The organization's goal is to teach and spread awareness of the torah and encourage the practice of the jewish orthodox religion by jews of all ages and across all borders through online courses, group study programs, and student conferences, which are all offered in a variety of languages. Courses include from the very basic to the most advanced, starting with basic hebrew alphabet recognition and going all the way through to rabbinical ordination courses, including a chaplaincy program which endorses candidates for the US military.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$293K
×59 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 5900% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171K
+114% vs prior year
Spent
$150K
To programs
56%
Net assets
−$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$171K
FY2021▲ +114%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$71K
Expenses
$150K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$115K
Net assets
−$288K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$308K
FY2021−$288K
FY2022−$287K
FY2023−$289K
FY2024−$291K
FY2025−$335K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $84K Management & general 41% · $62K Fundraising 3% · $4K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $26K 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
$13,200Pt VII · Sec A
$13,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph a Todd’s $13K as Officer is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Joseph a Todd$13,200$5,380
Shlomo Todd$13,200$2,800
Avraham Todd—$1,120

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches Torah and promotes Orthodox Judaism through online courses, study, and conferences for all ages.

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2 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization's goal is to teach and spread awareness of the torah and and encourage the practice of the jewish orthodox religion by jews of all ages and across all borders through online course, group study programs, and student conferences, which are all offered in a variety of languages.

$65Kprogram expense
02

Distribution of grants to similar organizations focued on religious eduction and jewish orthodoxy.

$19Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $26K · 2019–2023
Cong Sheves AchimNY · FY2023$5,400
Individual RecipientFY2020$14,000
Individual RecipientFY2019$6,380

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
−$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Total revenueLn 12$171K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
Net assetsLn 32−$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$317K$293K
Net assetsLn 32−$308K−$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$21K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$706$706
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$39K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$84K$62K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $71K$115K−$43K−$335K 990 PDF
FY2024 $108K$110K−$2K−$291K 990 PDF
FY2023 $131K$133K−$2K−$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$184K$385−$287K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $171K$150K$21K−$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 $80K$126K−$46K−$308K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $170,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,523$61,272
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,123$109,395
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,646$170,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,831$18,855
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,866$63,549
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,248$4,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,178$63,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,123$149,961
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,477$20,706
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $170,667 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,272
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,272
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,395$109,395
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,395$170,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,961 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,855$4,855
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,475 · Management $37,390$58,865
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,041 · Management $1,643$4,684
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,500$4,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,700$1,700
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $706$706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,580 · Management $15,576$54,156
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,495$3,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,651 · Management $61,810 · Fundraising $4,500$149,961
Part X · Balance sheet $5,009 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,995$4,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,159$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,154$5,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,400$13,400
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $83,525$58,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,458$2,802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $317,403$292,552
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$308,249−$287,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$308,249−$287,543
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,154$5,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$287,543 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$170,667
XI-2 Total expenses$149,961
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$308,249
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$287,543

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