Ora Academy

Tax-deductible

Rochester, NY501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 31-1562108

To serve the educational needs of young women in an orthodox jewish high school for girls.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $89K a year · 32% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
×653 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 65300% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$423K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$45K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$423K
FY2024▲ +71%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$423K
Expenses
$466K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
−$45K
FY2024▲ +90%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$99K
FY2021−$142K
FY2022−$244K
FY2023−$447K
FY2024−$45K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending July 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2026.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $350K Management & general 25% · $117K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$42,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rabbi Eliezer Lehrer’s $42K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Eliezer Lehrer$42,500$42,250$40,000$45,000$41,250
Shifra Hanson————$27,396

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 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 educational support for young women in an Orthodox Jewish high school.

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1 program service account for $350K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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The organization provides educational services to young women promoting life-long commitment to biblical study and observance while providing a rigorous, college-preparatory secular education that meets and exceeds new york state requirements.

$350Kprogram expense

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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
The Ojc FundFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$83K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$350K
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
−$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69
Total assetsLn 16$69
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
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$326K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69
Total assetsLn 16$69
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32−$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569$69
Total assetsLn 16$569$69
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K$45K
Net assetsLn 32−$447K−$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$42K$38K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$174K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$22K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$39K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$661
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$100$22K
TravelLn 17$4K$392$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$350K$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $423K$466K−$44K−$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $247K$450K−$203K−$447K 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$350K−$102K−$244K 990 PDF
FY2021 $239K$281K−$43K−$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 $240K$295K−$55K−$99K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $422,513 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$104,162
VIII-1e Government grants$24,061
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,359
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$325,582
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,360$101,360
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,429−$4,429
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,360 · Excluded from tax −$4,429$422,513
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,484 across 14 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $38,205 · Management $4,245$42,450
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,225 · Management $21,617$195,842
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $36,000$36,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,858 · Management $1,901$23,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,537 · Management $1,169$39,706
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $14,498$14,498
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,945 · Management $661$6,606
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,800$3,800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $100 · Management $21,500$21,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $392 · Management $3,529$3,921
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,121$8,121
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,852$63,852
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,829$2,829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,743 · Management $116,741 · Fundraising $0$466,484
Part X · Balance sheet $69 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $569$69
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $569$69
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $447,110$45,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$446,541−$44,931
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$446,541−$44,931
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $569$69
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$44,931 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,513
XI-2 Total expenses$466,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$446,541
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$445,581
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$44,931

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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