American Friends of Zvehil
US charity in Brooklyn linked to the Zvhil Hasidic dynasty
| American Friends of Zvehil
| |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organisation |
| Founded | IRS ruling December 2007 |
| Registration ID | EIN 45-0546792 |
| Headquarters | 4403 15th Avenue, Suite 438, Brooklyn, NY 11219 (IRS register address) |
| Area served | United States; Israel |
American Friends of Zvehil is a 501(c)(3) charity registered in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York. "Zvehil" is a variant spelling of Zvhil, a Hasidic dynasty whose court is in Jerusalem.[1][2]
Dynasty tie
The charity bears the name of the Zvhil dynasty. The dynasty's rebbes have lived in Jerusalem since Shlomoh Goldman settled there in 1926, and the main Zvhil institutions association in Israel, Mosdot VeTalmud Torah Zvhil Beit Mordechai (580010577), lists Jerusalem and "Judea and Samaria" as its areas of activity.[2][3] Its filings do not name the institutions it supports.[1]
Registration
The Internal Revenue Service recognised the organisation as tax-exempt in December 2007. Its activity code (NTEE) is T30, and it is registered in the care of "S Hubert" at 4403 15th Avenue, Suite 438, Brooklyn, NY 11219.[1]
Finances
Its accounting year ended in October until 2020 and has ended in December since 2023. For several years it filed only the short notice for small organisations (Form 990-N) or no financial data is available.[1]
| Year ending | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| October 2011 | $31,740 | $31,730 |
| October 2014 | $17,264 | $16,797 |
| October 2015 | $24,413 | $23,040 |
| October 2016 | $70,974 | $70,400 |
| October 2017 | $43,470 | $43,145 |
| October 2018 | $22,411 | $24,764 |
| October 2019 | $24,606 | $23,500 |
| October 2020 | $19,286 | $17,082 |
| December 2024 | $66,353 | $52,974 |
| December 2025 | $76,135 | $59,216 |
It reported net assets of $31,330 at the end of 2024 and $48,250 at the end of 2025.[1]
Officers
Its 990-EZ returns for 2024 (filed 3 September 2025) and 2025 (filed 14 May 2026) name Eliezer Deutsch (president), Yisroel Simcha Eichenthal (vice-president) and Efraim Friedman (secretary), all unpaid. Its returns for the years to October 2014–2020 named Steven J. Hubert (president) and Zishe Friedman (treasurer), also spelt Zisha Friedman.[1]
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 ProPublica, American Friends Of Zvehil Nonprofit Explorer (IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File data), EIN 45-0546792, accessed 29 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tzvi M. Rabinowicz (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Hasidism, Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1996, ISBN 1-56821-123-6, p. 153.
- ↑ Registrar of Associations, Israeli Ministry of Justice, Register of associations and public benefit companies: search "זוועהיל" data.gov.il, accessed 29 October 2026.