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Touro Synagogue Foundation FY2023 filing

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Newport, RI501(c)(3) EIN 05-0255359Revenue $200K in FY2023

On file with the IRStourosynagogue.org85 Touro St, 02840-2969 · Newport, RITax-exempt since Sep 1955Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Touro Synagogue Foundation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, nonsectarian organization, dedicated to maintaining and preserving Touro Synagogue, the colonial jewish cemetery, patriots park, and to promoting and teaching religious diversity, colonial jewish history and the history of Touro Synagogue. Touro Synagogue is a national historic site. The Touro Synagogue Foundation operates public programs in partnership with the national park service, the national trust for historic preservation and is a project of save america's treasures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 49% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
59 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 59.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $140K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122
0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
42
of 42 voting members
Looks good: 42 of 42 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$200K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$200K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$269K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$747K
Expenses
$172K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$236K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$866K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1955.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $147K Management & general 14% · $23K Fundraising 0% · $788

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

43 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Teitz
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Rudick
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Stokes
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Ellman
First Vice C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Laramee
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Stern
Assistant Tr
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves historic sites and promotes religious diversity and colonial Jewish history.

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1 program · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The foundation mission is dedicated to the principle of religious freedom and committed to the preservation of touro synagogue and its related property and artifacts.

$147Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Lufkin Family FoundationFY2024$100K
Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable FoundationFY2024$16K
Network for Good INCFY2024$9K
The Rhode Island Community FoundationFY2024$7K
Van Beuren Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$5K
The Schein Family FoundationFY2024$2K
Jmz Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$1K
The Lee L and Judith E Selwyn Found AtionFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$140K
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $135K · 2019–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,600
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,200
Individual RecipientFY2023$17,911
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,056
Individual RecipientFY2020$6,515
Individual RecipientFY2019$25,974
Geo Washington Inst for ReligiousFY2019$10,656
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$200K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$788
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$844K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$122
PeoplePt VI, VII
43
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a42
IndependentVI 1b42
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$200K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$780K
SavingsLn 2$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$844K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$277K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$122
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$820K$844K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$280K$277K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$281$122
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$10K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$788
All other expensesLn 24e$820$820
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$147K$23K$788

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $747K$236K$511K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $369K$210K$159K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $200K$172K$28K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$152K$130K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $269K$111K$158K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$175K$13K$866K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $199,961 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,945$153,130
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,293$23,265
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,847$7,448
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,059$16,118
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $282,144$199,961
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,000$16,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $75,255$95,989
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,784$59,515
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,039$171,504
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,105$28,457
Part VI · Governance 42 of 42 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body42
VI-1b Independent voting members42
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,961 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,118 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,265$23,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,156$3,156
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,292$4,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,383 · Excluded from tax $7,448$199,961
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,504 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,137$85,137
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,852$10,852
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,560$4,560
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,661$2,661
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,872$5,872
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,626 · Management $12,780$22,406
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,082$2,082
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,712 · Management $3,335$7,047
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,279 · Fundraising $788$14,067
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $820$820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,380 · Management $23,336 · Fundraising $788$171,504
Part X · Balance sheet $1,155,674 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $749,676$780,477
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,468$63,211
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $280,051$276,861
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,125$35,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,135,320$1,155,674
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $281$122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $281$122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $756,447$789,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $378,592$366,162
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,135,039$1,155,552
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,135,320$1,155,674
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,155,552 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,961
XI-2 Total expenses$171,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,135,039
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,944
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,155,552

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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