2025-10-03T12:03:30-05:00 2024-12-31 113360065 ROTH & COMPANY LLP 1428 36TH STREET SUITE 200 BROOKLYN NY 11218 990 2024-01-01 112940331 CHAI LIFELINE INC CHAI 2124651300 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 STEPHEN SCHOLAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2124651300 2025-10-01 1 0 ZACHARIA WAXLER P00502633 7182361600 2025-09-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAMP SIMCHA STEPHEN SCHOLAR 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 41989429 0 X CHAILIFELINE.ORG X 1988 NY CHAI LIFELINE IS AN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT NETWORK, PROVIDING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FACING ILLNESS, CRISIS, OR LOSS. CHAI LIFELINE OFFERS MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING; MEALS DELIVERED TO HOSPITALS AND HOMES; TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; HOSPITAL AND IN-HOME RESPITE; EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; INSURANCE ADVOCACY; TRIPS, RETREATS AND SPECIAL EVENTS; PROJECT CHAI CRISIS INTERVENTION, TRAUMA, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT; CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS; EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; I-SHINE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING; AND ITS FLAGSHIP SUMMER PROGRAMS CAMP SIMCHA, CAMP SIMCHA SPECIAL, AND CAMP SIMCHA WITHOUT BORDERS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH LIFE-THREATENING AND LIFELONG ILLNESS. 17 17 270 5595 0 0 39090038 40175103 139338 79363 34750 675492 -8583299 -8099123 30680827 32830835 1137800 1180447 0 0 13639560 15271149 0 0 2789255 15566093 15866265 30343453 32317861 337374 512974 28662220 28160707 9597567 8643181 19064653 19517526 X CHAI LIFELINE IS AN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT NETWORK, PROVIDING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FACING ILLNESS, CRISIS, OR LOSS. CHAI LIFELINE OFFERS MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING; MEALS DELIVERED TO HOSPITALS AND HOMES; TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; HOSPITAL AND IN-HOME RESPITE; EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; INSURANCE ADVOCACY; TRIPS, RETREATS AND SPECIAL EVENTS; PROJECT CHAI CRISIS INTERVENTION, TRAUMA, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT; CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS; EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; I-SHINE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING; AND ITS FLAGSHIP SUMMER PROGRAMS CAMP SIMCHA, CAMP SIMCHA SPECIAL, AND CAMP SIMCHA WITHOUT BORDERS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH LIFE-THREATENING AND LIFELONG ILLNESS. 0 0 12685323 514555 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: THESE PROGRAMS RESTORE A SENSE OF NORMALCY TO YOUNG PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE FIGHTING ILLNESS BY ENHANCING EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL BONDS. IN THE PAST YEAR, THOUSANDS OF BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS SERVED AS MENTORS TO ILL CHILDREN AND SIBLINGS. 63 HOLIDAY PARTIES AND FAMILY DAYS GAVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE TOGETHER. I-SHINE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING PROVIDED SUPPORT AND CARE TO 1,003 CHILDREN LIVING WITH ILLNESS OR LOSS IN THEIR FAMILIES. 12,536 CRISIS AND TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS, WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, AND CONSULTATIONS REACHED OVER 250,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 7216587 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS: CHAI LIFELINE OPERATES TWO MEDICALLY SUPERVISED SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS ON ONE CAMPUS FOR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING AND LIFELONG ILLNESSES. CAMP SIMCHA IS OPEN TO CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH CANCER AND OTHER BLOOD-BASED ILLNESSES. CAMP SIMCHA SPECIAL IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH MULTIPLE, DISPARATE CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND/OR DISABILITIES. EACH CAMP RUNS TWO, TWO-WEEK SESSIONS EVERY SUMMER AT THEIR 125-ACRE, FULLY ACCESSIBLE CAMPGROUND IN GLEN SPEY, NY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ADAPTED SPORTS, SWIMMING (INCLUDING RED CROSS INSTRUCTION), BOATING, CRAFTS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE CONCERTS AND SHOWS. THE GOALS OF THE CAMPS ARE TO FACILITATE INDEPENDENCE; BUILD SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS; ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE OF ONE'S ILLNESS AND CAPABILITIES, AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRIENDSHIPS AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN ADDITION, CHAI LIFELINE OPERATES CAMP SIMCHA WITHOUT BORDERS, WHICH HOSTS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. IN TOTAL, 993 CHILDREN AND TEENS TOOK PART IN SIMCHA PROGRAMMING IN 2024. 6534865 265074 79363 HOSPITAL AND HOME-BASED SERVICES: GOALS INCLUDE ENABLING THE FAMILY UNIT TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION DURING MEDICAL CRISES; PROVIDING IN-HOSPITAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS; AND BRINGING JOY AND HOPE TO YOUNG PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. INITIAL SUPPORT BEGINS WITH A CASE MANAGER'S EVALUATION THAT IDENTIFIES NEEDS AND SUGGESTS PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSES. IN 2024, CHAI LIFELINE PROVIDED EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 10,952 FAMILIES THROUGH MEDICAL REFERRALS AND ADVOCACY; 5,595 VOLUNTEERS RAISED SPIRITS AND PROVIDED CRITICAL SUPPORT; 91,406 PEOPLE RECEIVED TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, THUS FACILITATING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE; 122,133 NOURISHING MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO HOSPITALS AND HOMES; 5,497 RESPITE HOSPITAL AND HOME-BASED VOLUNTEER VISITS OFFERED COMFORT AND RELIEF; AND 2,805 FAMILIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE EVAN LEVY Z"L FUND. 400818 400818 GRANTS TO VARIOUS OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS 400818 400818 26837593 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 202 0 270 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X STEPHEN SCHOLAR 2124651300 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 SOLOMON MAYER CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MORDY ROTHBERG CO-CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH HAMMER CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID KLEIN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIMMY BERTRAM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOSHE BUCHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARI ERBER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAYER FISCHL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HAIMM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MOSHE KLEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIE MALEH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MANDELBAUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIOT MOSKOWITZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELI SCHRON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN SHAMAH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHALOM STEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL WEINGARTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER BERGMAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 50.00 X 328638 0 13562 MATTHEW YANIV CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 50.00 X 283740 0 32730 STEPHEN SCHOLAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00 1.00 X 472345 0 65818 ELLIOT HALPERIN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 50.00 X 226610 0 9664 ABRAHAM M COHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 1.00 X 215076 0 78027 ISRAEL FRIED BIKE4CHAI/ NJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 357167 0 90967 MORDECHAI E GOBIOFF DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICE 50.00 X 235517 0 82085 NACHMAN MAIMON CAMP DIRECTOR 50.00 X 189670 0 97879 ARYE ADEST DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 264054 0 75836 LEVI Y KATLOWITZ DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 50.00 X 222868 0 69336 ZEVY BAMBERGER DIRECTOR OF BIKE4CHAI 50.00 X 228934 0 71647 YOSEF ABRAHAM EVENT PRODUCER OF BIKE4CHAI 50.00 X 197644 0 29292 RANDI J GROSSMAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR 50.00 X 191803 0 9996 3414066 0 726839 43 0 1 0 NEXGEN BUILDERS LLC 101 CHAS AVE SUITE 206 LAKEWOOD NJ 08701 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 1430476 WEISS BROTHERS OF NESHER 543 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE LINDEN NJ 07036 CATERING SERVICES 368500 CADENCE EVENT MANAGEMENT LLC PO BOX 736370 DALLAS TX 75373 EVENT MANAGEMENT 358768 ZAMI INC 1840 MCDONALD AVE BROOKLYN NY 11223 CATERING SERVICES 237968 REGAL LITH PRINTERS LLC 1725 OAK STREET LAKEWOOD NJ 08701 PRINTING SERVICES 201062 18 14789153 730000 466949 24189001 364001 40175103 RESPITE SERVICES 624100 79363 79363 79363 59940 59940 150888 1400410 147746 788000 3142 612410 615552 615552 123725 14789153 8222848 -8099123 -8099123 32830835 79363 0 -7423631 409327 409327 762785 762785 8335 8335 2349052 1717283 318021 313748 47692 47692 10775160 8776884 1087588 910688 254743 200145 30428 24170 611391 516320 37579 57492 1233111 968824 147290 116997 183844 279 183565 183757 8100 175657 1473252 1224546 197159 51547 229105 213646 3800 11659 2979331 2456476 36386 486469 513460 363059 55100 95301 2152994 2025384 100922 26688 1560545 1372869 132913 54763 257294 224754 23525 9015 1187188 1106744 80444 450351 388060 45960 16331 FOOD SERVICES 3157570 3125905 13054 18611 EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMEN 1537574 967868 21622 548084 32317861 26837593 2691013 2789255 1062195 549766 1022145 907039 6529351 5461940 105200 196338 112370 33250206 15187603 16537421 18062603 6352 4798 3399556 2865853 28662220 28160707 1836290 3225910 2818262 2632583 1031435 3911580 2784688 9597567 8643181 X 18353136 18806009 711517 711517 19064653 19517526 28662220 28160707 512974 -60101 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 26295874 37415005 38043895 39090038 40175103 181019915 26295874 37415005 38043895 39090038 40175103 181019915 1028417 179991498 125 290 12 34854 59940 95221 181115136 720651 0.99380 0.99810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 711517 612410 612410 711517 711517 711517 711517 711517 711517 711517 711517 711517 1.00000 0 0 47500 1874107 1921607 285000 24637347 11697447 13224900 1849259 1849259 4556993 3490156 1066837 18062603 SECURITY DEPOSITS 99244 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 2650518 INTEREST RATE SWAP 116091 2865853 LEASING OBLIGATIONS 2784688 2784688 PART V, LINE 4: CHAI LIFELINE'S PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS CONSIST OF TWO ENDOWMENT FUNDS WHOSE ASSETS ARE TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. THE INCOME FROM THE ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT CHAI LIFELINE GENERAL ACTIVITIES. BIKE 4 CHAI 9566495 9566495 818494 615491 501335 3149773 NEW YORK DINNER 2331949 2208224 123725 176464 109720 31188 513590 3 3014434 3014434 843811 184246 111399 1167337 14912878 14789153 123725 1838769 909457 643922 4830700 8222848 -8099123 1 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAIYANU INC 151 WEST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10001 311718648 501(C)3 147161 0 GENERAL SUPPORT JCS SEEDS OF HOPE 5750 PARK HEIGHTS AVENUE BALTIMORE MD 21215 520607909 501(C)3 14450 0 GENERAL SUPPORT CHAI LIFELINE CHILDRENS FUND 151 WEST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10001 043706199 501(C)3 98277 0 GENERAL SUPPORT CONGREGATION CHAI LIFELINE 151 WEST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10001 412100349 501(C)3 147044 0 GENERAL SUPPORT 4 0 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 2805 762785 PART I, LINE 2: CASE MANAGERS SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPERVISORS. ANY AMOUNT ABOVE $5,000 MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ALL RECORDS ARE APPROPRIATELY MAINTAINED. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 STEPHEN SCHOLAR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 295583 0 150120 0 26642 0 13800 0 52018 0 538163 0 0 0 ISRAEL FRIED BIKE4CHAI/ NJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 331385 0 25000 0 782 0 13800 0 77167 0 448134 0 0 0 ESTHER BERGMAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 293638 0 35000 0 0 0 12477 0 1085 0 342200 0 0 0 ARYE ADEST DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 243503 0 20000 0 551 0 10609 0 65227 0 339890 0 0 0 MORDECHAI E GOBIOFF DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICE 234200 0 0 0 1317 0 9737 0 72348 0 317602 0 0 0 MATTHEW YANIV CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 283740 0 0 0 0 0 11615 0 21115 0 316470 0 0 0 ZEVY BAMBERGER DIRECTOR OF BIKE4CHAI 158935 0 69999 0 0 0 9543 0 62104 0 300581 0 0 0 ABRAHAM M COHEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 211120 0 0 0 3956 0 8884 0 69143 0 293103 0 0 0 LEVI Y KATLOWITZ DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 202868 0 20000 0 0 0 9143 0 60193 0 292204 0 0 0 NACHMAN MAIMON CAMP DIRECTOR 188888 0 0 0 782 0 8118 0 89761 0 287549 0 0 0 ELLIOT HALPERIN CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 226610 0 0 0 0 0 9180 0 484 0 236274 0 0 0 YOSEF ABRAHAM EVENT PRODUCER OF BIKE4CHAI 197644 0 0 0 0 0 8000 0 21292 0 226936 0 0 0 RANDI J GROSSMAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR 181803 0 10000 0 0 0 7315 0 2681 0 201799 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 BONUSES ARE GIVEN WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED ON MERIT. ABRAHAM SCHOLAR FAMILY MEMBER OF STEPHEN SCHOLAR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 47692 REASONABLE COMPENSATION 0 X 16 147746 FAIR MARKET VALUE X SUPPLIES 27692 216255 COST 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, ITEM C DBA: THE SPECIAL FUND DBA: I-SHINE DBA: CAMP SIMCHA SPECIAL DBA: TEAM LIFELINE DBA: BIKE 4 CHAI DBA: LETOUR DE SIMCHA DBA: LACEY LEGACY DBA: EVAN LEVY ZL FUND DBA: ACHIM BYACHAD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A BOARD MEETING WAS HELD BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PRESENT, REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ENGAGING IN A PRACTICE DETERMINED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND COMPENSATION SURVEY ARE USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE ORGANIZATIONS' GOVERNING AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AT THE ADDRESS LOCATED ON PAGE 1 OF FORM 990. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAIYANU INC 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 311718648 PROVIDES MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 CHAI LIFELINE INC 1 CONGREGATION CHAI LIFELINE 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 412100349 CONGREGATION NY 501(C)(3) LINE 1 CHAI LIFELINE INC 1 CHAI LIFELINE NEW JERSEY 5 AIRPORT ROAD LAKEWOOD NJ 08701 993282157 PROVIDES FACILITIES AND HOLDS PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHAI LIFELINE, INC NJ 501(C)(3) LINE 7 CHAI LIFELINE INC 1 CHAI LIFELINE CHILDREN'S FUND INC 151 WEST 30TH STREET 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 043706199 HELPS FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM NY 501(C)(3) PF 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAIYANU INC B 147161 CASH CONGREGATION CHAI LIFELINE B 147044 CASH CONGREGATION CHAI LIFELINE C 730000 CASH AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAIYANU INC E 70000 CASH AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHAIYANU INC L 55161 FMV CONGREGATION CHAI LIFELINE L 147044 FMV