Berkeley Hillel
Berkeley Hillel works on its mission by enriching the lives of jewish students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world through: *welcoming students into a pluralistic community in an inclusive and respectful way. *fostering the growth of students' jewish identity. *developing students' sense of social justice, civic responsibility, and service to local, national and larger communities. *providing opportunities for students to examine their judaism and spirituality. *serving as an integral and indispensable partner to the university community. *supporting israel as a jewish and democratic state. Berkeley Hillel will advocate for its mission to the greater campus community and will model in its actions: excellence, innovation, accountability and fun.
Berkeley Hillel at a glance
In short: Berkeley Hillel reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,359 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $33,584,506
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,604,710
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $258,410
- +52.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,587,634
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Berkeley Hillel
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Berkeley Hillel
Birthright Israel
Berkeley Hillel
Amount
Free
Deadline
Deadline not published
Creative Arts Fellowship
Berkeley Hillel
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Israel Learning Fellowships
Berkeley Hillel
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Berkeley Hillel funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Berkeley Hillel gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+6%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $13K (2020). In 2025 it reported $1K 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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hillel International Washington, DC | To Support an Israel Fellow at Berkeley Hillel | $12,000 |
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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 | $33,584,506 | $1,604,710 | $2,587,634 | $1,359 | Total only | $258,410 |
| 2024 | $31,388,813 | $1,628,960 | $2,559,557 | — | — | $169,747 |
| 2023 | $33,013,028 | $2,898,076 | $2,728,552 | — | — | $173,552 |
| 2022 | $31,701,125 | $2,684,036 | $2,327,972 | $12,000 | 1 | $419,567 |
| 2021 | $31,428,891 | $3,144,991 | $1,951,150 | — | — | $149,071 |
| 2020 | $29,079,704 | $11,658,416 | $2,085,725 | $13,148 | 1 | $-102,610 |
| 2019 | $21,384,611 | $2,504,213 | $1,788,690 | $11,346 | 1 | $138,412 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Berkeley Hillel
Based on IRS filings
Berkeley Hillel is a public charity, based in Berkeley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $258K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Berkeley Hillel is led by Adam Naftalin-Kelman, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Naftalin-Kelman
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$113K (2022) → $118K (2025)
Oren Gabriel
President
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aviv Gilboa
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Mogulof
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Potkin-Oren
Director
Chair → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dima Mostvoy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erwin Chemerinsky
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Zitter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Feldman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kaufman Perlman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Hirschman
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$116K (2023) → $125K (2025)
Danielle Natelson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Sutton
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Mamane
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Lauren Fleischman (2023–2024) — Associate Director
- Former: Bruce Goldberg (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Branoff (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joey Freeman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Perkins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lenny Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Noah Stern (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rachel Horning (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sheida Neman (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Kaufman (2023) — Director
- Former: Carla Hesse (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Emily Marthinsen (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Robby Kaufman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Susie Marcus (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron Eslamboly (2022) — Director
- Former: Abbi Berry (2022) — Director
- Former: Emma Tavangari (2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Greenberg (2022) — Director
- Former: Kalia Rodich (2022) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Steinberg (2022) — Director
- Former: Tara Raffi (2022) — Director
- Former: David Vogel (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ilene Weinreb (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lauren Brandt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nadav Shemtov (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Shachar Kariv (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Camron King (2021) — Director
- Former: Ella Pallenberg (2021) — Director
- Former: Emily Galo (2021) — Director
- Former: Liam Howell (2021) — Director
- Former: Sam Abrams (2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Tandler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Etai Berenstein (2020) — Director
- Former: Gaby Ostrove (2020) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Workman (2020) — Director
- Former: Sam Rubenstein (2020) — Director
- Former: Judy Davidoff (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 $125K, to Emily Hirschman (Chief Operating Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Berkeley Hillel
How much does Berkeley Hillel give each year?
Berkeley Hillel reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Berkeley Hillel?
Berkeley Hillel reported $33.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
Where does Berkeley Hillel operate?
Berkeley Hillel has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is Berkeley Hillel's EIN?
Berkeley Hillel's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1758790. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 24, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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