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GSD Advisers Inc
Syosset, NY · EIN 850500393 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B60 · Education · Medium ($1M-$10M) · wegsd.org
revenue
$2.1M
expenses
$3.0M
net assets
$230K
employees
0
volunteers
12
program ratio
98%
mission · from form 990

To provide safety and security training, and to assist to Jewish communities in need.

profile · synthesized from sources

GSD Advisers Inc. equips Jewish communities to confront antisemitism through a four-part model: Education, Protection, Information, and Community (E.P.I.C.). The organization provides practical self-defense training, root-cause education, and community resilience programs. It operates in multiple U.S. locations, focusing on empowering families and building unified, secure Jewish communities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $161K
    Providing safety, security, and self-defense training.
named programs · 6 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Leadership
Builds strong, cross-generational community bonds and cultivates leaders within Jewish communities to foster unity and mutual responsibility.
E.P.I.C. Model
GSD's integrated framework comprising Education, Protection, Information, and Community initiatives to combat antisemitism and build resilient Jewish communities.
Education Program
Teaches the root causes of antisemitism and promotes intellectual and spiritual resilience within Jewish communities.
Protection Program
Provides community-led Krav Maga training, real-world scenario workshops, and emergency response programs for families; also trains Shomrim Community Patrols in Brooklyn and NYC.
Research Division
Established in 2024 to support GSD’s mission with integrated research on antisemitism and community resilience.
Shields of Steel
Initiative launched in 2023 focused on enhancing community protection and preparedness; details limited on website.
activities · 10 groups

What they do

  • Volunteer and Professional Training Programs 2 activities
    • Emergency Response Training for Home and Workplace
      Delivers tailored emergency response training programs for home and workplace settings to improve community readiness and crisis management.
    • Instructor Training Program
      Runs an instructor training program to build leadership capacity and scale the delivery of safety and preparedness training across communities.
  • Israel and Jewish Heritage Educational Travel 1 activity
    • Advocacy Through Community Strengthening
      Advocates for safer communities by strengthening the social fabric to contribute to reduced incidents of antisemitism.
  • Fire Safety Education & Prevention 1 activity
    • Community Information Sharing (E.P.I.C. Model)
      Shares safety and preparedness information with the community as part of its E.P.I.C. model to enhance collective awareness and response.
  • Self-Defense Training Programs 1 activity
    • Community-Based Krav Maga Training
      Provides community-led Krav Maga training through approximately six locations across the U.S., focusing on self-defense and personal safety for community members.
  • Community Capacity Building & Leadership Networks 1 activity
    • National Mutual Support Network
      Supports communities across the U.S. in proactively building mutual aid networks and strengthening local resilience through peer-led initiatives.
  • Facility-Based Service Delivery 1 activity
    • Physical Expansion to Crown Heights
      Opened a physical location in Crown Heights to expand access to safety training and community support services in the area.
  • Parenting Education and Support Programs 1 activity
    • Preparedness Workshops for Families
      Offers real-world scenario preparedness workshops designed for parents and children to build resilience and safety awareness in high-risk environments.
  • Combating Antisemitism and Hate 1 activity
    • Research Division on Antisemitic Incidents
      Established a research division that reports on trends such as an 893% increase in antisemitic incidents over the past decade, supporting data-driven advocacy and program development.
  • Community Safety Patrols & Security Support 1 activity
    • Shomrim Community Patrol Training
      Conducts specialized training programs for Shomrim Community Patrols in Brooklyn and New York City to enhance neighborhood safety and emergency response capabilities.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Organizational Expansion to At-Risk Areas
      Established GSD Advisers Inc. to replicate and expand its community safety model to at-risk areas nationwide.
    • Shields of Steel Initiative
      Launched the "Shields of Steel" initiative as a comprehensive program to strengthen community safety and preparedness through training and outreach.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.06M
Contributions & grants$2.06M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$8520%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$2.96M
Program expenses98%
Admin / overhead2%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$2.68M
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$261K
Cash$261K
Investments$0
Liabilities$31K
Net assets$230K
Liquid reserves1.1 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +43.3%
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • Legion Self Defense Partner — GSD founder co-created Legion Self Defense
  • Shomrim Community Patrols Partner — Provides training to Shomrim Community Patrols in Brooklyn and NYC.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Led Preparedness Through Integrated Defense Training
    methodology: community-led self-defense training
    By delivering community-led self-defense and preparedness training across generations, we increase personal safety and collective resilience because shared, experiential learning builds both practical skills and deeper familial and communal bonds.
  • E.P.I.C. Model for Integrated Community Resilience
    methodology: epic_model
    By integrating Education, Protection, Information, and Community engagement, we build holistic resilience against antisemitism because addressing threats across practical, intellectual, emotional, and communal dimensions produces more sustainable and adaptive responses than isolated interventions.
  • Education on Systemic Antisemitism as Foundational Resilience
    methodology: education_on_roots_of_antisemitism
    By teaching the historical and systemic roots of antisemitism, we build long-term resilience because deep understanding enables communities to anticipate, contextualize, and respond to threats more effectively than reactive measures alone.
  • Information Coordination as Community Defense
    methodology: community_information_network
    By maintaining a dynamic community information network, we enable rapid, coordinated responses to threats because timely, trusted information flow strengthens situational awareness and collective action capacity.
  • Unity as a Protective and Transformative Mechanism
    methodology: jewish_unity_as_defense
    By fostering Jewish unity informed by rabbinic wisdom, historical patterns, and network science, we strengthen collective resilience and enable organic community replication because shared identity and coordinated networks amplify both defensive capacity and cultural continuity.