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ZIONESS MOVEMENT INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 824360952 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE R24 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Medium ($1M-$10M) · zioness.org
revenue
$1.9M
expenses
$2.1M
net assets
$261K
employees
7
volunteers
1,500
program ratio
57%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE A POLITICAL HOME FOR AMERICAN JEWS WHO ARE BOTH PROGRESSIVE AND ZIONIST

profile · synthesized from sources

The Zioness Movement is a progressive Jewish activist organization that provides a political home for American Jews who identify as both progressive and Zionist. It combats antisemitism and anti-Zionism within progressive spaces, advocates for the inclusion of Zionists in social justice movements, and mobilizes grassroots activists across the U.S. to advance domestic progressive causes while affirming Jewish identity and the legitimacy of Israel as a Jewish state.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $305K
    ONLINE EDUCATION - AS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION WITH A DISTRIBUTED MEMBERSHIP MODEL, ONLINE EDUCATION REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF ZIONESS PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGY. IN ADDITION TO LEVERAGING THEIR WEBSITE, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PLATFORMS LIKE ZOOM, ZIONESS HAS EXPANDED ITS FOCUS TO INCLUDE ROBUST TRAINING SERIES DESIGNED TO EQUIP MEMBERS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO CONFIDENTLY ENGAGE IN THE FIELD. THESE TRAININGS PREPARE LEADERS TO HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE, VALUES-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS, STAND PROUDLY AS ZIONISTS IN PROGRESSIVE SPACES, AND BUILD MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS ROOTED IN MUTUAL RESPECT AND SHARED GOALS.
  2. #2 $128K
    RAPID RESPONSE - RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING UNFOLDING CIVIC ISSUES IN REAL TIME. THIS INCLUDES ISSUES IMPACTING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY DIRECTLY, SUCH AS ACTS OF ANTISEMITISM. IT ALSO INCLUDES ISSUES IMPACTING OTHER COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY, SUCH AS ACTS OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM. THE ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO THESE EVENTS WILL VARY, BUT INCLUDES PUBLIC STATEMENTS, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OUTREACH, INTERNAL MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC EVENTS.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Activist Training and Mobilization
Provides training, coaching, and action opportunities for members to become effective activists in their communities
Educational Teach-Ins
Hosts educational events to explain Zionism as a progressive value and combat antisemitism in social justice spaces
Grassroots Chapters
Nationwide network of local activist chapters organizing around progressive causes such as racial justice, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, and immigrant rights while affirming Zionist identity
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Israel and Jewish Heritage Educational Travel 3 activities
    • Advocate against antisemitism and anti-Zionism in progressive spaces
      Conducts education and advocacy to combat antisemitism and the demonization of Jews, Zionism, and Zionists in progressive movements, while promoting understanding of Jewish identity and progressive Zionism.
    • Facilitate Jewish Clergy Council engagement and training
      Establishes and maintains the Zioness Jewish Clergy Council, composed of rabbis and cantors from the U.S. and Canada, and hosts quarterly convenings and trainings for faith-based learning and collaboration on social and political issues.
    • Operate national grassroots chapter network
      Operates more than 30 locally organized chapters across the United States to advance social, racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice while promoting the inclusion of Zionists in progressive spaces.
  • Jewish Leadership Development 2 activities
    • Empower next-generation Zionist leaders
      Trains and supports emerging Zionist leaders, advocates, and organizers to reclaim and retell Jewish narratives within progressive movements.
    • Run fellowship programs for leadership and community engagement
      Offers multiple 3-month fellowship programs—including the general Grassroots Organizing Fellowship, Pride Fellowship for queer individuals, and Zahav Fellowship for Black Jews—to build leadership, dialogue, and advocacy around antisemitism, anti-Zionism, identity, and community engagement.
  • Civic Engagement and Voter Mobilization 1 activity
    • Conduct voter outreach and mobilization campaigns
      Engages in nonpartisan civic action through voter education and mobilization efforts, including text banking in Georgia, calling low-propensity voters in Florida, partnering on the Reclaim Our Vote campaign in Georgia, and mobilizing activists with Postcards to Swing States.
  • Interfaith Dialogue & Peacebuilding 1 activity
    • Organize interfaith and cross-community bridge-building delegations
      Plans and leads interfaith delegations, such as the Compton to Jerusalem trip, to build relationships between Black religious and political leaders and Israeli communities across lines of race, faith, and history.
  • LGBTQ+ Community Events and Celebrations 1 activity
    • Organize public actions and presence at social justice events
      Organizes public demonstrations and maintains visible participation in progressive spaces, including organizing at the Dyke March in response to bans on Jewish symbols and participating in the NYC Pride March as the only openly Zionist and progressive organization.
  • Public Awareness and Educational Outreach 1 activity
    • Produce advocacy materials for public campaigns
      Designs and distributes visual materials such as posters for use in public advocacy events like ICE OUT.
  • Civil Rights Advocacy & Litigation 1 activity
    • Promote racial and social justice through policy and coalition advocacy
      Advocates for dismantling institutionalized racism and advancing equality across ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations by producing policy platform papers and joining coalitions, such as signing an open letter of solidarity with the Muslim community after the San Diego mosque shooting.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.87M
Contributions & grants$1.78M95%
Program service revenue$66K4%
Investment income$21K1%
Other revenue$3K
expenses
Total expenses$2.06M
Program expenses57%
Admin / overhead40%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$792K
Grants paid out$145
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.15M
Cash$517K
Investments$350K
Liabilities$884K
Net assets$261K
Liquid reserves5.0 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +46.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
AMANDA BERMAN FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $261K
JOSH STEINBERG CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40 $158K
NICHOLAS CANFIELD VP OF ORGANIZING 40 $151K
board members · 10
  • AMY K ROTENBERG — BOARD MEMBER
  • ANN LEWIS — TREASURER
  • COURTNEY MIZEL — BOARD MEMBER
  • ELISHA WIESEL — BOARD MEMBER
  • ERIN SCHRODE — BOARD MEMBER
  • JARROD BERNSTEIN — PRESIDENT
  • MAX ROSE — BOARD MEMBER
  • NARIA HALLIWELL — BOARD MEMBER
  • RABBI JONATHAN BLAKE — BOARD MEMBER
  • SARA LISS — SECRETARY
relationships · 18

Who they work with

  • Am Israel Partner — Council Co-Chair Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin is affiliated with Am Israel in Northfield, IL
  • Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center Partner — Steering Committee Member Rabbi Jonathan Berkun is affiliated with Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura, FL
  • Center for Common Ground Partner — Partnering through the nonpartisan Reclaim Our Vote campaign to empower voters of color in Georgia.
  • Center for Common Ground Partner — Zioness organizers participate in weekly coalition meetings with Reclaim Our Vote organizers.
  • Congregation Beth Israel Partner — Steering Committee Member Rabbi Michael Cahana is affiliated with Congregation Beth Israel in Portland, OR
  • Fair Count, Inc. Partner — Partnered on a text bank for voter contact during GOTV efforts.
  • Fair Count, Inc. Partner — Partnered on a text bank voter contact campaign during Georgia's runoff elections.
  • Jewish Community Relations Council of New York Partner — Coordinated coalition signing of open letter with Muslim community following San Diego mosque shooting.
  • New Florida Majority Education Fund Partner — Collaborated on voter education and mobilization efforts targeting Black and Brown communities in Florida.
  • New Florida Majority Education Fund Partner — Collaborated on voter education and mobilization efforts, including calling low-propensity voters in Black and Brown communities.
  • New York Government — Registered as a corporation in New York State
  • Oheb Shalom Congregation Partner — Steering Committee Member Rabbi Abigail Treu is affiliated with Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange, NJ
  • Postcards to Swing States Partner — Collaborated to mobilize activists and engage thousands of people in voter outreach.
  • Postcards to Swing States Partner — Partnered to mobilize activists and engage thousands of people in outreach efforts.
  • Temple Sinai Partner — Council Co-Chair Rabbi Michael White is affiliated with Temple Sinai in Roslyn, NY
  • The Cavu Group Partner — Collaboration on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
  • The Temple Partner — Steering Committee Member Rabbi Peter Berg is affiliated with The Temple in Atlanta, GA
  • progressive spaces Partner — Engages with progressive movements and coalitions to advocate for the inclusion of Zionist Jews and to challenge antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
strategies · 4

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.

  • Grassroots Fellowship and Coalition Building for Movement Sustainability
    methodology: grassroots_organizing
    By training progressive Jews and allies through a grassroots fellowship model and building coalitions of openly Zionist activists, the organization sustains advocacy against antisemitism, because leadership development and collective action create durable infrastructure for cultural and political change.
  • Internal Movement Accountability to Combat Antisemitism
    methodology: internal_movement_accountability
    By organizing Jewish activists to remain engaged within progressive movements and confront antisemitism and anti-Zionism from within, the organization strengthens movement integrity, because holding spaces accountable from the inside prevents exclusion and upholds justice as a universal standard.
  • Intersectional Zionism as Progressive Identity Integration
    methodology: intersectional_zionism
    By asserting that Zionism is a progressive and Jewish liberation movement, the organization enables Zionist Jews to participate authentically in social justice spaces, because this integration disrupts the false binary between progressivism and Zionism and fosters inclusion through embodied identity.
  • Relational and Identity-Based Organizing for Cultural Shift
    methodology: relational_organizing
    By using long-term, authentic engagement rooted in proud Zionist Jewish identity, the organization builds trust and shifts perceptions in progressive spaces, because relational presence disrupts stereotypes and creates transformational change through sustained visibility and dialogue.