Keshet (organization)

Keshet Inc
FormationJuly 20, 2001 (2001-07-20)[1]
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[2]
48-1278664[2]
PurposeWorking for the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews in Jewish life[2]
HeadquartersJamaica Plain, Massachusetts[2]
Locations
Coordinates42°18′52″N 71°06′14″W / 42.3145051°N 71.1038443°W / 42.3145051; -71.1038443
Executive Director
Idit Klein[2]
Revenue (2019)
$3,419,802[3]
Expenses (2019)$2,973,071[3]
Staff (2019)
28[3]
Volunteers (2019)
35[3]
Websitewww.keshetonline.org

Keshet (Hebrew: קשת, romanized: keshet, lit. 'rainbow') is a national grassroots organization with offices in Boston, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area that works for the full equality and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Jews in Jewish life. Led and supported by LGBTQ Jews and straight allies, Keshet offers resources, training, and technical assistance to create inclusive Jewish communities nationwide. Keshet produced the documentary Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School and companion curriculum.

On June 18, 2010, it was announced that Jewish Mosaic: The National Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, another American Jewish LGBT organization, would merge with Keshet, with the post-merger organization retaining the name "Keshet". The merger was aided through a grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.[4][5][6] Jewish Mosaic was included in the 2005 and 2006 editions of "Slingshot," a guide to 50 "of the most creative and effective Jewish organizations" in America.[7]

  1. ^ "Business Entity Summary: Keshet Inc". Corporations Division. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax" (PDF). Keshet Inc. Guidestar. December 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Keshet 2019 IRS Form 990" (PDF). keshetonline.org.
  4. ^ Keshet and Jewish Mosaic to merge Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Jacob Berkman, Jewish Telegraph Agency, June 18, 2010
  5. ^ "Keshet and Jewish Mosaic to merge". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  6. ^ "Behind the Keshet-Jewish Mosaic Merger". Keshet. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  7. ^ "Slingshot Book". 21/64. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved June 22, 2007.