Jewish causes of choices DBA shalomlearning is the nonprofit leader in k-7 pluralistic jewish values curriculum, teacher training, and educational technology support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$525K 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 $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$525K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $126K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$510K
166% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 166% of assets; over 80%.
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
$914K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$999K
To programs
63%
Net assets
−$203K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$914K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$914K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$972K
Expenses
$999K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$911K
FY2021$999K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$744K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$807K
Net assets
−$203K
FY2021▼ -71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$119K
FY2021−$203K
FY2022−$298K
FY2023−$433K
FY2024−$672K
FY2025−$506K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $628K Management & general 17% · $171K Fundraising 20% · $200K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $525K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$165,935Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$151,484Pt VII · Sec A
$111,506Pt VII · Sec A
Senior General Manager
$82,806Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$13,503Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Lovitz’s $132K as Senior Managing Dir is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Feinstein————$165,935$15,000
Joshua Troderman————$151,484$165,000
Heidi Lovitz$131,583$125,000$125,000$110,000$82,806—
Debra Himelfarb————$111,506$131,519
Lillian Rountree$118,550—————
Rafi Glazer—$83,200$83,200———
Raphael Glazer———$80,000$13,503—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides K-7 Jewish values curriculum, teacher training, and educational technology.

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1 program · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, the coronavirus pandemic continued to force the world's students and teachers into online classrooms, and shalom learning worked to ensure that jewish education went uninterrupted for an entire generation of children that are going through one of the most difficult times that they may ever face.

$628Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Money outPt IX
$999K
Ln 25
Programscol B$628K
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
−$203K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$421K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Other incomeLn 4–11$85K
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$211K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
Net assetsLn 32−$203K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 63
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$264K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$379K$307K
LiabilitiesLn 26$498K$510K
Net assetsLn 32−$119K−$203K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$429K$283K$77K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$156K$43K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$51K$34K$9K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$13K$3K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$16K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$3K$964
TravelLn 17$705$536$127$42
InterestLn 20$11K$9K$2K$686
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$334$111
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$871$290
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$194K$86K$27K$81K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$6K$2K$486
Total functional expensesLn 25$999K$628K$171K$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $972K$807K$166K−$506K 990 PDF
FY2024 $577K$670K−$94K−$672K 990 PDF
FY2023 $609K$744K−$135K−$433K 990 PDF
FY2022 $634K$729K−$95K−$298K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $914K$999K−$85K−$203K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$911K$147K−$119K 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 $914,498 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $642,063$420,789
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $415,624$408,717
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $608$84,992
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,058,295$914,498
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,094$7,011
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $566,842$734,279
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $62,261$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $281,187$257,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $911,384$999,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $146,911−$84,526
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 $914,498 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$420,789
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,885
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$420,789
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $408,717$408,717
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $84,992$84,992
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $493,709$914,498
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $999,024 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,011$7,011
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $283,090 · Management $77,207 · Fundraising $68,628$428,925
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,034 · Management $42,554 · Fundraising $37,827$236,415
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,839 · Management $9,228 · Fundraising $8,202$51,269
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,429 · Management $3,181 · Fundraising $1,060$17,670
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,743 · Management $3,728 · Fundraising $1,243$20,714
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,216 · Management $2,893 · Fundraising $964$16,073
IX-17 TravelPrograms $536 · Management $127 · Fundraising $42$705
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,678 · Management $2,056 · Fundraising $686$11,420
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,407 · Management $334 · Fundraising $111$1,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,677 · Management $871 · Fundraising $290$4,838
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,908 · Management $27,418 · Fundraising $80,578$193,904
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,193 · Management $1,549 · Fundraising $486$8,228
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $627,761 · Management $171,146 · Fundraising $200,117$999,024
Part X · Balance sheet $307,105 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $263,500$210,949
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,159$80,440
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,914$14,561
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,621$1,155
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $379,194$307,105
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,099$20,368
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,080$32,009
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $94,310$153,549
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $497,740$510,177
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$301,879−$203,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$118,546−$203,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $379,194$307,105
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$203,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$914,498
XI-2 Total expenses$999,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$84,526
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$118,546
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$203,072

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