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Ayin Institute Inc

EIN 86-1454151 · Brooklyn, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceGood82 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") WAS FORMED ON JANUARY 7, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN ARTIST-RUN PUBLISHING PLATFORM, PRODUCTION STUDIO, AND RESEARCH COLLECTIVE ROOTED IN JEWISH CULTURE AND EMANATING OUTWARD. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CREATE AND SUPPORT WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICAL IMAGINATION, SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, AND RADICAL AESTHETICS.BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEEK TO CELEBRATE ARTISTS AND THINKERS AT THE MARGINS AND EXPLORE THE GROWING EDGES OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH A DIVERSE RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY, MULTIMEDIA, AND EXPERIMENTAL WORKS AND PROJECTS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO POETRY, ESSAYS, FICTION, THEORY, ARTBOOKS, ANTHOLOGIES, ARCHIVES, INTERVIEWS, TRANSLATIONS, MULTI MEDIA, CONCEPTUAL PROJECTS, DIGITAL WORKS, IMMERSIVE EVENTS, AND ONLINE PROGRAMMING.THE AYIN INSTITUTE, INC. WAS FOUNDED ON A DEEP BELIEF IN THE POWER OF CULTURE AND CREATIVITY TO HEAL, TRANSFORM, AND UPLIFT THE WORLD WE SHARE AND BUILD T

Income
$1.3 million
Spending
$1.3 million
Spent on programs
76%
Reserves
0.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Employees
3
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$117,271, director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 74% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    76% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    9 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $185,450 spent. DIGITAL PUBLISHING - THROUGHOUT 2025, AYIN PUBLISHED TWENTY-EIGHT DIGITAL PIECES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OURFOUR DIGITAL COLUMNS, MAINTAINING OUR COMMITMENT TO AMPLIFYING A POLYPHONY OF VOICESYEAR-ROUND. DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS IN 2025 INCLUDED TEN NEW PIECES OUR LITERARY COLUMN OTIYOT;TWO NEW PIECES FOR OUR COLUMN MOABET, DEVOTED TO SEPHARDI/MIZRAHI JEWRY; TWO AS PARTOF OUR TEIKU COLUMN DEVOTED TO JEWISH TEXTS AND THOUGHT; ONE AS PART OF OUR SPEAKINGFROM EXPERIENCE COLUMN ON EMERGENT SPIRITUALITIES; AND THIRTEEN AS PART OF OUR EMBERSOF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE FOLIO, WITH EACH PIECE WRITTEN BY A HISTORIAN FOCUSING ONRESPECTIVE OTTOMAN JEWISH CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.
  2. $556,348 spent. PRINT PUBLISHING - THROUGH AYIN'S BOOK PUBLISHING PROGRAM, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH AT THEINTERSECTION OF SPECULATIVE THEOLOGY, POLITICAL IMAGINATION, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ART. IN2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR NEW AORA IMPRINT, WHICH PUBLISHES WORKS BEYOND BORDERS,DISCIPLINES, AND TRADITIONS. OUR PRINT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED FOUR NEW BOOKS, ONE BOOKLET,AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FIVE BOOKS AND CARD DECKS FOR ALIGNED PUBLISHING PARTNERS. OURPUBLISHED TITLES TITLES INCLUDE: SURVIVA: A FUTURE ANCESTRAL GUIDE BY CANNUPA HANSKALUGER; PROTOCOLS: AN ERASURE BY DANIELA MOLNAR; THE TORAH IN THE TAROT BY STAVAPPEL; GOLDEN THREADS BY ARIELLA ASHA AZOULAY; AND EXPANDING THE FIELD: A DIY ROSHHASHANAH COMPANION BY EDEN PEARLSTEIN, AYA BARON, SARAH CHANDLER, SCOTT OSMAN,AYSE BIRSEL, AND JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH. OUR DISTRIBUTED WORKS INCLUDE MEGILLAT ESTHER:THE GRAPHIC TALE BY JT WALDMAN; JEWISH MYSTIC CARDS BY JESSICA TAMAR DEUTSCH; THETHOUSANDS: A TITHE BY ANNE GERMANACOS; MERGEMERGE: A BOOK OF CARDS BY ANNEGERMANACOS; AND THE MERGIING OF TWO OCEANS: NINE TALKS ON SUFISM AND HASIDISM BYNETANEL MILES-YPEZ.
  3. $229,500 spent. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - AYIN INSTITUTE IS COLLABORATING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS TO PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH AYIN'S OVERALL MISSION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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