Yeshiva Derech Chaim FY2020 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EIN 11-2357063Revenue $3.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRS1573 39th St, 11218-4413 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1976School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To conduct an advanced rabbinical seminary

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $361K a year · 9% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$795K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.9M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jun 1976.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.3M Management & general 11% · $319K Fundraising 10% · $304K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $53K 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
Administrator
$33,420Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres & Dean
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Moshe Plutchok$67,000—$66,000$59,800$54,000—
Rabbi Moshe Plutchok—$63,203————
Reuven Rennert$57,000$52,000$48,500$49,434$18,000—
Rabbi Chaim Rennert$15,940$41,420$39,920$37,020$33,420$33,420
K Sholom Plutchok$19,890$21,368$20,602$27,300$23,679—
Rabbi Yisroel Plutchok—————$20,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains rabbis through advanced theological study and practice.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Organization conducts a graduate and post-graduate rabbinical school with an enrollment of approximately 170 students

$2.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$288,284
Unitemized GrantFY2023$284,217
Unitemized GrantFY2022$397,718
Unitemized GrantFY2021$394,545
Unitemized GrantFY2020$468,445

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$319K
Fundraisingcol D$304K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$447K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$735K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$447K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$447K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$791K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$5K$447K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$802K$791K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$422K$795K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$600$600
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.3M$162K$191K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$337K$228K$43K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$69K$10K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$288K$288K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$154K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.3M$319K$304K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.9M$3.8M$121K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.8M$99K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.1M$118K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.0M$351K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$3.3M$1.4M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.0M$3.0M$56K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $3,017,120 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,963,274$1,910,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $517,495$1,017,596
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $103$83
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,270$89,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,627,142$3,017,120
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $680$600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,081,213$2,305,806
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $544,166$654,521
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,626,059$2,960,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,083$56,193
Part VI · Governance 19 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,017,120 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$735,000
VIII-1e Government grants$65,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,109,980
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,910,230
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,017,596$1,017,596
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $67$67
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $16$16
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $89,211$89,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,017,612 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $89,278$3,017,120
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,960,927 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $600$600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,030$135,030
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,312,785 · Management $162,050 · Fundraising $191,040$1,665,875
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $76,122$76,122
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $227,805 · Management $42,514 · Fundraising $66,549$336,868
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,713 · Management $10,110 · Fundraising $13,088$91,911
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,800$11,800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $23,633 · Fundraising $23,833$47,466
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,698 · Fundraising $9,697$19,395
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $288,482$288,482
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,525$43,525
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,789$30,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,277 · Management $49,237$203,514
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,550$9,550
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,338,128 · Management $318,592 · Fundraising $304,207$2,960,927
Part X · Balance sheet $2,481,147 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $20,755; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,628$447,206
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $775,602$292,477
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $352,205$838,436
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $91,347$86,767
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $801,651$790,911
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,595$4,595
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,051,938$2,481,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,616$9,904
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $389,732$785,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $422,348$795,364
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,629,590$1,685,783
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,629,590$1,685,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,051,938$2,481,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,685,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,017,120
XI-2 Total expenses$2,960,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,193
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,629,590
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,685,783

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