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Orot was organized to enable children with diverse special needs to attend Jewish Day Schools in the Philadelphia area in conjuntion with host schools, Orot sets policy, creates and supervises programs, and provides financial support and advocates for the service provided to children with special needs.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-0803538) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $93K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $255K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $447K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$250K
81% of total assets
Liabilities are 81% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
17 of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$531K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$764K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$531K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$501K
FY2020$525K
FY2025$531K
Expenses
$764K
FY2025▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$555K
FY2020$518K
FY2025$764K
Net assets
$59K
FY2025▼ -81%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$299K
FY2020$316K
FY2025$59K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Jan 2024, reinstated. IRS ruling Sep 2025, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2025.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $592K Management & general 14% · $108K Fundraising 8% · $64K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Office Manager
$65,859Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Education
$51,402Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Educational Director
$41,836Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hilary Cummings’s $66K as Office Manager is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020FY2019
Mrs Lisa Woodward—$80,000$80,000
Hilary Cummings$65,859——
Mrs Carole Miller—$65,000—
Jaime Katz Alter$51,402——
Sari Gindoff Linder$41,836——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $592K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Organizing to enable children with diverse special needs to attend Jewish Day Schools in the Philadelphia area.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-0803538) · Dispute this line
$592Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$531K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$764K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$531K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2K
Accounts receivableLn 4$19K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$2K
Share of the $58K endowmentSch D 1g4.0%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$58K$56K$52K$52K$59K
SpentLn 1d–1f$531$498$488$503$556
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$638K$33K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$245K$255K
Total assetsLn 16$908K$310K
LiabilitiesLn 26$619K$250K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$59K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$159K$60K$46K$53K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$8K$6K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$5K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$524K$519K$5K$296
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$764K$592K$108K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2026 $531K$764K−$233K$59K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 $525K$518K$6K$316K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2021 $501K$555K−$54K$299K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $531,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $330,925$499,352
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,603$6,452
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,468$11,781
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $95,446$13,643
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $509,442$531,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $196,063$191,774
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $440,608$571,996
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $636,671$763,770
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$127,229−$232,542
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $531,228 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$499,352
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$499,352
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$6,452
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,781$11,781
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$13,643
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $11,781$531,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $763,770 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $60,457 · Management $46,138 · Fundraising $52,502$159,097
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,514 · Management $5,735 · Fundraising $6,525$19,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,903 · Management $3,742 · Fundraising $4,258$12,903
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,317$2,317
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,432$11,432
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,009$26,009
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,952$7,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $518,878 · Management $5,112 · Fundraising $296$524,286
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,752 · Management $108,437 · Fundraising $63,581$763,770
Part X · Balance sheet $309,587 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $638,365$33,412
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,200$2,200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,094$19,297
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $245,239$254,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $907,898$309,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,980$6,917
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $611,910$243,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $618,890$250,327
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,714$37,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,294$21,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,008$59,260
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $907,898$309,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,260 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$531,228
XI-2 Total expenses$763,770
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$232,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,008
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,260

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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