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EIN 46-4406454

Sefaria

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
2013
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
B00: Education: General
Description
Sefaria, Inc. (Sefaria) is building a digital library of Jewish texts and their connections, in hebrew and in english, to transform Jewish publishing, technology, education and scholarship.
Total revenues
$4,698,044
2022
Total expenses
$4,812,576
2022
Total assets
$4,946,723
2022
Num. employees
19
2022

Program areas at Sefaria

Sefaria is building and maintaining a digital platform that lowers the barriers of engagement with jewish texts, creates interactive opportunities for teaching and learning, and provides educators, scholars, and technologists with an open source database of texts to make new educational application simpler and more viable to develop.sefaria's work involves digitizing hebrew texts, acquiring translations of texts and designing and engineering digital interfaces and products for exploring them.

Who funds Sefaria

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Jim Joseph FoundationGeneral Operating Support$750,000
Jewish Communal FundIn Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose$611,510
William Davidson FoundationTo Support Maintenance and Improvements To the William Davidson Talmud and Capacity Building To Activate Small and New Donors, With An Improved CRM (Customer Relationship Management Program)$600,000
...and 38 more grants received totalling $3,211,054

Personnel at Sefaria

NameTitleCompensation
Daniel SeptimusChief Executive Officer$298,229
Anne LumermanChief Operating Officer$187,017
Tali HerensteinChief of Staff
Lev IsraelChief Product Officer / Chief Data Officer$204,010
Sara WolkenfeldChief Learning Officer$117,888
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for Sefaria

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,697,588
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$4,796
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-4,340
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,698,044

Form 990s for Sefaria

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-07990View PDF
2021-122022-11-07990View PDF
2020-122021-11-01990View PDF
2019-122021-03-01990View PDF
2018-122019-12-20990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s

Organizations like Sefaria

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Jewish News Service (JNS)Newton Center, MA$8,538,216
Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training America (ORTA)New York, NY$22,367,473
Book TrustDenver, CO$3,572,630
Civic News CompanyNew York, NY$14,796,947
MeorSilver Spring, MD$6,500,802
Nabu GlobalNew York, NY$3,205,458
CommonLitWashington, DC$11,871,054
Spread the Word NevadaHenderson, NV$4,495,224
Paris Review FoundationNew York, NY$3,686,959
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)West Orange, NJ$1,667,757
Data update history
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $611,510 from Jewish Communal Fund
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 10, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $750,000 from Jim Joseph Foundation
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsMedia and communications organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
JewishReligiousOperates internationallyNational levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
228 Park Ave S 79262
New York, NY 10003
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
sefaria.org/texts 
Phone
(347) 773-0077
IRS details
EIN
46-4406454
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2013
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B00: Education: General
NAICS code, primary
5111: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0213444
FTB Entity ID
3737321
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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