Educational - operation of a parochial elementary and high school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$352K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.4M a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$352K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $213K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.5M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$10.1M
Spent
$10.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$20.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$19.5M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$14.8M
Expenses
$10.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$14.2M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$14.9M
Net assets
$20.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.7M
FY2021$26.0M
FY2022$30.5M
FY2023$32.0M
FY2024$35.1M
FY2025$35.0M

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 Jan 2000.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $8.1M Management & general 19% · $1.9M Fundraising 1% · $79K

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; $352K 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
$246,725Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Sanders’s $472K as President is at the 86th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Sanders$471,966$432,084$369,097$369,811$261,200$246,725
Esther Sanders$169,841$126,667$115,000———
Florence Sanders———$109,167$105,000$105,000

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 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

Operates a private elementary and high school, offering religious education.

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1 program · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Operation of a parochial elementary and high school

$8.1Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $165K · 2019–2024
Donors Fund INCNJ · FY2024$14,000
Congregation Tiferes YaakovNJ · FY2024$9,800
Yeshiva Toras MenachemNJ · FY2023$10,000
Ateres TzviFY2023$6,000
Bnos BinaNJ · FY2023$5,390
The Tzur Foundation INCNJ · FY2022$9,540
Congregation Tiferes INCNY · FY2022$5,596
Veromamtanu INCNJ · FY2021$49,460
Yeshiva Emek HalachaNJ · FY2021$13,000
Individual RecipientFY2021$5,737
Yeshiva Emek HalachaNJ · FY2020$10,000
Yeshiva Emek HalachaNJ · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Money outPt IX
$10.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.1M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$30.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.5M
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$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$188K
Total revenueLn 12$10.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.5M
Total assetsLn 16$30.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5383
VolunteersI 650
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.2M$24.5M
Total assetsLn 16$30.6M$30.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M$9.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.7M$20.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$29K$29K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$352K$352K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.5M$5.0M$471K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$354K$296K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$465K$399K$66K
Legal feesLn 11b$293$293
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$36K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$746$746
Office expensesLn 13$99K$71K$28K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
InterestLn 20$270K$270K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$724K$724K
InsuranceLn 23$111K$111K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.1M$266K$507
All other expensesLn 24e$775K$424K$273K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.1M$8.1M$1.9M$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.8M$14.9M−$99K$35.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.5M$11.4M$3.1M$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.3M$12.8M$1.5M$32.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.6M$13.1M$4.5M$30.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.5M$14.2M$5.3M$26.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $10.1M$10.1M$57K$20.7M 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 $10,134,539 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,478,400$1,205,563
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,203,552$8,734,975
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,335$6,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $285,000$187,861
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,972,287$10,134,539
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,476$29,343
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,391,918$6,622,516
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,285,787$3,425,587
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,711,181$10,077,446
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $261,106$57,093
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 $10,134,539 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,192,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,205,563
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,734,975$8,734,975
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,140$6,140
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $182,274$182,274
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,587$5,587
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,740,562 · Excluded from tax $188,414$10,134,539
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,077,446 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $29,343$29,343
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $351,725$351,725
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,981,137 · Management $470,587$5,451,724
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $295,653 · Management $58,112$353,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $399,372 · Management $65,930$465,302
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $293$293
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,400$9,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,482 · Management $15,537$52,019
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $746$746
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,683 · Management $28,078$98,761
IX-17 TravelManagement $22,642$22,642
IX-20 InterestManagement $269,890$269,890
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $724,131$724,131
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $111,019$111,019
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,095,300 · Management $265,562 · Fundraising $507$1,361,369
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $423,601 · Management $273,432 · Fundraising $78,284$775,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,055,702 · Management $1,942,953 · Fundraising $78,791$10,077,446
Part X · Balance sheet $30,203,305 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,741,917$5,636,838
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,225,000$24,490,184
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $72,109$66,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,599,026$30,203,305
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,853$1,197,727
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,928,901$9,476,087
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,670,125$20,727,218
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,670,125$20,727,218
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,599,026$30,203,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,727,218 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,134,539
XI-2 Total expenses$10,077,446
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,670,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,727,218

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