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The Deborah Project Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 83-2997689

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Jan 11, 2022

742 Righters Mill RoadPenn Valley, PA 19072

(610) 742-5226

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

83rd percentile

37%

Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Assets

$26,790

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$26,790

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

$72,469

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$45,679

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$26,790

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2020: $26,790Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $26,7902020Assets 2021: $33,085Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $33,0852021Assets 2022: $521,494Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $521,4942022Assets 2023: $535,452Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $535,4522023Assets 2024: $306,454Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $306,4542024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$26,790
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$26,790

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2020: $72,469Expenses 2020: $45,679Net Income 2020: $26,7902020Revenue 2021: $74,600Expenses 2021: $68,305Net Income 2021: $6,2952021Revenue 2022: $625,779Expenses 2022: $137,370Net Income 2022: $488,4092022Revenue 2023: $613,677Expenses 2023: $599,719Net Income 2023: $13,9582023Revenue 2024: $541,733Expenses 2024: $770,731Net Income 2024: -$228,9982024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$72,469
Expenses$45,679
Net Income$26,790
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Jan 11, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$72,469
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The deborah project, founded by harvard law school professor jesse fried and staffed by experienced volunteer and staff attorneys, provides legal assistance on a pro bono basis to those being discriminated against in educational settings, either because they are jewish and/or pro-israel. The aim of the deborah project is to use legal skills and tools to uncover, publicize and dismantle antisemitic abuses in educational systems, with the aim of bringing wrongdoers to justice and deterring future abuses.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE DEBORAH PROJECT'S MISSION AND OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS VICTIMIZED BY ANTI-SEMITISM AND/OR ANTI-ZIONISM IN U.S. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. DURING 2020, THE DEBORAH PROJECT'S PERSONNEL SERVED AS LEAD COUNSEL IN ONE PENDING CASE BRONNER V. AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION, WHICH WAS THEN PENDING IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WE BRIEFED AND THEN ARGUED THIS APPEAL, WHICH ADDRESSED THE QUESTION WHETHER THE CASE, IN WHICH THE DEBORAH PROJECT REPRESENTS THE FOUR PLAINTIFFS, CAN PROCEED. WE ADVISED OUR CLIENTS ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE APPEAL. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 WE LEARNED THAT WE HAD PREVAILED ON THIS APPEAL, AND THAT THE CASE WILL PROCEED.DEBORAH PROJECT PRESIDENT JEROME MARCUS SERVED AS ONE OF THE COUNSEL FOR A GROUP OF LAW PROFESSORS WHO APPEARED AS FRIENDS OF THE COURT IN AMAWI V. PAXTON, PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. ON APRIL 27, 2020, WE LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS WE HAD ADVANCED WAS ADOPTED AS THE BASIS FOR THE COURT'S DECISION IN THAT CASE.DEBORAH PROJECT PRESIDENT ENTERED HIS APPEARANCE AS ONE OF THE COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF IN NEWMAN V. POINT PARK UNIVERSITY, A CASE PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. DISCOVERY IS ONGOING IN THAT CASE.DURING 2020 THE DEBORAH PROJECT PERSONNEL ALSO EVALUATED OTHER POTENTIAL CLAIMS RELATING TO ANT-SEMITISM AND ANI-ZIONISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.$0$45,679
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JESSE FRIEDDirector-$0--
ERIC ROITERDirector-$0--
ALEX BERGERDirector-$0--
JEROME M MARCUSPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Deborah Project Inc
EIN
83-2997689
Phone
6107425226
Address
742 RIGHTERS MILL ROAD, PENN VALLEY, PA 19072

Signing Officer

Name
Jerome M Marcus
Title
President
Phone
6107425226
Signed
2022-01-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC
Address
290 W MT PLEASANT AVENUE 3310, LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
Preparer
Paula Vuksic CPA Mst
Phone
9732180500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

Description: bank fees. Amount: 62. Description: telephone. Amount: 887. Description: travel and related expenses. Amount: 1,048. Description: facilities and equipment. Amount: 26. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,023.

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