Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
To develop exceptional young people who put jewish values into action.
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School at a glance
In short: Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,626
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,626
- -99.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,626
- Total assets
- $42,014,158
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Endowment Fund ($21K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2025) to $23.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Endowment Fund Chicago, IL | Grant to the Endowment Fund | $20,626 |
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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 | $42,014,158 | $18,699,341 | $20,753,409 | $20,626 | 1 | $163,152 |
| 2024 | $42,999,384 | $18,584,440 | $43,531,798 | $23,463,258 | 1 | $599,552 |
| 2023 | $68,102,315 | $21,506,859 | $20,102,109 | — | — | $108,794 |
| 2022 | $74,876,258 | $18,502,124 | $19,296,577 | — | — | $3,010 |
| 2021 | $69,026,609 | $20,320,544 | $18,865,609 | — | — | $5,261 |
| 2020 | $73,538,178 | $20,379,296 | $18,328,033 | — | — | $56,789 |
| 2019 | $66,092,380 | $21,396,864 | $19,413,092 | — | — | $55,674 |
About Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Based on IRS filings
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $163K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is led by Andrea Grostern, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrea Grostern
Chair
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2022
Co-Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Tobias
Director of Security & Safety
Director of Security → Director of Security & Safety, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$145K (2021) → $164K (2025)
Andrew Grabowski
Director of Technology
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$124K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Abigail Aloni Moroh
Head of Early Childhood
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $148K (2025)
Gary Weisserman
Head of School
Head of School -New → Head of School, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$156K (2020) → $402K (2025)
Barbara Vijuk
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$83K (2022) → $207K (2025)
Sarah Fornero
Associate Head of School
Assistant Head of School → Associate Head of School, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $179K (2025)
Emily Crane
Head of Middle School
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
Adam Dewitt
Board Member
Board Member - Past & Treasurer-New → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Lavin Solow
Board Member
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mann
Board Member
Board Member → Co-Chair, 2022
Co-Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Lichstein
Board Member
Board Member - New → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Malkin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheryl Bellick
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Kaufman
Board Member
Board Member - New → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Geller
Treasurer
Board Member - New → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Ellis
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Cooper
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Rosenberg
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Levey
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamar Jacoby
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Muchin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Avi Josefson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Sircus
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathaniel Sager
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Becky Altman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Sandler
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Reis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Schaffer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Dana Hirt (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Masters (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Pucker (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Leavitt (2020–2024) — Head of Lower School
- Former: Michael Lufrano (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Allyson Becker (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Barry Malkin (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Craig Albert (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Brodsky (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ron Huberman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Rich (2022–2023) — Senior Director of Institutional Advisor
- Former: Bernard Cherkasov (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ericka Thacker (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Lucas (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Danny Cohen (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Merritt Dewitt (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Bloom (2022) — Head of Middle School
- Former: Audris Wong (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio Trustee & COO
- Former: Coby Derringer (2019–2021) — Board Member- Past
- Former: David Simon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Cooper (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: James Hirshorn (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Komisar (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marna Goldwin (2019–2021) — Chief Advancement Officer - Past
- Former: Mike Lufrano (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Bloom - Washofsky (2019–2021) — Head of Middle School
- Former: Tracy Ankin (2020–2021) — Board Member- Past
- Former: Stacy Derby (2021) — Board Member - New
- Former: Alyson Horwitz (2019–2020) — Interim Head of School- Former
- Former: Claudia Mendelson (2019–2020) — Board Member - Past
- Former: Daniel Baskes (2019–2020) — Board Member- Past
- Former: David Rosenbaum (2019–2020) — Board Member- Past
- Former: Lonnie Nasatir (2019–2020) — Board Member- Past
- Former: Michael Pierce (2019–2020) — Board Member- Past
- Former: Rosanne Diamond (2019–2020) — Board Member- Past
- Former: William Pekin (2019–2020) — Treasurer- Past
- Former: Kyle Sheahan (2020) — Athletic Director
- Former: Harriet Garfinkel (2019) — Head of Jewish Studies
- Former: Michael Kahn (2019) — Director of Operations
- Former: Mike Lufano (2019) — Vice Chair - Past
- Former: Noah Hartman (2019) — Head of School - Past
- Former: Rebecca Brown (2019) — CFO - Past
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 $402K, to Gary Weisserman (Head of School). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
How much does Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School give each year?
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $23.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School?
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School reported $42.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $18.7M.
What is Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School?
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $42.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School operate?
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School's EIN?
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2166955. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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