To maintain high standards of academic excellence and nurture students in an environment infused with the richness of jewish life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 26 volunteers and 87 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $605K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$584K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $677K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $677K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$14.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$7.4M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$14.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.0M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$16.1M
FY2024$14.7M
FY2025$14.3M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1979.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $7.0M Management & general 8% · $641K Fundraising 2% · $155K

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; $584K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$205,370Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of General Studies
$157,094Pt VII · Sec A
Director Institutional Advance
$120,474Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$101,413Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Moshe Vaknin$205,370$198,083$191,933———
Moshe Vaknin———$180,230$168,500$174,650
Dr Cheryl Bahar$157,094$159,924$143,623———
Cheryl Bahar———$122,590$131,381$133,981
Naomi Bacharach$120,474$112,252$101,913———
Joseph Weiss$101,413$83,795$77,229———

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operation of a jewish day school for approximately 173 students living in the area of morris county, NJ.

$7.0Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $9.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,854,195
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,813,633
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,681,825
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,884,294
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,976,737

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$224K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.0M
Managementcol C$641K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$272K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$107K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.0M
Other assetsLn 15$378K
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$14.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 587
VolunteersI 626
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$701K$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.5M$14.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M$15.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$14.7M$14.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.9M$1.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$631K$388K$122K$121K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.6M$221K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$67K$56K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$124K$11K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$292K$253K$29K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$18K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$142K$137K$4K$693
Information technologyLn 14$88K$88K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$453K$429K$24K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$38K$38K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$508K$462K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$105K$96K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$477K$455K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$104K$119K−$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$7.0M$641K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.4M$7.8M−$398K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.0M$7.6M−$1.5M$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$7.4M−$1.5M$16.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$6.7M−$860K$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.9M$6.3M−$1.5M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.4M$6.3M$2.1M$20.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,440,885 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,886,186$2,930,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,036,078$4,179,856
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,226$224,145
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,430$106,771
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,039,920$7,440,885
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,831,463$1,854,195
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,736,024$3,961,574
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,982,682$2,022,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,550,169$7,838,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,510,249−$397,700
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,440,885 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$161,272
VIII-1d Related organizations$104,694
VIII-1e Government grants$272,163
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,391,984
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,930,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,179,856$4,179,856
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $190,110$190,110
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$12,116
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,035$34,035
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $94,655$94,655
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,274,511 · Excluded from tax $224,145$7,440,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,838,585 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,854,195$1,854,195
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $387,520 · Management $122,385 · Fundraising $120,618$630,523
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,614,035 · Management $221,325 · Fundraising $0$2,835,360
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,027 · Management $10,788$66,815
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $123,674 · Management $11,450 · Fundraising $1,689$136,813
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $253,376 · Management $28,996 · Fundraising $9,691$292,063
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,559$39,559
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,853$6,853
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,992 · Management $38,556$56,548
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $137,207 · Management $3,924 · Fundraising $693$141,824
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $87,543$87,543
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $429,311 · Management $23,965$453,276
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $37,813$37,813
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $462,332 · Management $45,725$508,057
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $95,864 · Management $9,481$105,345
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $455,478 · Fundraising $21,958$477,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $118,543 · Management −$14,981$103,562
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,043,367 · Management $640,569 · Fundraising $154,649$7,838,585
Part X · Balance sheet $15,319,014 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,068$247,795
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,201$7,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,074$7,715
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,105$30,727
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,499,982$13,969,893
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $700,864$677,172
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $362,718$377,730
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,873,012$15,319,014
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,897$55,208
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $180,166$189,933
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$398,905
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,188,063$1,044,046
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,197,700$13,769,080
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $487,249$505,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,684,949$14,274,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,873,012$15,319,014
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,274,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,440,885
XI-2 Total expenses$7,838,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$397,700
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,684,949
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$27,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,012
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,274,968

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