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Sephardic Community Alliance FY2020 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Religion EIN 27-0728655Revenue $684K in FY2020

On file with the IRSthesca.com1953 E 24th St, 11229-2419 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Jan 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $265K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$604K
360% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 360% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
Spent
$559K
To programs
54%
Net assets
−$436K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$684K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$684K
FY2021$845K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$559K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$950K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
−$436K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$436K
FY2021−$247K
FY2022−$218K
FY2023−$609K
FY2024−$530K

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2010.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $301K Management & general 29% · $161K Fundraising 17% · $98K

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

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eddie Falack
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jesse Sutton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Soffer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sam Haddad
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aimee Bailey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bobby Dweck
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 II3 listed

Programs and updates

Educates the Sephardic community about Syrian and Middle Eastern traditions through online videos.

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3 programs · $278K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

A summer program that featured both religious and educational mens and womens classes and programs that took place at the safra synagogue of deal, new jersey. These classes and programs were taught by a prominent faculty of teachers affording the community a unique opportunity to learn with, and be exposed to, a wide variety of…

$174Kprogram expense
02

The israel winter lecture events program was a series of lectures that were held on israel independence day as well as on unification of jerusalem day. The program included days of back to back lectures.

$102Kprogram expense
03

Separate young adult programs were provided for both men and women that provided educational and religious courses at the sephardic rabbinical college for men and at the sephardic women's teachers college for women.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Jewish Communal FundFY2024$106K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$79K
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York INCFY2024$32K
Maj Franco Family Charitable FoundationFY2024$22K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K
Charles and Brenda Saka Family FoundationFY2024$5K
The Braka Philanthopic FoundationFY2024$4K
Joseph Jack Sitt 1986 Charitable TrFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$265K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$301K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
−$436K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K
Net assetsLn 32−$436K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$5K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K$604K
Net assetsLn 32−$561K−$436K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$98K$98K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400K$300K$100K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$998$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$301K$161K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$79K−$530K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.5M−$391K−$609K 990 PDF
FY2022 $979K$950K$29K−$218K 990 PDF
FY2021 $845K$655K$189K−$247K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $684K$559K$125K−$436K 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 $684,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $781,346$684,180
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $781,346$684,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,000$30,307
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $709,784$529,110
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $719,784$559,417
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,562$124,763
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,180 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$684,180
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$684,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$684,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,417 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $27,619$27,619
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,688$2,688
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $97,745$97,745
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,402$4,402
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,792$8,792
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $300,098 · Management $100,275$400,373
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $998 · Management $16,800$17,798
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,096 · Management $160,576 · Fundraising $97,745$559,417
Part X · Balance sheet $168,107 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,442$168,107
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,442$168,107
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,574$20,476
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,873$873
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $566,446$604,348
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$561,004−$436,241
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$561,004−$436,241
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,442$168,107
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$436,241 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,180
XI-2 Total expenses$559,417
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,763
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$561,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$436,241

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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