SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP
610 S MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60605 www.spertus.edu

Total Revenue
$7,780,805
Total Expenses
$9,325,914
Net Assets
$15,164,592

Organizations Filed Purposes: SPERTUS INSTITUTE IS A CENTER FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP THAT INVITES PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE MULTIFACETED JEWISH EXPERIENCE. SPERTUS INSTITUTE INSPIRES LEARNING, SERVES DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING FOR JEWS AND PEOPLE OF ALL

SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE, NON-DENOMINATIONAL ARRAY OF SPECIALIZED AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, GROUNDED IN JEWISH THOUGHT, INSPIRED BY JEWISH VALUES, AND RESOLUTELY RELEVANT TO PEOPLE'S LIVES TODAY. ("SPERTUS OR "THE INSTITUTE") IS A JEWISH INSTITUTION GROUNDED IN JEWISH VALUES THAT INVITES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO EXPLORE THE MULTI-FACETED JEWISH EXPERIENCE. THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH FACILITIES AND DEGREE PROGRAMS, SPERTUS INSPIRES LEARNING, SERVES DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING FOR JEWS AND PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS, LOCALLY, REGIONALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD.

MASTER OF ARTS IN JEWISH PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (MAJPS): THE MAJPS PROGRAM IS A MODEL OF LEARNING AND TRAINING FOR JEWISH PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING CORE COURSES IN JUDAICA TOPICS THAT ARE MOST RELEVANT TO JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE TODAY, ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY TO ADVANCE STUDENTS' PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS. THE PROGRAM IS RUN ON A COHORT BASIS, OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS TO NETWORK AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER AND CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE.

CENTER FOR JEWISH LEARNING: ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT GREAT JEWISH COMMUNITIES NEED GREAT LEADERS, THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH LEADERSHIP (CJL) IS TO TRANSFORM JEWISH LIFE BY CULTIVATING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP AND ENHANCING THE ABILITIES OF JEWISH PROFESSIONALS AND LAY LEADERS. PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE CJL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A UNIQUE AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO JEWISH LEADERSHIP THAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH LIFE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY WITH INSIGHTS AND BEST PRACTICES FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP. CENTER OFFERINGS INCLUDE SYMPOSIA, PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES, A CERTIFICATE IN JEWISH LEADERSHIP (OFFERED WITH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY), AND THE MA IN JEWISH PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.

JUDAICA DEGREE PROGRAMS (MASTERS AND DOCTORAL): THE MASTERS-LEVEL PROGRAMS IN JEWISH STUDIES AND JEWISH EDUCATION ARE SEQUENCED, CONTENT SPECIFIC, COHERENT CURRICULA THAT SEEK TO COMMUNICATE TO STUDENTS THE EVOLVING STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION, THE FUNDAMENTAL RELIGIOUS AND INTELLECTUAL OUTLOOK OF THIS CIVILIZATION, THECONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND THE INSPIRATION IT CAN PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS TO LEAD A LIFE THAT EMBRACES AND CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE JEWISH HERITAGE. DOCTORAL-LEVEL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR JEWISH PROFESSIONALS SEEKING INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC GROUNDING IN JEWISH THOUGHT AND PRACTICE.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Dean BellPRESIDENT AND CEO40$269,154
Mark AkgulianCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$232,939
Hal LewisCHANCELLOR40$177,274
Keren FraimanCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40$148,088
Ellen HattenbachVP EXTERNAL RELATIONS40$140,130
Doug PetersonCONTROLLER40$88,661
Odette OlsonSECRETARY1$0
Dr Alicia GejmanTRUSTEEE1$0
Shelley Stern GrachTRUSTEEE1$0
Barbara BereskinTRUSTEEE1$0
Marilyn DiamondTRUSTEEE1$0
Steven WolffTRUSTEE1$0
Irena FriedganTRUSTEE1$0
Sharon KohnTRUSTEE1$0
David ElyasharTRUSTEE1$0
Lauri ZessarTRUSTEE1$0
Michelle Sackheim WeinTRUSTEE1$0
Michael MarkmanTRUSTEE1$0
Jessica LederhausenTRUSTEE1$0
Bruce WernerTRUSTEE1$0
Russell ShapiroTRUSTEE1$0
Dr Sharon SilvermanTRUSTEE1$0
Harold IsraelTRUSTEE1$0
Philip SpertusTRUSTEE1$0
Michael SpertusTRUSTEE1$0
Monica PerlmanTRUSTEE1$0
Avrum GrayTRUSTEE1$0
Bruce CraneTRUSTEE1$0
Phillip GordonTRUSTEE1$0
Bruce HecktmanTREASURER/VICE CHAIRMAN1$0
Marc R WilkowPAST CHAIRMAN1$0
Mark MehlmanPAST CHAIRMAN1$0
Donna E BarrowsPAST CHAIRMAN1$0
Peter Bensinger JrCHAIRMAN5$0

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