New York, NY

KULANU INC

EIN 52-1919094

Faith & Spiritual Communities Missions & Faith-Based Outreach Faith communities

Mission

Kulanu supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities worldwide by providing religious, educational, and community-development resources that help those communities practice and strengthen Jewish life.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About KULANU INC

This profile covers Kulanu Inc (EIN 52-1919094), a New York–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose EIN and identity were confirmed through the organization's publicly available Form 990 filings and nonprofit registry records. Kulanu’s stated mission is to serve isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities across the globe by supplying educational programming, ritual items, teacher support, and small-scale community development. Kulanu operates donor-facing programs and public communications (website, recorded speaker series, newsletters and podcasts) and has active program work and grantmaking documented in recent years, including community agriculture and food-security projects, online education and speaker events, and targeted grants to communities in Africa, Central America and South Asia. The organization has an established history (federal tax-exempt recognition in 1995) and continues to file annual Form 990 returns.

Notable achievements

Establishment of Harare Lemba Synagogue Community Center

Kulanu funded and helped establish the Harare Lemba Synagogue Community Center, supporting local leadership, ongoing Jewish education and community infrastructure for the Lemba communities in Zimbabwe.

Gelfand Food Security Grant & Community Farms

Through a targeted food-security grant, Kulanu supported community farming projects in multiple Lemba villages in Zimbabwe (harvests and local distribution), improving food availability and community resilience in 2023 and afterward.

Three-decade global reach and program continuity

Operating since the mid-1990s, Kulanu has sustained decades of program work and outreach, supporting communities in dozens of countries by providing prayer books, Torah scrolls, teacher exchanges, online learning resources, and small-scale infrastructure projects.

At a glance

Total assets: $779K
Annual revenue: $510K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 52-1919094
Location: New York, NY
Website: kulanu.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains public tax filings and nonprofit profiles demonstrating ongoing financial activity and transparency, with recent Form 990 returns filed and publicly accessible summaries.

Regularly featured in community media and programming (including an active speaker/recorded session series and a Kulanu podcast) that highlight its work with African and other emerging Jewish communities.

Recognized within Jewish community networks for targeted grants and capacity-building support (e.g., donations of prayer books and Torah scrolls, teacher exchanges, and program sponsorships).

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