Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc
New York, NY · EIN 23-7270753 · Education · Rank 6,840 by total revenue
Americans for ben-gurion university or "a4bgu" plays a vital role in creating a world class university in the israeli desert.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $75,468,257
- Total expenses
- $73,616,491
- Total assets
- $934,796,210
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $7,069,970
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $8,157,617
- Employees
- 40
- Salary base per employee
- $176,749
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (56)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Seserman | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $773,153 |
| Timothy Greene Chief | FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 07/31/25) | Officer | 40 | $267,155 |
| Gary Debode | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Andrea Goren | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Terri Alpert | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Marci Dollinger | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Elizabeth Grzebinski | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| David Wagonfeld | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Ellen Marcus | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Alan Newman | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bathsheva Rifkin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carol Saal | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cindy Ingerman Balick | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Clive Miskin | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Craig Granowitz | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Craig Simon | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Danna Slusky | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Breslauer | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Donna Lam | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ernest Simon | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Esther Foer | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frank Parlato | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hunter Reisner | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jacob Dayan | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeff Polak | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Kupfer | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Ullman | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jill Max | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joanne Moore | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joel Reinstein | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph Rose | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joshua Arnow | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth Bloom | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leon Kaplan | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lewis Winarsky | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lisa Douglass | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lisa Field | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lisa Scheller | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lloyd Goldman | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Madeleine Arnow | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Max Gitter | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Melinda Goldrich | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Ozer | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Neil Hockstein | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Noah Tratt | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter Schechter | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Riva Collins | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert Spitzer | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Seth Harlem | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sherrie Savett | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steven Finkelman | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sylvia Brodsky | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tara Kelleher | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Toni Young | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Handy | BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Roy Zuckerberg | HONORARY BOARD MEMBER | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 7 people received $2,480,621, which is 35.1% of the $7,069,970 salary base shared by 40 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Seserman | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $592,753 | $0 | $180,400 | $773,153 |
| Ari Steinberg | PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIP OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $307,442 | $0 | $22,722 | $330,164 |
| Keren Waranch Chief | DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (THRU 06/14/24) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $303,185 | $0 | $26,888 | $330,073 |
| Nneka McPhee Chief Of Staff | & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | Highly paid employee | 40 | $250,884 | $0 | $38,402 | $289,286 |
| Andrew Hoffer Philanthropic | RELATIONSHIP OFFICER (THRU 02/28/25) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $225,102 | $0 | $48,826 | $273,928 |
| Timothy Greene Chief | FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 07/31/25) | Officer | 40 | $237,432 | $0 | $29,723 | $267,155 |
| Judith Alterman | PHILANTHROPIC RELATIONSHIP OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $199,561 | $0 | $17,301 | $216,862 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202642169349302159 (Form 990, period ending 2025-09-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7270753
- Organization website (as filed): www.americansforbgu.org