Public Charity

SVARA

SVARA, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, $670K in total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 200292435 CHICAGO, IL Judaism NTEE: X30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$670K
Grant Records44
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

SVARA'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER QUEER AND TRANS PEOPLE TO SHAPE NEW FORMS OF TORAH AND TRADITION THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF TALMUD STUDY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$213,368
2024
To support the LGBTQ+ community
$30,000
$22,300
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$7,500

Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Angel Alvarez-Mapp
Executive Dir. Ayana Morse
DIR/ROSH YESH. Benay Lappe
Director Bianco Gonzalez-Lesser
Director Daniel Libenson
DEVEL. DIRECTOR Elli Krandel

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$871,524 8 grants
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating Support
$220,000 3 grants
JEWISH LIFE
$198,000 4 grants
SEE PART IV
$150,000 1 grant
General operating support
$100,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $2.2M $670K
2023 $1.5M $2.2M $251K
2022 $2.2M $2.2M $935K
2020 $970K $1.1M $463K
2019 $1.5M $1.3M $507K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.5M (+73%), with total assets most recently reported at $670K.

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