Jewish Graduate Student Initiative Inc
Donations deductibleJewish Graduate Student Initiative Inc's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 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.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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Reich | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Benjamin Brandler | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Sorani | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emily Shaaya | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jessie Reder | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew J Rosenberg | Chief Operating Officer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sorani | President | 40 | $126k | $127k | |
| Jamie Kleinman | Dir Executive Leadership | 40 | $119k | $29k | |
| Matthew J Rosenberg | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $103k | $100k | |
| Benjamin Brandler | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessie Reder | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adam Reich | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Shaaya | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane Vaynerov | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Adam Prager | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Jewish Graduate Student Initiative Inc
- EIN
- 800716359
- Address
- 407 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210-4272
- State
- California
- Mission
- To support jewish life on graduate school campuses and to connect jewish graduate students, alumni, and executives to their heritage and the greater jewish community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B80 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- David Sorani (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Brandler
≥8years on the filingsDavid Sorani
≥8years on the filingsJessie Reder
≥5years on the filingsAdam Reich
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
- $3.9m
- Total liabilities
- $856k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $88k
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 600
Grants paid
5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Mesorah Project | Jewish religious education programs | $50k |
| Student Clubs of HBS Inc | Jewish graduate student programs | $9k |
| Hillel at Cornell Inc | Jewish graduate student programs | $8k |
| Nyu School of Law | Jewish graduate student programs | $7k |
| Boston University Hillel | Jewish graduate student programs | $6k |