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US nonprofit · EIN 832997689 · Merion Sta, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 832997689) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Deborah Project Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$542k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$771k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$306k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$306k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
6.4 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
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The Deborah Project Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

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.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
Alex BergerDirector2020
6 yrs
Eric RoiterDirector2020
6 yrs
Jesse FriedDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jerome M MarcusPresidentsince 2022
Lori Lowenthal MarcusLegal Director2024
Marcus Lori LLegal Director2023

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
Jerome M MarcusPresident10$150k
Lori Lowenthal MarcusLegal Director0.25$150k$6k
Alex BergerDirector2$0
Jesse FriedDirector0.25$0
Eric RoiterDirector0.25$0

About

Legal name
The Deborah Project Inc
EIN
832997689
Address
Po Box 212, Merion Sta, PA, 19066-0212
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
The deborah project, founded by harvard law school professor jesse fried and staffed by experienced volunteer and staff attorneys, provides legal assistance on a pro bono basis to those being discriminated against in educational settings, either because they are jewish and/or pro-israel. The aim of the deborah project is to use legal skills and tools to uncover, publicize and dismantle... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R63 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Jerome M Marcus (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsAlex Berger
≥6years on the filingsEric Roiter
≥6years on the filingsJesse Fried

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
$306k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$306k
Contributions and grants received
$526k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
4

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$542k$771kDeficit $229k
2023$614k$600k$14k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.