Kulanu, Inc.

What Kulanu, Inc. does

Kulanu, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity (Tax ID 52-1919094) founded in 1994 by Jack and Diane Zeller that supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities worldwide. Headquartered at 82 Nassau Street #443, New York, NY, with approximately 31 staff members, the organization operates in 33 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, Central America, and North America. Its beneficiary base includes named programs serving the Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe, the Abayudaya of Uganda, the Bnei Menashe of India, and additional communities in Ghana, Peru, Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and beyond. The communities served typically lack access to religious resources, educational materials, and physical infrastructure, and have been historically disconnected from global Jewish life.

Name

Kulanu, Inc.

Legal name

Kulanu, Inc.

Website

https://kulanu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kulanu, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1994 that supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities across 33 countries through educational materials, religious resources, infrastructure projects, and cultural exchange programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit community support
• Jewish community outreach
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Cultural exchange programs
• Educational resource distribution

Headquarters

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) public charity, Kulanu generates revenue through tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations. Donations support community programs, infrastructure projects, educational materials, and cultural exchanges.
2. Donor-Specified Grants: The organization manages multi-million-dollar grants such as water projects in Zimbabwe, funded by institutional donors and foundations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kulanu, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities across more than 30 countries. The organization delivers educational materials, religious items (Torah scrolls, prayer books, talitot, mezuzot), infrastructure projects (clean water, synagogues, mikvahs), cultural exchange programs, online multilingual courses, and community networking initiatives. It funds these programs through tax-deductible donations and grants.

Product overview

Kulanu, Inc. is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of programs and platforms to support isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities worldwide. The core offerings include Kulanu Magazine (a quarterly publication), an Online Speaker Series and Podcast, Online Multilingual Courses in Spanish, French, and English, a Global Community Hub, Events programming, and Food Security Projects. These programs work together to connect, educate, and empower diverse Jewish communities through cultural exchange, educational resources, and infrastructure support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Multilingual Courses Online educational courses offered in Spanish, French, and English covering Jewish holidays, Hebrew, and Kosher laws, designed for students from communities in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Senegal, and Congo.

Quantifiable outcome

• Connected with communities in 33 countries around the world
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sub-Saharan African Jewish Alliance (SAJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulanu helped establish SAJA, bringing together Jewish representatives from multiple countries to foster a network of mutual support and cultural exchange across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Commonwealth Jewish CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulanu works with the Commonwealth Jewish Council, with Clive Lawton serving as CEO of CJC while also working with Kulanu to support African Jewish communities.
• Academic Cohort NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulanu convenes a growing network of academics who research and write about Jewish communities around the globe.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World ORT: World ORT is a global Jewish education and training network operating across multiple continents. Comparable because it delivers education and skills development to Jewish communities worldwide, overlapping with Kulanu's school sponsorship and online course programs.
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC): JDC is a major Jewish humanitarian organization providing relief, rescue, and renewal globally. Comparable because it serves Jewish communities in distress across many countries, mirroring Kulanu's international community-support mission at a much larger scale.
• Jewish Federation of North America: Jewish Federation is a federated system raising and distributing funds to Jewish communities worldwide, including overseas partners. Comparable as a federated giving model that channels donor capital to Jewish communities globally, similar to how Kulanu operates its grantmaking.
• American Jewish World Service (AJWS): AJWS funds grassroots human rights and development work in the developing world, including programs for marginalized communities. Comparable because it operates a grantmaking model directed at communities in Africa, Asia, and the Americas — overlapping with Kulanu's geographic footprint.
• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society): HIAS is a global Jewish nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, legal aid, and integration services to Jewish and other refugees. Comparable in providing humanitarian support and resettlement services to Jewish populations in transition.

Direct peers

• Commonwealth Jewish Council (CJC): CJC supports Jewish communities across the Commonwealth and works with leaders in African Jewish communities. Already a formal Kulanu partner; directly comparable in mission and constituency (African and emerging Jewish communities).
• World Jewish Relief: World Jewish Relief supports Jewish communities facing poverty and crisis across Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia. Directly comparable to Kulanu in focusing on small and isolated Jewish communities in developing regions through community development and humanitarian aid.

Emerging players

• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: Hillel engages Jewish university students globally with Jewish life, learning, and community. Partial overlap with Kulanu's youth engagement and education programs, though its primary focus is university-aged populations rather than isolated communities.
• Tikva Overseas Student and Family Programs: Tikva supports Jewish children and families from the former Soviet Union and other underserved regions through education and welfare programs. Comparable in supporting Jewish populations in need of educational resources and community connection.
• Moishe House: Moishe House builds Jewish community for young adults globally through resident-led programming. Adjacent peer because it creates Jewish engagement infrastructure for emerging generations — partially aligned with Kulanu's young-adult leadership development goals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kulanu_inc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/kulanuvideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/kulanu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kulanu-inc.
• Instagraminstagram.com/kulanu_inc

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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