Etzion Foundation supports Yeshivat Har Etzion and its affiliated educational programs and is dedicated to fostering development of Jewish education and Jewish leadership in Israel and around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
32
named funders · $3.0M
Looks good: 32 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$15.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$15.7M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.7M
FY2021$13.7M
FY2022$12.1M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$15.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $2.1M Management & general 10% · $312K Fundraising 19% · $571K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yoel Weiss’s $198K as Development is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Yoel Weiss$197,995$178,495$210,968

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

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Fosters Jewish education and leadership through support for Yeshivat Har Etzion and its programs globally.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Etzion Foundation supports Yeshivat Har Etzion, an institution of Jewish education in Israel, and its affiliated educational programs: The Stella K Abraham Beit Midrash for Women at Migdal Oz and the Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash.

$2.1Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$691K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$312K
Fundraisingcol D$571K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$254K
Investment incomeLn 3$691K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.9M$13.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$13.1M$15.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$13.1M$15.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.9M$1.9M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$423K$105K$111K$207K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$14K$17K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$2K$2K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$31K$3K$12K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$2K$6K$4K
TravelLn 17$109K$54K$54K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$432$216$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$352K$25K$81K$246K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$2K$6K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.1M$312K$571K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.8M$3.0M$1.9M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$4.1M−$16K$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$4.0M$479K$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.3M$3.9M$2.4M$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.8M$4.8M$1.0M$10.7M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,846,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,259,297$2,567,957
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $444,190$690,553
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,335,568$1,587,596
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,039,055$4,846,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,103,500$1,882,848
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $469,259$488,954
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $482,188$602,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,054,947$2,974,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,892$1,871,621
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $4,846,106 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,567,957
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$253,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,567,957
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $690,553$690,553
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,488,681$1,488,681
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $98,915$98,915
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,278,149$4,846,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,974,485 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,882,848$1,882,848
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,538 · Management $110,686 · Fundraising $207,369$422,593
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,254 · Management $17,104 · Fundraising $25,656$57,014
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,312 · Management $2,448 · Fundraising $4,587$9,347
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $50,511$50,511
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,200$14,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,120 · Management $12,478 · Fundraising $15,598$31,196
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,300$7,300
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,400 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $3,600$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,329 · Fundraising $54,329$108,658
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $432 · Management $216 · Fundraising $3,669$4,317
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,462$4,462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,016 · Management $80,882 · Fundraising $245,973$351,871
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,390 · Management $5,704 · Fundraising $10,074$18,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,091,639 · Management $311,991 · Fundraising $570,855$2,974,485
Part X · Balance sheet $15,700,622 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $98,915; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,046,704$1,953,705
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $112,262$214,564
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,575$13,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,705$4,388
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,913,238$13,414,188
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,133,936$15,700,622
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,516$30,456
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,516$30,456
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,773,383$12,892,102
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,334,037$2,778,064
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,107,420$15,670,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,133,936$15,700,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,670,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,846,106
XI-2 Total expenses$2,974,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,871,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,107,420
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$691,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,670,166

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