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US nonprofit · EIN 813651292 · Brooklyn, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 813651292) - 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 2025: 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

Emmas Torch Ltd

Donations deductible
Revenue
$7m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$6.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$6.5m
$2.1m liabilities
Net assets
$4.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.7 years on average
Staff
291
13 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Melissa Glass
Left since last filing
4
33% of the board
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Emmas Torch Ltd's network

12 people5 organisationsi12 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (5) 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

12 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Melissa Glass ChairBoard Chair2018
8 yrs
Abe MonzonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Akshay BelaniBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Becca ParrishBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dino LavoriniBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Irene HamburgerBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Julie ChangBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Michael StillmanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Michelle JewettBoard Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Richard FieldsBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Saara HafeezBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Sara RosenBoard Secretary2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alexander HarrisExecutive Culinary Directorsince 2023
Alix HaberDC Area Director & Chief Operating Officer2024
Kerry BrodieExecutive Directorsince 2018
Kira O'BrienNew York Director & Chief of Human Resources Opera2024

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kerry BrodieExecutive Director40$165k
Kira O'brienNew York Director & Chief of Human Resources Opera40$116k$917
Abe MonzonBoard Member2$0
Akshay BelaniBoard Member2$0
Becca ParrishBoard Member2$0
Dino LavoriniBoard Member2$0
Irene HamburgerSecretary2$0
Avery FranzblauBoard Member2$0
Melissa GlassBoard Chair5$0
Michael StillmanBoard Member2$0
Michelle JewettBoard Treasurer2$0
Richard FieldsBoard Member2$0
Sanaa RahmanBoard Member2$0
Ilya FinklerBoard Member2$0
Niteesha GupteBoard Member2$0

About

Legal name
Emmas Torch Ltd
EIN
813651292
Address
345 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY, 11231-4605
State
New York
Mission
To alleviate unemployment and poverty affecting individuals' refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking by preparing them for skilled employee in the culinary field. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P40 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Kerry Brodie (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2017
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 filingsMelissa Glass
≥8years on the filingsDino Lavorini
≥8years on the filingsIrene Hamburger
≥8years on the filingsJulie Chang

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
$6.5m
Total liabilities
$2.1m
Net assets or fund balances
$4.4m
Contributions and grants received
$5.7m
Program service revenue
$1.1m
Employees
291
Volunteers
13

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.9m$5mDeficit $1.1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.