Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland is a public charity based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, providing Jewish day-school education from early childhood through high school. Its program combines Judaic and general studies; the Academy reports serving more than 1,550 students on its website and an enrollment of 1,475 in its 2024 filing.
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland at a glance
In short: Hebrew Academy of Cleveland gave $417K across 32 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in New York. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $416,974
- -34.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 32
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,030
- -38.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,288
- Total assets
- $81,582,683
- +6.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (16 of 32, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
- Contact
Mailing address: 1860 South Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Phone: (216) 321-5838
Website: https://hac1.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hebrew Academy of Cleveland funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hebrew Academy of Cleveland ($45K). Together the top 10 received $232K.
Grant Size Distribution
125 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 125 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 55% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 22% to New Jersey, 21% to Ohio, and 2% to Illinois. Listed recipients include organizations in those states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 32 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hebrew Academy of Cleveland open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 32 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $146K (2019) to $638K (2024). In 2025 it made 32 grants totaling $417K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Cleveland Heights, OH | General Support | $45,457 |
| Keren Y&Y Lakewood, NJ | General Support | $30,100 |
| American Friends of Kiryat Chinuch Lebanim New York, NY | General Support | $29,000 |
| Ascent Inc Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $20,656 |
| Bais Efraim Monsey, NY | General Support | $20,000 |
| Nachal Charedi Teaneck, NJ | General Support | $19,731 |
| Cong Beth Mikroh Inc Monsey, NY | General Support | $19,500 |
| Congregation Beth Mikroh Monsey, NY | General Support | $19,500 |
| Rising Heroes Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $15,000 |
| Central Fund of Israel Cedarhurst, NY | General Support | $12,605 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The Academy was formed in 1943. Its 2024 filing describes scholarship applications submitted by families at registration and reviewed individually by a tuition committee. The filing also lists support through programs including EdChoice scholarships, the National School Lunch Program, Title funding, and mandated services.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $81,582,683 | $37,763,963 | $33,208,157 | $416,974 | 32 | $403,630 |
| 2024 | $76,438,841 | $30,632,283 | $31,004,263 | $638,487 | 30 | $625,171 |
| 2023 | $75,600,275 | $33,456,074 | $28,418,457 | $414,368 | 22 | $725,655 |
| 2022 | $66,835,840 | $32,830,849 | $27,148,181 | $533,333 | 19 | $263,803 |
| 2021 | $67,295,611 | $38,136,745 | $25,698,946 | $303,300 | 22 | $578,432 |
| 2020 | $49,895,625 | $38,276,243 | $22,609,264 | $209,500 | 16 | $391,451 |
| 2019 | $32,083,065 | $24,290,955 | $23,085,840 | $145,855 | 10 | $398,603 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Academy’s stated mission is to imbue students with a love of God, Torah, and Eretz Yisroel and prepare them for excellence in Torah and general knowledge, through cooperation among families, faculty, and the community. It also seeks to instill attachment to Eretz Yisroel and its people, and a sense of responsibility for their welfare.
Its 2025 grants included support for educational and religious organizations and other charitable organizations. For example, Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic describes its mission as providing Jewish religious education and instruction at elementary and high school levels. Rising Heroes describes its mission as providing psychological counseling to Israeli veterans and families affected by the war in Israel. Bikur Cholim of Cleveland describes its work as promoting health and well-being through physical and emotional support, education, and advocacy.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Academy reported 32 grants totaling $416,974. Grants ranged from $5,110 to $45,457, with a median of $10,288. The largest listed awards included $45,457 to Hebrew Academy of Cleveland for general support, $30,100 to Keren Y&Y for general support, and $29,000 to American Friends of Kiryat Chinuch Lebanim for general support.
Other listed grants included $20,656 to Ascent Inc, $20,000 to Bais Efraim, $19,731 to Nachal Charedi, $19,500 each to Cong Beth Mikroh Inc and Congregation Beth Mikroh, and $15,000 to Rising Heroes Inc. These grants were reported as general support. The Academy’s website also describes one-time or annual scholarships for students and a partnership through which donors can designate funds for scholarships; those are student-support programs, not grants for outside applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Louis Malcmacher as president; Ivan A Soclof as immediate past president; Amir Jaffa, Harry M Brown, Jonathan Heifetz, and Reuven Dessler as vice presidents; Rabbi Menashe Weiss as treasurer; Howard Goldman as financial secretary; and Aaron Evenchik and Adam Pollack as trustees.
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland is led by Louis Malcmacher, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 54 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louis Malcmacher
President
President → Chairman & President, 2022
Chairman & President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Simcha Dessler
Financial Director & Educational Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$149K (2019) → $224K (2025)
Aaron Evenchik
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Pollack
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Schabes
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Schlesinger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avromi Meystel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Binyomin Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian M. Wolovitz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chaya Wolf
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Fleksher
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Gottesman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Keller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Pollack
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David S. Farkas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Seiger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dov Frankel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dovi Kutoff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dovid Malcmacher
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hymie Keller
Trustee
Financial Secretary → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Klarfeld
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Bensoussan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Berkowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moshe Neuman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Pollack
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nati Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rafi Israeli
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Salamon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaya Lempel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shlomo Koyfman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shlomo Malcmacher
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suri Goldman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yehuda Salamon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yonah Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yonatan Spolter
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nissi Heifetz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Elchanan Stern
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Yitz Frank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Yosef Reichman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yoni Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avi Yuspeh
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dov Berman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Zuckerman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Schwartz
Principal
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$101K (2019) → $126K (2025)
Rabbi Asher Newman
Principal
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $109K (2025)
Amir Jaffa
Vice President
Recording Secretary → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry M. Brown
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard Goldman
Financial Secretary
Associate Treasurer → Financial Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ivan A. Soclof
Immediate Past President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Heifetz
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Menashe Weiss
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reuven Dessler
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Michele Weiss (2022–2024) — Controller
- Former: Tzipoporah Zelasko (2023–2024) — High School Principal
- Former: Mel Waxman (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: David Landman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Hershel S. Itzinger (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Oster (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Leonard Fuchs (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Irving I. Stone (2020–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Asher Newman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Dov Zilber (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Elchanan Stern (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Esther Reichman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Nissan Heifetz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Rabbi Yoni Klein (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Klein (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Yitzchok Frank (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Yoel Schwartz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Yosef Reichman (2019) — Trustee
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 $224K, to Rabbi Eli Dessler (Financial Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
How much does Hebrew Academy of Cleveland give each year?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland gave $417K across 32 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $638K across 30 grants.
What is Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's typical grant size?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's median grant in 2025 was $10,288, and its average grant was $13,030, across 32 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hebrew Academy of Cleveland that year got $11K on average.
Where does Hebrew Academy of Cleveland give grants?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland gives mostly in New York: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (22%) and Ohio (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (7 grants), Monsey, NY (3 grants), Lakewood, NJ (3 grants) and Cleveland Heights, OH (2 grants).
Does Hebrew Academy of Cleveland give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (32 of 32) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's largest grantees?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's largest 2025 grantees include Hebrew Academy of Cleveland ($45,457), Keren Y&Y ($30,100) and American Friends of Kiryat Chinuch Lebanim ($29,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hebrew Academy of Cleveland?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland reported $81.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37.8M.
What does Hebrew Academy of Cleveland fund?
The Academy’s stated mission is to imbue students with a love of God, Torah, and Eretz Yisroel and prepare them for excellence in Torah and general knowledge, through cooperation among families, faculty, and the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hebrew Academy of Cleveland?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check hac1.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's EIN?
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0714428. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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