Fresh Air Society
Tamarack camps, established by the Fresh Air Society, builds a vibrant community by providing enriching jewish camping experiences for children and families, respectful of financial ability.
Fresh Air Society at a glance
- Total assets
- $48,830,868
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $16,062,849
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $133,889
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $11,693,832
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fresh Air Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $414K (2021) to $2.0M (2020). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $414K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Make Improvements to UJF-Owned Property | $414,018 |
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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 | $48,830,868 | $16,062,849 | $11,693,832 | — | — | $133,889 |
| 2024 | $45,472,673 | $17,079,729 | $10,562,217 | — | — | $144,731 |
| 2023 | $29,302,095 | $14,379,771 | $10,180,887 | — | — | $97,184 |
| 2022 | $20,299,732 | $10,857,844 | $9,641,954 | — | — | $10,295 |
| 2021 | $19,969,834 | $9,293,436 | $6,863,172 | $414,018 | 1 | $354,819 |
| 2020 | $16,104,029 | $3,717,755 | $5,553,993 | $2,031,621 | 1 | $336,309 |
| 2019 | $17,194,439 | $11,325,829 | $11,448,937 | $1,756,573 | 1 | $372,014 |
About Fresh Air Society
Based on IRS filings
Fresh Air Society is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $134K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fresh Air Society is led by Lee Trepeck, Chief Executive Officer since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 41 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lee Trepeck
Chief Executive Officer
Director & Camp Maas → Camp Director, 2020
Camp Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$178K (2019) → $323K (2025)
Daniel Klein
President
Past Vice President → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carly Weinstock
Programs Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$124K (2022) → $185K (2025)
Andrew Belsky
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$40K (2020) → $262K (2025)
Barbara Kappy
Board Member
Vice President → Member, 2022
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Wasserman
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carly Schiff
Vice President
Past Member → Member, 2022
Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sollish
1st Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Simmerman
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Trepeck Harris
Vice President
Vice President → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Zwiren
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mallory Shiffman
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Cooper
Immediate Past President
1st Vice President → President, 2022
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Bass
Board Member
Vice President & Member → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Applebaum
Board Member
Young Adult Advisory Board Liaisons → Member, 2022
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Kirschner
Vice President
Member → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Kirsch
Vice President & Advancement
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Vice President & Advancement, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Tigay
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Weinbaum
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Feld
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Midelton
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stefan Teodosic
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Lefkofsky
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Bassin
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffery Meyers
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Narrett
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Velevis
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Korotkin Rothberger
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maddi Ishbia Luckoff
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Starr
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dora Furman
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harriet Orley
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Sugarman
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Labe
Board Member
Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alec Cherrin
Nextgen
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Nakisher
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Sternberg
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodie Kaufman Davis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Schuchman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelby Bruseloff
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sherrie Singer
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (68)
- Former: Andrew Landau (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Barbara Zaltz (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Brian Brodsky (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Geoff Kretchmer (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Carolyn Bellinson (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Gabe Karp (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Jackie Pilcowitz (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Jared Rosenbaum (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Morgan Kaufman (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Rebecca Rubin (2020–2024) — Member
- Former: Gabe Schuchman (2021–2024) — Member
- Former: Jodie Kaufman-Davis (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Jordan Kirshner (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Laura Gottlib (2022–2024) — Nextgen Liaison
- Former: Elyse Cohen (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Harold Loss (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Jeff Tischler (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Nancy Komer Stone (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Sandy Lippitt (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Janet Gendelman (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Fran Martin (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Gabe Neistein (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Ashleigh Imerman To (2023) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Abbe Sherbin (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Brian Gendelman (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Ellen Star (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Jeffrey Belen (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Jeffrey Sternberg (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Joseph Lash (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Joe Lash (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Rabbi Daniel Schwartz (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Rabbi Harold Loss (2020–2022) — Member
- Former: Ashleigh Imerman (2021–2022) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Brain Broadsky (2022) — Member
- Former: Jeffrey Krischner (2022) — Member
- Former: Micheal Feld (2022) — Member
- Former: Robb Lippitt (2019–2021) — Past Vice President
- Former: Stacy Fox (2019–2021) — Past Member
- Former: Stuart Brody (2019–2021) — Past Member
- Former: Francine Martin (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Lisa Lis (2020–2021) — Past Member
- Former: Rob Schwartz (2020–2021) — Past Member
- Former: Stephen Engel (2020–2021) — Past CEO
- Former: Steven Silverman (2020–2021) — Nextgen Liaison
- Former: Jason Tisdale Past (2021) — Young Adult Advisory Board Liaisons
- Former: Joshua Hunegs (2021) — Past Member
- Former: Susie Pappas (2021) — Past Member
- Former: Catherine Calvano (2019–2020) — Prior CFO
- Former: Jefferey Michaelson (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jeffrey Zeman (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Jennifer Sobol (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Julie Zussman (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Loren Schwartzenfeld (2019–2020) — Israeli Camper Program Liaison
- Former: Matt Lester (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Matthew Roth (2019–2020) — Israeli Camper Program Liaison
- Former: Mitch Rosenwasser (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Nelson Nick Hersh (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Phyllis Pilcowitz (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Richard Simtob (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Stacy Brodsky (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Stuart Freedland (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Jason Tisdale (2020) — Young Adult Advisory Board Liaisons
- Former: Alex Rosner (2019) — Nextgen Liaison
- Former: Brian Aaron (2019) — Member
- Former: Daniel Schwartz (2019) — Member
- Former: Lisa Fenberg (2019) — Member
- Former: Robert Schwartz (2019) — Member
- Former: Steve Engel (2019) — CEO
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 $323K, to Lee Trepeck (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Fresh Air Society
How large is Fresh Air Society?
Fresh Air Society reported $48.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.1M.
What is Fresh Air Society?
Fresh Air Society is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. It holds $48.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Fresh Air Society operate?
Fresh Air Society has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Fresh Air Society's EIN?
Fresh Air Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1360545. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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