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LILITH PUBLICATIONS INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 132794121 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE A33Z · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Small ($100K-$1M) · lilith.org
revenue
$613K
expenses
$592K
net assets
$137K
employees
3
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

Publication of Lilith, a quarterly print magazine educating on gender issues in Jewish life and speaking out in a Jewish voice on general matters of concern to women. Publication of the print magazines content online at Lilith.org, and the distribution of other related content via writing published online at the Lilith blog.

profile · synthesized from sources

LILITH PUBLICATIONS INC publishes Lilith, a quarterly print magazine and online platform focused on Jewish feminism, gender issues in Jewish life, and women's concerns. The organization produces in-depth articles, literary works, and comics that explore identity, history, and social justice from a Jewish feminist perspective. Content is distributed through print, digital, and social media channels.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Lilith Magazine
Quarterly print and digital publication featuring essays, fiction, poetry, and art on Jewish feminist themes
Lilith Online
Digital platform publishing regular articles, blogs, and commentary on gender, Judaism, and social issues
True-Life Comics
Graphic storytelling series presenting survivor narratives, including Holocaust testimony through illustrated nonfiction
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Education 1 activity
    • Advocates for gender justice through critical reporting and narrative analysis
      Publishes articles that critically examine rape culture, institutional complicity in abuse cases such as Jeffrey Epstein’s, media narratives around survivors, and historical patterns of power and exploitation, including civil litigation outcomes related to abuse of women and girls.
  • Reproductive Health Advocacy & Education 1 activity
    • Conducts and publishes feminist research on Jewish women’s issues
      Publishes in-depth research and analysis on topics including the history of birth control debates in the Jewish community, pressure on Jewish women to increase fertility, and demographic narratives as antifeminist backlash.
  • Jewish Women's Spiritual & Social Circles 1 activity
    • Hosts subscriber salon gatherings with discussion resources
      Organizes quarterly salon discussions for subscribers tied to the release of each new magazine issue, fostering engagement around feminist and Jewish issues. Provides a Salon Toolkit with discussion questions, sample agendas, and outreach materials to support these gatherings.
  • Orthodox Jewish Ritual Bath Operations 1 activity
    • Operates an inclusive open mikveh and offers related educational programming
      Runs an open mikveh that is accessible and meaningful for queer and disabled Jews, and publishes personal narratives about mikveh experiences. Also offers mikveh guide training courses for rabbinical students and others interested in supporting ritual immersion.
  • Jewish Textual and Educational Publishing 1 activity
    • Produces and publishes a quarterly magazine featuring Jewish feminist content
      Publishes a quarterly magazine that includes first-person narratives, reporting, creative writing, reviews, and art focused on Jewish feminism and the lives of Jewish women. Recent issues have covered topics such as Holocaust survival, abuse, fertility, and identity.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$613K
Contributions & grants$563K92%
Program service revenue$50K8%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$592K
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead10%
Fundraising10%
Salaries & benefits$282K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$309K
Cash$309K
Investments$0
Liabilities$171K
Net assets$137K
Liquid reserves6.3 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +2.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 10
  • CHARLOTTE FRIEDMAN — Director
  • EVE COULSON — Director
  • FRANCES BRANDT — Director
  • HEIDI GRALLA — Director
  • JAYMEE ALPERT — Director
  • MARCI ROSENBERG — Director
  • MICHAL HART HILLMAN — Director
  • MOJI POURMORADI — Director
  • NATALIE PELAVIN — Director
  • YVETTE GRALLA — Director
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • BFC Digital Partner — Webmaster services provider for Lilith Publications Inc.
  • Hebrew Union College Partner — Hosted an event sponsored by the New York Jewish Women’s Center on Jewish population and survival.
  • Hillels Partner — Hillels are encouraged to host Lilith salons as venues for feminist conversation.
  • JCCs Partner — JCCs are encouraged to host Lilith salons as venues for feminist conversation.
  • Mayyim Hayyim Partner — Collaborates with rabbinical school across the parking lot to train students in mikveh guidance and promote inclusive ritual practice.
  • Sherril Ann Siegel Memorial Fund Funder — Funded the creation of the e-anthology on Jewish women and breast and gynecological cancers
  • Survivor Visual Narratives Partner — Collaborates with Survivor Visual Narratives, which supports the publication of genocide and atrocity testimonies through relational storytelling.
  • University of Toronto Press Partner — Partnered with University of Toronto Press to publish "Two Roses: A Story of Deception and Determination in Nazi Germany," from which a comic was excerpted for Lilith's latest issue.
  • social justice organizations Partner — Social justice organizations are encouraged to host Lilith salons as venues for feminist conversation.
  • survivorvisualnarratives Partner — Collaborates with survivorvisualnarratives on projects involving survivor testimonies and visual narratives.
  • synagogues Partner — Synagogues are encouraged to host Lilith salons as venues for feminist conversation.
  • utpress Partner — Publishes content in collaboration with University of Toronto Press, as indicated by the book citation.
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.

  • Feminist Reinterpretation and Symbolic Reclamation
    methodology: feminist_reinterpretation
    By reclaiming and reinterpreting the figure of Lilith from religious and mythological traditions, the organization fosters feminist empowerment and challenges patriarchal narratives, because symbolic resistance strengthens identity and agency within Jewish feminist communities.
  • Intersectional Feminist Cultural Critique
    methodology: intersectional_feminist_critique
    By analyzing gender, religion, and culture through an intersectional feminist lens, the organization challenges ongoing misogyny and reframes demographic concerns (e.g. birthrates) as expressions of women’s autonomy, because critical analysis disrupts dominant narratives and advances gender justice.
  • Multimodal Narrative for Empowerment and Understanding
    methodology: multimodal_narrative_approach
    By publishing diverse narrative forms—including personal stories, cultural analysis, and historical reflection—the organization deepens understanding of abuse, survival, and identity, because varied storytelling formats meet readers where they are and support both individual insight and collective change.
  • Participatory Community Building Through Creative Dialogue
    methodology: community-driven creativity
    By fostering intergenerational and informal, salon-style dialogue and creative engagement, the organization builds inclusive Jewish feminist community, because accessible, participatory formats invite broader involvement and sustain movement across differences.
  • Relational Storytelling for Healing and Care
    methodology: relational_storytelling
    By using collaborative, artist-survivor storytelling grounded in mutual trust and shared authority, the organization centers healing and reciprocity over trauma extraction, because narratives rooted in care produce transformative personal and collective meaning.