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Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Newton, MA EIN: 04-3494246 Website

Gateways provides high quality special education services, expertise, and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in jewish educational settings and participate meaningfully in jewish life.

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc at a glance

Total assets
$2,916,113
-3.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,441,337
+4.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$131,140
+789.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,731,858
+3.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Sudbury

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $10K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,916,113$2,441,337$2,731,858——$131,140
2024$3,011,394$2,336,760$2,634,138——$14,744
2023$3,202,398$2,479,778$2,345,892——$13,735
2022$2,543,938$2,731,860$1,992,602——$8,124
2021$2,291,361$2,093,149$1,925,257——$8,332
2020$1,811,923$2,017,598$2,257,990$6,0001$18,646
2019$1,797,928$2,631,113$2,508,304$10,0001$39,165

About Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc

Based on IRS filings

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Newton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $131K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc is led by Tamar Davis, CEO on every filing since 2021; 2 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tamar Davis

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $61K (2021) → $169K (2025)

  • Lisa Hills

    President

    Trustee → Co-President, 2023

    Co-President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tali Cohen Carrus

    Senior Director of Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Ellie Shrage

    Trustee

    Clerk → Vice President Education, 2022

    Vice President Education → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Freishtat

    Trustee

    Trustee → Vice President of Development, 2022

    Vice President of Development → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Levin-Charns

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Sternberg

    Trustee

    Board Member → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nora Friedman

    Trustee

    Co-President → Immediate Past Co-President, 2023

    Immediate Past Co-President → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Childers

    Trustee

    Trustee → Vice President Finance & Treasurer, 2024

    Vice President Finance & Treasurer → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Itia Roth

    Trustee

    Chair of Nominating Committee → Presidential Appointee, 2024

    Presidential Appointee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Oppenheimer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexa Levitt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordana Bluestein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Zisow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Breitman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbie Singal

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Posnick

    Vice President of Finance & Treasurer

    Vice President Finance → Chair of Nominating Committee, 2024

    Chair of Nominating Committee → Vice President of Finance & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Kaplan

    Clerk

    Vice President Development → Clerk, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Alkon

    Past President

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Slifka Vidal

    Vice President of Governance

    Trustee → Vice President of Governance, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Simansky

    Vice President of Development

    Trustee → Vice President of Strategic Planning, 2024

    Vice President of Strategic Planning → Vice President of Development, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Fisbein

    Vice President of Education

    Trustee → Vice President of Education, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Perelman

    Clerk

    Trustee → Clerk, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Wexler

    Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Barbara Schultz (2019–2023) — Vice President Governance
  • Former: Dara Grossman (2019–2023) — Co-President
  • Former: Jackie Finard-Hughes (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Deirdre Munley (2022–2023) — Chief Strategy & Operating Officer
  • Former: Alexis Kopikis (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Danielle Darish (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Sasha Meyerson (2019–2022) — Co-Chair of Marketing Committee
  • Former: David Farbman (2019–2021) — Senior Director Education
  • Former: Marcus Dodyk (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michal Fandel (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul Gershkowitz (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Appelbaum (2019–2021) — Former Senior Director
  • Former: Arlene Remz (2019–2020) — Executive Di
  • Former: Jacqueline Finard-Hughes (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jenna Andelman (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joanne Davis Rose (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Larry Chafetz (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Marni Smilow Levitt (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tamar Davis Galper (2020) — Board Member

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

Tamar Davis — CEO: $169KTamar DavisCEO$169KTali Cohen Carrus — Sr DIR of Programs: $104KTali Cohen CarrusSr DIR of Programs$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Tamar Davis (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc

How large is Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc?

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc?

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Newton, MA. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc operate?

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc's EIN?

Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3494246. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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