THE AYIN INSTITUTE INC

EIN: 861454151 501(c)(3) Arts, Culture & Humanities

BROOKLYN, NY

Total Revenue
$1,303,399
Total Expenses
$1,286,122
Total Assets
$183,137
Net Assets
$145,326
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2021
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
TOM HAVIV
Phone
9178595914
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

THE AYIN INSTITUTE INC, founded in 2021, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue surged 74% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WAS FORMED ON JANUARY 7, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ARTIST-RUN PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PRODUCTION STUDIO, AND RESEARCH COLLECTIVE ROOTED IN JEWISH CULTURE AND EMANATING OUTWARD. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CREATE AND SUPPORT WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICAL IMAGINATION, SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, AND RADICAL AESTHETICS.BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEEK TO CELEBRATE ARTISTS AND THINKERS AT THE MARGINS AND EXPLORE THE GROWING EDGES OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY, MULTIMEDIA, AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKS AND PROJECTS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO POETRY, ESSAYS, FICTION, THEORY, ARTBOOKS, ANTHOLOGIES, ARCHIVES, INTERVIEWS, TRANSLATIONS, MULTI MEDIA, CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS, DIGITAL WORKS, IMMERSIVE EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING.THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. WAS FOUNDED ON A DEEP BELIEF IN THE POWER OF CULTURE AND CREATIVITY TO HEAL, TRANSFORM, AND UPLIFT THE WORLD WE SHARE AND BUILD T

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $185,450 Revenue: $53,479

DIGITAL PUBLISHING - THROUGHOUT 2025, AYIN PUBLISHED TWENTY-EIGHT DIGITAL PIECES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OURFOUR DIGITAL COLUMNS, MAINTAINING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMPLIFYING A POLYPHONY OF...

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DIGITAL PUBLISHING - THROUGHOUT 2025, AYIN PUBLISHED TWENTY-EIGHT DIGITAL PIECES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OURFOUR DIGITAL COLUMNS, MAINTAINING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMPLIFYING A POLYPHONY OF VOICESYEAR-ROUND. DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025 INCLUDED TEN NEW PIECES OUR LITERARY COLUMN OTIYOT;TWO NEW PIECES FOR OUR COLUMN MOABET, DEVOTED TO SEPHARDI/MIZRAHI JEWRY; TWO AS PARTOF OUR TEIKU COLUMN DEVOTED TO JEWISH TEXTS AND THOUGHT; ONE AS PART OF OUR SPEAKINGFROM EXPERIENCE COLUMN ON EMERGENT SPIRITUALITIES; AND THIRTEEN AS PART OF OUR EMBERSOF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE FOLIO, WITH EACH PIECE WRITTEN BY A HISTORIAN FOCUSING ONRESPECTIVE OTTOMAN JEWISH CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.

Program 2
Expenses: $556,348 Revenue: $160,438

PRINT PUBLISHING - THROUGH AYIN'S BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH AT THEINTERSECTION OF SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, POLITICAL IMAGINATION, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ART. IN2025, WE...

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PRINT PUBLISHING - THROUGH AYIN'S BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH AT THEINTERSECTION OF SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, POLITICAL IMAGINATION, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ART. IN2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW AORA IMPRINT, WHICH PUBLISHES WORKS BEYOND BORDERS,DISCIPLINES, AND TRADITIONS. OUR PRINT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED FOUR NEW BOOKS, ONE BOOKLET,AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FIVE BOOKS AND CARD DECKS FOR ALIGNED PUBLISHING PARTNERS. OURPUBLISHED TITLES TITLES INCLUDE: SURVIVA: A FUTURE ANCESTRAL GUIDE BY CANNUPA HANSKALUGER; PROTOCOLS: AN ERASURE BY DANIELA MOLNAR; THE TORAH IN THE TAROT BY STAVAPPEL; GOLDEN THREADS BY ARIELLA ASHA AZOULAY; AND EXPANDING THE FIELD: A DIY ROSHHASHANAH COMPANION BY EDEN PEARLSTEIN, AYA BARON, SARAH CHANDLER, SCOTT OSMAN,AYSE BIRSEL, AND JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH. OUR DISTRIBUTED WORKS INCLUDE MEGILLAT ESTHER:THE GRAPHIC TALE BY JT WALDMAN; JEWISH MYSTIC CARDS BY JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH; THETHOUSANDS: A TITHE BY ANNE GERMANACOS; MERGEMERGE: A BOOK OF CARDS BY ANNEGERMANACOS; AND THE MERGIING OF TWO OCEANS: NINE TALKS ON SUFISM AND HASIDISM BYNETANEL MILES-YPEZ.

Program 3
Expenses: $229,500 Revenue: $50,039

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - AYIN INSTITUTE IS COLLABORATING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH AYIN'S OVERALL MISSION.

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

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,038,374
Program Service Revenue $263,956
Investment Income $1,069
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $1,303,399

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $226,627
Fundraising Expenses $168,822
Program Expenses $971,298
Other Expenses $1,059,495
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,286,122

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $1,303,399 $750,794 +0.7%
Expenses $1,286,122 $678,777 +0.9%
Net Income $17,277 $72,017 -0.8%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
5
Employees
3
Volunteers
N/A

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
3
$309,401
Total Directors
9
$233,021
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
TOM HAVIV DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer Director
$110,521 $5,229 $115,750
ADAM SHER VICE CHAIR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ARTHUR FRIED CHAIR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TIRZAH FIRESTONE DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NATE LUBIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
EDEN PEARLSTEIN DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer Director
$112,083 $5,188 $117,271
JORDAN PEARLSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SETH STOLBUN TREASURER 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
STEPHEN BALLENTINE DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
PENINA EILBERG-SCHWARTZ SECRETARY 40.00
Officer
$75,130 $1,250 $76,380
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 $1,303,399 $1,286,122 $183,137 $17,277
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $401,904 $448,021 $77,103 $-46,117
2022 $237,909 $140,441 $103,501 $97,468
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