Lipskar | CFO | 2024 |
| Menachem Katz | Director - Prison | since 2020 |
| Yosef Cohn | Director Education | 2024 |
| ZVI Bojarski | Director National Policy | 2024 |
| ZVI Bojarsky | Direct Advocacy | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menachem Katz | Director - Prison | 40 | $246k | $37k | |
| Aaron Lipskar | CEO | 40 | $233k | $38k | |
| Joseph Bryski | Dir Alternative Sentencing | 40 | $183k | $28k | |
| Joseph Lipskar | CFO | 40 | $151k | $20k | |
| Yosef Cohn | Director Education | 40 | $131k | $29k | |
| Berel Paltiel | Dir of Advocacy | 40 | $124k | $16k | |
| Rabbi Sholom D Lipskar | Chairman/President Until 05/25 | 1 | $0 | ||
| Boruch Duchman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joy Fishman | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Danial | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Fiske | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Russel Galbut | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reuven Herssein | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sonny Kahn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alberto Kamhazi | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morris Mendal | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Schottenstein | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Stein | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
6 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263021154). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Joseph Lipskar | |
| Aaron Lipskar | Chair |
| Aaron Lipskar | President/CEO |
| Joseph Lipskar | CFO |
| Sonny Kahn | Board Vice President |
| Boruch Duchman | Board Secretary and Treasurer |
About
- Legal name
- Aleph Institute
- EIN
- 592291627
- Address
- 9540 Collins Ave, Surfside, FL, 33154-2613
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Family services, ethical education, rabbinical visitations, religious freedom advocacy, programs for prisons and the military. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I40Z Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- Aaron Lipskar (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRabbi Sholom D Lipskar
≥8years on the filingsAaron Lipskar
≥8years on the filingsAlberto Kamhazi
≥8years on the filingsBoruch Duchman
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $513k
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $496k
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.9m
- Program service revenue
- $154k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $15k
- Employees
- 75
- Volunteers
- 450
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.6m | $9.1m | Deficit $493k |
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.The Aleph Institute, 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: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 March 2026
- Registered agent
- CT Corporation system (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.