The Aleph Institute Inc
Family services, ethical education, rabbinical visitations, religious freedom advocacy, programs for prisons and the military.
The Aleph Institute Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $512,594
- -16.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,330,857
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,955,394
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Aleph Institute Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 8 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Aleph Institute Inc gives
- Giving grew 1965% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $973K (2022). In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Justice and Human Dignity Tempe, AZ | Aleph founded and is currently incubating the center for justice and human dignity (CJHD), which is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce prison incarceration in the united states while improving conditions for those imprisoned and working inside. The CJHD promotes values of human dignity and shared safety while keeping in mind the needs of survivors, directly impacted people, and society at large. Alongside diverse partners, the CJHD collaborates with judges on alternative sentencing, correctional leaders on the conditions of confinement, and policymakers on early release strategies. The aleph institute currently provides seed funding through a grant for the organization. | $479,172 |
| The Aleph House Columbia, SC | Support synagogue in the vicinity of the military base - main chaplain dept. Of the army in South Carolina. | $315,997 |
| Start-OPP Phoenix, AZ | Start-opp believes in iterative learning and development. In order to create a program that is properly responsive to constituent needs, it must be smart enough to track reactions, flexible enough to react to real-time outcomes, and agile enough to react in a meaningful timeframe. | $85,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $22,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $512,594 | $9,330,857 | $8,955,394 | — | — |
| 2024 | $610,296 | $8,599,625 | $9,092,546 | $6,520 | Total only |
| 2023 | $642,287 | $9,781,230 | $10,088,639 | $902,169 | 4 |
| 2022 | $278,913 | $9,575,521 | $9,702,800 | $972,912 | 3 |
| 2021 | $1,015,016 | $7,284,474 | $7,258,860 | $45,603 | 1 |
| 2020 | $360,911 | $7,127,481 | $6,661,475 | $43,698 | 1 |
| 2019 | $233,969 | $6,685,513 | $6,899,081 | $29,781 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Aleph Institute Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Aleph Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Surfside, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $513K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Aleph Institute Inc is led by Aaron Lipskar, CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aaron Lipskar
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$164K (2019) → $233K (2025)
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Chairman & President
Chairman → Chairman & President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Menachem Katz
Director - Prison
Direct Advocacy → Director - Prison, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$121K (2020) → $246K (2025)
Berel Paltiel
Director of Advocacy
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $124K (2025)
Joseph Bryski
Director Alternative Sentencing
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$182K (2024) → $183K (2025)
Yosef Cohn
Director Education
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$120K (2024) → $131K (2025)
Joseph Lipskar
CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$141K (2024) → $151K (2025)
Alberto Kamhazi
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Boruch Duchman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Schottenstein
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Stein
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Fishman
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morris Mendal
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reuven Herssein
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Danial
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russel Galbut
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonny Kahn
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Fiske
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Zvi Bojarski (2019–2024) — Director National Policy
- Former: David Tamman (2024) — Legal Research & Writing
- Former: Lloyd S. Rubin (2019–2022) — President
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 $246K, to Menachem Katz (Director - Prison). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Aleph Institute Inc
How large is The Aleph Institute Inc?
The Aleph Institute Inc reported $513K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.3M.
What is The Aleph Institute Inc?
The Aleph Institute Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Surfside, FL. It holds $513K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Aleph Institute Inc operate?
The Aleph Institute Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, California, South Carolina, Utah.
What is The Aleph Institute Inc's EIN?
The Aleph Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2291627. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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