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PROTECT EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN SCHOOLS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $373K · expenses $530K · assets $339K

Also known as
PEARLS PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN SCHOOLS
EIN
47-5683669
Address
12 HEYWARD ST STE 313, BROOKLYN, NY 11249-7903
Website
PEARLSNY.ORG
NTEE code
S41
Subsection
501(c)(6)
Ruling year
2017
Cross-check
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSES ARE TO OPERATE AS A BUSINESS LEAGUE IMPROVING BUSINESS CONDITIONS FOR JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND FOR ANY PURPOSE WHICH CORPORATIONS MAY BE ORGANIZED UNDER THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW AS A NON-CHARITABLE CORPORATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David Niederman PRESIDENT2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chaim Mandel TREASURER2016-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Moshe Kramer SECRETARY2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Hershel Lustig DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Heshie Dembitzer DIRECTOR2016-2024 1 $0 reported 1
David Oberlander (former) DIRECTOR2016-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Issac Sofer (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Heshei Dembitzer (former) DIRECTOR2022 1 $0 reported 1
Isaac Sofer (former) TREASURER2016-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
HERSHEL LUSTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
HERSHEL LUSTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ISSAC SOFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
ISSAC SOFER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HERSHEL LUSTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHEI DEMBITZER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID NIEDERMAN PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ISAAC SOFER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
MOSHE KRAMER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM MANDEL OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $02
HERSHEL LUSTIG OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
HESHIE DEMBITZER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID OBERLANDER OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 1 contractor · $151K
NameLocationServicePaid
TROUTMAN PEPPER LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL$151,187
2021 · 1 contractor · $115K
NameLocationServicePaid
THE MIRRAM GROUPNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING GROUP$115,000
2020 · 2 contractors · $278K
NameLocationServicePaid
THE MIRRAM GROUPNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING GROUP$175,000
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL FEES$102,750
2019 · 1 contractor · $437K
NameLocationServicePaid
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL FEES$436,954
2018 · 2 contractors · $239K
NameLocationServicePaid
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLPATLANTA, GALEGAL FEES$124,607
KIRTZMAN STRATEGIES LLCNEW YORK, NYPUBLIC RELATIONS$114,000
2017 · 1 contractor · $130K
NameLocationServicePaid
DENTON US LLPCAROL STREAM, ILLEGAL FEES$130,351
2016 · 2 contractors · $411K
NameLocationServicePaid
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP LLCNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING$285,246
DENTON US LLPCAROL STREAM, ILLEGAL FEES$126,182

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $6K

Listed grants add up to $6,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $11,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$373,346$529,789 $338,524-$2,091 $0$373,346 $025
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$233,121$211,470 $305,061$154,352 $0$233,121 $015
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$211,085$410,231 $440,882$132,701 $0$211,085 $017
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$329,363$538,040 $581,863$331,847 $25,053$304,310 $027
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$390,599$405,693 $632,776$540,524 $13,000$377,599 $030
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,120,162$796,155 $648,368$555,618 $370,272$749,890 $037
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$559,570$636,140 $333,857$231,611 $0$559,570 $0212
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$485,395$346,665 $319,612$308,181 $0$485,395 $0011
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$589,845$571,896 $201,251$169,451 $0$589,845 $0013

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $383,000 in all, tax years 2019 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HATZOLAS HACHINUCH ARTZOS HABRIS INC Public charity Exact 2019-2020 2$383,000 2020$13,000
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2024 · Form 990 · $529,789 spent · pay $124,983 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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Other salaries and wages $59,940-$59,940- 14.8%
Office expenses $13,754$13,754-- 3.4%
Occupancy $11,200-$11,200- 2.8%
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Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,050$3,525$3,525- 0.9%
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2018 · Form 990 · $636,140 spent · pay $18,354 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $324,626$324,626-- 51.0%
Fees: other services $182,798$182,798-- 28.7%
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Other salaries and wages $17,050-$17,050- 2.7%
Occupancy $16,800-$16,800- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $3,621-$3,621- 0.6%
Insurance $2,678$2,678-- 0.4%
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2017 · Form 990 · $346,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $130,351$130,351-- 37.6%
Fees: other services $118,288$118,288-- 34.1%
Office expenses $84,991$24,293$60,698- 24.5%
Fees: accounting $6,823-$6,823- 2.0%
Travel $2,930$1,465$1,465- 0.8%
Occupancy $2,800-$2,800- 0.8%
Insurance $482$482-- 0.1%
Total$346,665100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $571,896 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $371,913$371,913-- 65.0%
Fees: legal $126,182$126,182-- 22.1%
Office expenses $69,495$17,687$51,808- 12.2%
Fees: accounting $2,500-$2,500- 0.4%
Travel $931$465$466- 0.2%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $875-$875- 0.2%
Total$571,896100%

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