World Ort Inc
To transform lives through education driven by jewish values and innovation that empowers people and strengthens communities.
World Ort Inc at a glance
In short: World Ort Inc gave $65K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,000
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,500
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $25,202,317
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who World Ort Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hermelin Ort Resource Center JVS ($40K). Together the top 2 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How World Ort Inc gives
- Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2021) to $73K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hermelin Ort Resource Center JVS W Bloom TWNSP, MI | Scholarship/Student Assist. | $40,000 |
| Baruch College Fund New York, NY | Scholarship/Student Assist. | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25,202,317 | $16,928,629 | $15,059,369 | $65,000 | 2 | $831,673 |
| 2024 | $23,047,447 | $14,956,796 | $14,825,600 | $72,500 | 2 | $520,587 |
| 2023 | $23,042,184 | $15,498,529 | $18,151,084 | $57,500 | 2 | $403,439 |
| 2022 | $32,848,514 | $22,367,473 | $18,843,699 | $32,500 | 2 | $95,440 |
| 2021 | $29,293,739 | $16,000,497 | $14,061,257 | $22,500 | 1 | $1,318,040 |
| 2020 | $25,996,266 | $12,883,436 | $13,490,003 | $65,000 | 2 | $317,496 |
About World Ort Inc
Based on IRS filings
World Ort Inc is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $65K. Net investment income was $832K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
World Ort Inc is led by Allison Weinger, CEO - Ort America since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 7 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allison Weinger
CEO - Ort America
CEO → CEO - Ort America, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$238K (2024) → $289K (2025)
Louanne Smolin
Chair of the Execuitve Committee
Chair of Executive Committee → Chair of the Executive Committee, 2024
Chair of the Executive Committee → Chair of the Execuitve Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Perlmuter
Board Chair
Board Member → Executive Committee Chair, 2022
Executive Committee Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Miller
Director & Michigan Region
Midwest Regional Director → Senior Director & Michigan Region, 2022
Senior Director & Michigan Region → Director & Michigan Region, 2024
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$153K (2020) → $185K (2025)
Anna B. Stein
Marketing Director & Chief Impact Officer
Director & Northeast Region → Chief Impact Officer, 2024
Chief Impact Officer → Marketing Director & Chief Impact Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$138K (2023) → $166K (2025)
Robin Isaacson
National Director & Planned Giving
Nat'l Director & Planned Giving → National Director & Planned Giving, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$140K (2023) → $149K (2025)
Lily Joy M. Sembrano
Controller
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$164K (2020) → $161K (2025)
Judith Alperin
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$14K (2024) → $66K (2025)
Heath Blumstein
Senior Fundraiser
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Austin Center
Member - Executive Committee
Board Member → Member - Executive Committee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Ross
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Siegel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bubba Urdan
Member - Executive Committee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Conrad Giles
Member - Executive Committee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gail Lanznar
Vice President & Secretary
Member - Executive Committee → Execom Member, Vice President & Secretary, 2023
Execom Member, Vice President & Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Lanznar
Ex-Officio
Board Chair → Ex-Officio, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Levine
Member - Executive Committee
Board Member → Member - Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Lanznar
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Menikoff
Member - Executive Committee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Wolfe
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lewis Zipkin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Bernstein
Board Member
Executive Committee Chair → Member - Executive Committee, 2021
Member - Executive Committee → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Grey
Member - Executive Committee
Member - Executive Committee → Executive Committee Chair, 2021
Executive Committee Chair → Member - Executive Committee, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Goodman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saul Berkowitz
Vice President & Treasurer
Member - Executive Committee → Execom Member, Vice President & Treasurer, 2023
Execom Member, Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suellen Kadis
Vice President
Member - Executive Committee → Execom Member & Vice President, 2023
Execom Member & Vice President → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Goldman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Eaton
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Kushner
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Pollack
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Linch
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Kanter
Member - Executive Committee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josef Loeffler
Member - Executive Committee
Board Member → Member - Executive Committee, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Weizman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Marcus
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Adleman
Contracted CFO
On filings since 2024
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Cohen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Mark Adler (2020–2025) — Vice President & Associate Treasurer · Filing note: Thru 10/2023
- Former: Barbara Birch (2020–2024) — President & CEO
- Former: Eva Lynn Gans (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: James M. Lodge (2020–2024) — Senior Development Officer
- Former: Leandro Margulis (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Pregulman (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan S. Miller (2023–2024) — CFO
- Former: Jeffrey Cooper (2020–2023) — CFO & COO
- Former: Andi Wolfe (2021–2023) — Member - Executive Committee · Filing note: Thru 10/2023
- Former: Lew Zipkin (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Allison Halpern (2022–2023) — Director of Operations
- Former: Greg Marcus (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Kanter (2020–2022) — Member - Executive Committee · Filing note: As of 11/2022
- Former: Joan Levin (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Shelly Dreifuss (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Drysdale (2020–2022) — Senior Fundraiser
- Former: Joe Loeffler (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tova Kantrowitz (2022) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Baron Vivien de Gunzburg (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bradley Kolar (2020–2021) — Member - Executive Committee
- Former: Jose Pepe Sigal (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lawrence Kadis (2020–2021) — Member - Executive Committee
- Former: Sid Besmertnik (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tracy Weiss (2021) — Director of Development
- Former: Andrea Wolfe (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Harris Nadler (2020) — Senior Development Officer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $289K, to Allison Weinger (CEO - Ort America). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about World Ort Inc
How much does World Ort Inc give each year?
World Ort Inc gave $65K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $73K across 2 grants.
How large is World Ort Inc?
World Ort Inc reported $25.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.9M.
Where does World Ort Inc operate?
World Ort Inc has awarded grants in Michigan, New York.
What is World Ort Inc's EIN?
World Ort Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-5562424. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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