Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD
Enhance the lives of jewish students as that they may enrich the jewish people and the world. Hillel actively seeks to engage jewish students on their own terms, to provide them with opportunities to participate in jewish life.
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD at a glance
- Total assets
- $16,569,999
- +161.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,922,521
- +58.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $458,574
- +133.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,248,955
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2021) to $7K (2019). In 2021 it reported $750 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,569,999 | $4,922,521 | $3,248,955 | — | — | $458,574 |
| 2024 | $6,340,608 | $3,100,874 | $3,433,536 | — | — | $196,177 |
| 2023 | $6,495,826 | $3,332,516 | $3,027,743 | — | — | $31,679 |
| 2022 | $6,560,331 | $3,624,086 | $2,356,255 | — | — | $6,702 |
| 2021 | $5,213,062 | $2,229,482 | $1,851,585 | $750 | Total only | $5,122 |
| 2020 | $4,678,139 | $3,338,169 | $2,453,835 | — | — | $1,718 |
| 2019 | $3,797,959 | $3,717,199 | $3,087,431 | $7,062 | 1 | $5,777 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD
Based on IRS filings
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD is a public charity, based in College Park, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $459K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD is led by Israel Ari, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Israel Ari
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$155K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Charkatz Ross
President
Director → Director & Finance Chair, 2020
Director & Finance Chair → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laing Shawn
Director of Finance & Operations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$141K (2023) → $153K (2025)
Tauber Stuart
Director & Ex-Officio
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director & Ex-Officio, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Given Maxine
Director
Director → Director & Development Chair, 2021
Director & Development Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stillman Bradley
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cohen Caroline
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Schlesinger Marc
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Springer Paul
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kassoff Jared
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steinhause Emma
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frazier Eileen
Immediate Past President
Director → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Alexander Michael (2019–2025) — Director & Finance Chair · Filing note: Ended 62025
- Former: Hoch Michael (2024–2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 62025
- Former: Lurie Michael (2025) — Director · Filing note: Ended 62025
- Former: Cohen Robb (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nathanson Mark (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Klarfeld Dara (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Sacks Daniel (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Greenberg Saralee (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Karkowsky Malki (2019–2023) — Treasurer · Filing note: Ended apr 2023
- Former: Abrams Steve (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended FY22
- Former: Friedman Michael (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Willcher Joel (2019–2022) — Director & Governance Chair · Filing note: Ended FY22
- Former: Burman Elan (2019–2021) — Capital Campaign Director
- Former: Charnoff Lisa (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Snyder Jeff (2021) — Director & Building Co-Chair
- Former: Sachs Jonathan (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Taragin David (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Snyder Jeffrey (2020) — Director
- Former: Band Alex (2019) — Director
- Former: Bauman Gary (2019) — Director
- Former: Friedson Matthew (2019) — Director
- Former: Grunewald Ralph (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Gurwitz Jaclyn (2019) — Director
- Former: Janus David (2019) — Director
- Former: Manekin Richard (2019) — Director
- Former: Mintz Douglas (2019) — Director
- Former: Mintz Michael (2019) — Director
- Former: Romirowsky Shai (2019) — Past President
- Former: Weiss Danny (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to Israel Ari (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD
How large is Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD?
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD reported $16.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.9M.
Where does Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD operate?
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD's EIN?
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life at University of MD's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0749507. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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