The primary function of Maysharim INC. Is to perform as a full-scale religious rabbinical court. This includes, but is not limited to adjudication and arbitration of disputes according to religious jewish law, composition of binding contracts, and preparation and supervision of the get (jewish writ of divorce). The judges presiding over the court are trained and tested for a rabbinic degree. Continuing education courses are provided for judges and practicing rabbis. In 2013, organization decided to expand activities to include educational lectures and events, written publications and audio/video productions for the layman, providing stipends to judges and practicing rabbis and students who are studying jewish law, supporting other educational organizations and schools, and providing financial assistance to the indigent.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$29K 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $475K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$29K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $88K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$542K
Spent
$471K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$542K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$471K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$471K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$723K
Net assets
$116K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.4M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $422K Management & general 10% · $49K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrato
$29,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David T Cohen’s $35K as Administrato is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David T Cohen$35,400$35,400$35,400$35,400$29,400

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Adjudicates disputes and performs religious legal functions according to Jewish law.

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The primary function of maysharim inc. Is to perform as a full-scale religious rabbinical court. This includes, but is not limited to adjudication and arbitration of disputes according to religious jewish law, composition of binding contracts, and preparation and supervision of the get (jewish writ of divorce).

$422Kprogram 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 1 funder$88K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $274K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$65,659
Unitemized GrantFY2023$94,858
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,047
Unitemized GrantFY2021$69,377
Unitemized GrantFY2021$272
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,950

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$542K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$441K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$441K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$542K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$181K
Total assetsLn 16$75K$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$45K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$347K$346K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$377$377
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$26K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$17K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$422K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$723K$343K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$788K$361K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$659K$538K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$630K$1.1M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $542K$471K$71K$116K 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
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Part I · Summary $542,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $282,821$440,697
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $161,270$100,127
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,953$1,351
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,044$542,175
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$13,950
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $334,143$383,049
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,040$74,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $466,183$471,195
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,139$70,980
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $542,175 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$440,697
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$440,697
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,127$100,127
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,351$1,351
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,127 · Excluded from tax $1,351$542,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $471,195 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,950$13,950
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $29,400$29,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,073 · Management $1,200$347,273
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,748 · Management $2,628$6,376
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,091$2,091
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,115$10,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $377$377
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,493$2,493
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,474$2,474
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,002 · Management $6,451$32,453
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,263 · Management $6,930$24,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,495 · Management $48,700 · Fundraising $0$471,195
Part X · Balance sheet $181,261 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,562$68,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,739$112,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,301$181,261
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $496$890
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,677$28,118
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,297$65,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,004$115,984
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,301$181,261
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,984 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$542,175
XI-2 Total expenses$471,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,004
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,984

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