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Hillel Council of New England Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brookline, MA EIN: 04-2688997 Website

Hillel Council of New England Inc at a glance

Total assets
$890,015
-10.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,172,594
-4.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$21,743
-15.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,203,792
+5.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Hillel Council of New England Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

BostonCambridgeBurlingtonMedfordWaltham

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2019) to $185K (2020). In 2020 it made 7 grants totaling $185K.

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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$890,015$1,172,594$1,203,792——$21,743
2024$991,841$1,224,532$1,142,459——$25,704
2023$776,240$1,157,080$1,087,669——$27,652
2022$1,754,549$1,123,768$1,026,374——$5,781
2021$937,479$630,383$574,067——$5,746
2020$695,548$772,084$790,890$184,8757$9,128
2019$700,327$780,654$811,780$184,8757$5,973

About Hillel Council of New England Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hillel Council of New England Inc is a public charity, based in Brookline, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $890K in total assets. Net investment income was $22K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hillel Council of New England Inc is led by Miriam D. Berkowitz Blue, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Miriam D. Berkowitz Blue

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $82K (2022) → $102K (2025)

  • Cathy Stern

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Howitt Easton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Katz

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Sack

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Goldsmith

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Stone

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Goldenberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Olson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Billig

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Gerard

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ori Dragon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Lakin

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Galler

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Myerov

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Philip C. Katz (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jack Eagan (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Nierman (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gary Shillin (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stewart Lassner (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Samuel I. Mendales (2019–2021) — Executive Di
  • Former: Sharon Shane (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dave Dudek (2019) — Director

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

Miriam D Berkowitz Blue — Executive Director: $102KMiriam D Berkowitz BlueExecutive Director$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Miriam D Berkowitz Blue (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Hillel Council of New England Inc

How large is Hillel Council of New England Inc?

Hillel Council of New England Inc reported $890K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Hillel Council of New England Inc operate?

Hillel Council of New England Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Vermont.

What is Hillel Council of New England Inc's EIN?

Hillel Council of New England Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2688997. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 10, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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