COMMON MAPS
Map version new-york activity top-down
Main site Contact
Menu
↑ parent activity group ·
research dossier

BEND THE ARC - A JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR JUSTICE
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 521332694 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE T30 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Large ($10M-$50M) · jewishpartnership.us
revenue
$16.2M
expenses
$13.2M
net assets
$23.0M
employees
81
volunteers
919
program ratio
81%
mission · from form 990

TO DEEPLY ENGAGE JEWS IN SUSTAINED ACTION THAT MANIFESTS OUR TRADITION OF WORKING TO HEAL AND REPAIR THE WORLD AND TO CREATE A POWERFUL, WIDELY RECOGNIZED JEWISH VOICE CHAMPIONING EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR DISENFRANCHISED RESIDENTS OF OUR NATION.

profile · synthesized from sources

Bend the Arc is a national Jewish organization that trains and mobilizes Jewish leaders to advance social justice in the United States. It runs leadership development programs focused on equity, organizing, and communal responsibility, aiming to build a sustained Jewish movement for justice. The organization operates through training cohorts and fellowships that equip participants with tools for advocacy and community leadership.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $1.99M
    TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS TO ORGANIZE AND SHOW UP IN SOLIDARITY WITH EACH AND EVERY COMMUNITY AT RISK.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Jeremiah Fellowship
Fellowship program that trains emerging Jewish leaders in organizing, racial equity, and movement-building to advance justice across the country
Project Shamash
Pilot racial equity and leadership initiative in the Bay Area that engaged Jewish leaders in deep equity work from Winter 2020 onward
Selah Leadership Program
Leadership development program that equips Jewish professionals with tools in purpose, vision, resourcefulness, partnership, and performance to strengthen their impact in justice work
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Jewish Leadership Development 2 activities
    • Jeremiah Fellowship
      Runs the Jeremiah Fellowship, a leadership development program that trains Jewish leaders in advocacy, organizing, and movement-building for justice.
    • Selah Leadership Program
      Operates the Selah Leadership Program, a training initiative designed to develop Jewish leaders in social justice and community organizing.
  • Israel and Jewish Heritage Educational Travel 1 activity
    • Project Shamash
      Conducted Project Shamash, a pilot racial equity and leadership initiative launched in the Bay Area in Winter 2020 to build capacity among Jewish leaders in racial justice.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$16.25M
Contributions & grants$15.86M98%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$291K2%
Other revenue$98K
expenses
Total expenses$13.20M
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$6.08M
Grants paid out$4.08M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$24.13M
Cash$12.81M
Investments$7.25M
Liabilities$1.08M
Net assets$23.05M
Liquid reserves18.2 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +274.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 7
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JAMIE BERAN CEO 40 $205K
MONICA LYANNA CORDOVA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FUNDERS' COLLABORATIVE ON YO 40 $202K
ABIGAIL P LEVINE CEO OF JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE 40 $169K
TONDA CASE CHIEF PEOPLE & COO 40 $163K
RACHEL LAFOREST CHIEF CAMPAIGNS OFFICER 40 $145K
LANGSTON HAGANS CHIEF VISION OFFICER 40 $139K
MCGUIRE C LAMBERT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40 $137K
board members · 12
  • AARON SAMUELS — BOARD MEMBER
  • BRYCE BARROS — BOARD MEMBER
  • DAVID LUBENSKY — VICE CHAIR
  • DEBORAH GOLDSTEIN — BOARD MEMBER
  • GINNA GREEN — CO-CHAIR
  • LIANA KRUPP — CO-CHAIR
  • MARY ELLEN GROSSMAN — BOARD MEMBER
  • RABBI BECKY SILVERSTEIN — BOARD MEMBER
  • RABBI SUSAN GOLDBERG — BOARD MEMBER
  • REBECCA FOX — SECRETARY/TREASURER
  • WENDY RHODES — BOARD MEMBER
  • YEHUDA WEBSTER — BOARD MEMBER
strategies · 1

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.

  • Leadership Development Framework
    methodology: leadership_development_framework
    By developing leaders through the five core pillars of Purpose, Vision, Resourcefulness, Partnership, and Performance, we build both personal and organizational leadership capacity, because structured leadership growth fosters more effective and sustainable advocacy within the Jewish community.