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The Sunday School INC

IRS exemption revoked

Needham, MAUnknown exempt organization EIN 04-2400377Revenue $164K in FY2020Latest return filed May 17, 2021

On file with the IRSsundayschoolforjewishstudies.orgNeedham, MA

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Religious education & worship services

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 26 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2020
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2020, 6 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $166K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$164K
Spent
$161K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$223K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2023

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $146K Management & general 9% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$34,139Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Brochstein
Administrator
$17,211Pt VII · Sec A
$5,777Pt VII · Sec A
$5,470Pt VII · Sec A
$2,717Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Kirschner
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carla Milanowycz
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers religious education and worship services to the community.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Religious education is the sole mission. The organization operates a sunday school for approximately 115 students. It also conducts occasional community religious services and special events.

$146Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166K
Total assetsLn 16$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$169K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$223K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$225K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$406$406
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$65K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$37K$37K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K$0$0
TravelLn 17$440$0$440$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K$30$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$325$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$146K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $164K$161K$3K$223K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $163,937 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,531$25,528
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $153,811$135,967
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,987$2,442
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,329$163,937
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $390$406
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $99,438$109,550
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,817$50,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $151,645$160,849
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,684$3,088
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $163,937 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,528
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$135,967
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $2,442 · Excluded from tax $0$2,442
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $135,967 · Unrelated business $2,442 · Excluded from tax $0$163,937
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,849 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $406$406
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,314
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $36,559 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,677 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,677
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,390 · Fundraising $0$4,390
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,137 · Fundraising $0$1,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,964 · Fundraising $0$5,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,213 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,213
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $440 · Fundraising $0$440
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,623 · Fundraising $0$2,623
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,285 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$16,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,486 · Management $325 · Fundraising $0$4,811
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,940 · Management $14,909 · Fundraising $0$160,849
Part X · Balance sheet $223,063 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,277$45,062
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,871$11,873
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $169,393$166,128
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,541$223,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $224,541$223,063
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $224,541$223,063
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,541$223,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,063 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$163,937
XI-2 Total expenses$160,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$224,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,566
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,063

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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