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Gottesman RTW Academy

Public charity · Grantmaker Randolph, NJ EIN: 22-1833220 Website

Gottesman RTW Academy maintains high standards of academic excellence while nurturing each student's social and emotional needs and growth. Grtwa inspires intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and personal integrity to enable our students to emerge as lifelong learners, compassionate individuals, and successful members of society who are rooted in their heritage. As a community day school, grtwa celebrates the richness of jewish life and has a strong connection to israel. Grtwa welcomes families from a wide range of jewish backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the American jewish community today.

Gottesman RTW Academy at a glance

Total assets
$15,319,014
-3.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,440,885
+23.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$224,145
+321.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,838,585
+3.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Gottesman RTW Academy funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Whippany

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJ Whippany, NJ—$17,830
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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$15,319,014$7,440,885$7,838,585——$224,145
2024$15,873,012$6,039,920$7,550,169$17,8301$53,226
2023$16,866,579$5,843,348$7,371,044——$41,179
2022$18,843,073$5,866,100$6,726,593——$54,073
2021$20,854,730$4,860,258$6,339,150——$51,104
2020$22,376,904$8,439,851$6,293,873——$9,217

About Gottesman RTW Academy

Based on IRS filings

Gottesman RTW Academy is a public charity, based in Randolph, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $224K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gottesman RTW Academy is led by Liron Kormas Harpaz, President on every filing since 2023; 4 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Liron Kormas Harpaz

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alyssa Engleberg Nunn

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naomi Bacharach

    Director Institutional Advance

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2023) → $120K (2025)

  • Charles Popky

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Moritz

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ira Hammer

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Ramsfelder

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Frankl

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lavette Shrem

    Trustee

    Vice President → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shimon Korish

    Trustee

    Member → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • matthew Snyder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Zwickel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Torres

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Topol

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Bahar

    Dean of General Studies

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2020) → $157K (2025)

  • Moshe Vaknin

    Head of School

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2020) → $205K (2025)

  • Joseph Weiss

    Chief Financial Officer

    Director of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $77K (2023) → $101K (2025)

  • Jason Bacharach

    Secretary

    Secretary → Co-Secretary, 2021

    Co-Secretary → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Levy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Morrison

    2nd Vice President

    Vice President → Trustee, 2023

    Trustee → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Castellanos

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Alyssa Engleberg (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Joy Sussman (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jarrett Bluth (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Heidi Lurensky (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Liron Kormas-Harpaz (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Marit Halper-Off (2022) — Member
  • Former: Marit Halper (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Abby Rafkin To June (2020) — Member
  • Former: Gal Wertman To June (2020) — Member
  • Former: Jonathan Posner To June (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Dr Moshe Vaknin — Head of School: $205KDr Moshe VakninHead of School$205KDr Cheryl Bahar — Dean of General Studies: $157KDr Cheryl BaharDean of General Studies$157KNaomi Bacharach — Director Institutional Advance: $120KNaomi BacharachDirector Institutional Advance$120KJoseph Weiss — Chief Financial Officer: $101KJoseph WeissChief Financial Officer$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $205K, to Dr Moshe Vaknin (Head of School). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Gottesman RTW Academy

How large is Gottesman RTW Academy?

Gottesman RTW Academy reported $15.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.

Where does Gottesman RTW Academy operate?

Gottesman RTW Academy has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Gottesman RTW Academy's EIN?

Gottesman RTW Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-1833220. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)

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