Yeshivas Kesser Yonah FY2021 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 20-1051051Revenue $9.7M in FY2021

On file with the IRS3635 W Devon Ave, 60659-1212 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2006Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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To operate a 9th through 12th grade parochial/religious school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$235K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.5M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.7M
+225% vs prior year
Spent
$6.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2021▲ +225%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$13.4M
Expenses
$6.0M
FY2021▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$6.9M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2021▲ +338%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$14.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $6.0M Management & general 0% · $11K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$88,160Pt VII · Sec A
President & Treasurer
$75,100Pt VII · Sec A
$71,700Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yisrael Butrimovitz’s $110K as Secretary is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Kohn$60,364$68,140$67,412$52,693—$120,000
Eliyahu Millen$59,670$57,058$116,994$75,977$75,100$84,000
Yisrael Butrimovitz$109,958$106,150$111,307$95,455$88,160$112,900
Mayer Y Lichtman———$72,100$71,700—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a religious school for grades 8-12.

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1 program · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide schooling to 8TH through 12TH grade students.

$6.0Mprogram 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$4K
Grants paid · 162 grants · $6.9M · 2020–2022
Iyun Haparsha INCNY · FY2022$86,000
Ohr ShmuelNY · FY2022$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$45,100
Dressed with Dignity INCNY · FY2022$37,500
The Tzur Foundation INCNJ · FY2022$35,000
Mesoras Hatorah INCNJ · FY2022$30,000
Davis Memorial Fund INCNY · FY2022$29,250
Gemach Harabbonim NfpIL · FY2022$21,000
Penimi INCNY · FY2022$17,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,000
Khai ChassidimFY2022$13,000
Chicago Chesed Fund INCIL · FY2022$13,000
Ner Malka INCNY · FY2022$12,000
Kollel Horaah of America INCNJ · FY2022$12,000
Chicago Community Kollel INCIL · FY2022$12,000
Congregation Tiferes YaakovNJ · FY2022$10,360
JdbyIL · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730K
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Money outPt IX
$6.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$821K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$730K
Investment incomeLn 3$81
Other incomeLn 4–11$300K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M$12.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.0M$7.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.5M$2.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$235K$235K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$90K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$180K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$44K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$197K$197K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$88K$88K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$277K$277K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$807K$807K
All other expensesLn 24e$205K$205K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.0M$6.0M$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.4M$6.9M$6.5M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$4.5M$2.6M$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$5.0M−$338K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.4M$9.8M$581K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.7M$6.0M$3.7M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$3.6M−$641K$1.1M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,733,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,516,046$8,702,946
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,254,915$730,073
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $180$81
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $222,003$299,965
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,993,144$9,733,065
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $195,719$2,486,996
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,431,763$1,582,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,007,107$1,916,744
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,634,589$5,986,129
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$641,445$3,746,936
Part VI · Governance 1 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $9,733,065 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$820,672
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,882,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,702,946
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $730,073$730,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $81$81
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $299,965$299,965
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $730,154 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $299,965$9,733,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,986,129 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,486,996$2,486,996
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $234,960$234,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,257,145$1,257,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $90,284$90,284
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,700$1,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,315$9,315
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180,253$180,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,865$14,865
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,128$44,128
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,291$41,291
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,958$196,958
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,423$18,423
IX-20 InterestPrograms $87,756$87,756
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $277,309$277,309
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,195$32,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $807,274$807,274
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $205,277$205,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,975,114 · Management $11,015 · Fundraising $0$5,986,129
Part X · Balance sheet $12,338,110 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $159,131; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,154$2,880,920
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,728,396$9,296,934
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,575$1,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,157,529$12,338,110
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,421,135$5,304,787
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,048,750$7,482,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,108,779$4,855,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,157,529$12,338,110
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,855,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,733,065
XI-2 Total expenses$5,986,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,746,936
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,108,779
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,855,715

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