ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1978

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Michelle Malkin

Phone

2152479700

Tax Period

2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31

ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal, founded in 1978, is a community nonprofit in the Religion sector that reported $2.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 70% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

ALEPH fully embraces a contemporary egalitarian Judaism as a profound spiritual practice social transformer, reaching beyond religious boundaries institutional structures worldwide. ALEPH brings spiritual vitality passion into the daily lives of Jews through programs that empower leadership, build multiracial multiethnic communities.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,081,470 Revenue: $611,103

The ALEPH Ordination Program offers professional, graduate-level training, leading to ordination for Rabbis, Cantors, and Rabbinic Pastors and the Hashpaah Training Program for Jewish Spiritual...

The ALEPH Ordination Program offers professional, graduate-level training, leading to ordination for Rabbis, Cantors, and Rabbinic Pastors and the Hashpaah Training Program for Jewish Spiritual Directors. The program continued to grow in FY 2024-2025 welcoming eight new rabbinical students, one new cantorial student, and one new Rabbinic Pastor student. The Hashpaah Program is in its eighth cohort with eight new students including three who are already enrolled in another AOP track. The AOP program ordained ten students, eight rabbis one hazzan., and one rabbinic pastor. Total enrollment for the AOP is about 93 students. AOP also includes Smicha Week, the ALEPH Ordination Program Study Week.

Program 2

Expenses: $78,488 Revenue: $105,268

The Retreats and Training programs provide opportunities for deepening Jewish transformative experience and expression for spiritual seekers, as well as Jewish educators, teachers, and trainers...

The Retreats and Training programs provide opportunities for deepening Jewish transformative experience and expression for spiritual seekers, as well as Jewish educators, teachers, and trainers. Retreats, training, and professional development programs include Kol Zimra Chant Leaders Training and SOULIFT Retreats.

Program 3

Expenses: $415,398 Revenue: $165,063

ALEPH acts as the Fiscal Sponsor for communities and programs which are aligned with ALEPHs mission.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,135,315

Program Service Revenue $1,426,568

Investment Income $63,413

Other Revenue $5,182

TOTAL REVENUE $2,630,478

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,164,100

Fundraising Expenses $95,675

Program Expenses $2,211,925

Other Expenses $1,463,289

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,627,389

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,630,478	$1,549,128	+0.7%
Expenses	$2,627,389	$1,625,091	+0.6%
Net Income	$3,089	$-75,963	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

150

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
SooJi Min-Maranda	Executive Director	040.00	Highest	$130,186	$0	$130,186
Hazzan Stephanie Weishaar	Chair	020.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rabbi Jeremy Parnes	Vice Chair	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rabbi Alan Levin	Treasurer	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Judith Dack	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rosalie Eisen	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rabbi Jeff Roth	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Paul Zeitz	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hazzan Steve Margolin	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rabbi Josh Jeffries	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles Silverstein	Board Member	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$2,630,478	$2,627,389	$2,011,038	$3,089
2024	$1,549,128	$1,625,091	$2,146,201	$-75,963
2023	$2,517,251	$2,019,419	$1,707,015	$497,832
2022	$1,825,226	$1,578,801	$1,359,015	$246,425
2021	$1,516,057	$1,317,605	$1,045,461	$198,452
2020	$1,334,331	$1,308,563	$748,857	$25,768
2019	$1,174,039	$1,189,999	$604,440	$-15,960
2018	$1,815,058	$1,791,684	$810,881	$23,374