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Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center

Public charity · Grantmaker College Park, MD EIN: 52-0749507 Website

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.

Key facts about Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center

EIN
52-0749507
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$16,569,999

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$16.6M

+161.3% YoY

Revenue

$4.9M

+58.7% YoY

Net Investment Income

$459K

+133.8% YoY

Expenses

$3.2M

-5.4% YoY

About Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center

Based on IRS filings

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Silver Spring

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grants20190 grants2020Total only20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

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.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$16,569,999$6,340,608$6,495,826
Revenue$4,922,521$3,100,874$3,332,516
Expenses$3,248,955$3,433,536$3,027,743
Net Investment Income$458,574$196,177$31,679

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center 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

Israel Ari — Executive Director: $179KIsrael AriExecutive Director$179KLaing Shawn — Director of Finance & Operations: $153KLaing ShawnDirector of Finance & Operations$153K

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

How large is Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center?

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center 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 operate?

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center's EIN?

Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0749507. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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