To encourage and fund innovative education, research, arts, and programming that will lead to positive cultural Change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$95K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $270K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$514K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$364K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$364K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$610K

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 Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $934K Management & general 7% · $71K Fundraising 3% · $34K

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; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$94,992Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nadine Epstein’s $125K as President and CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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
Nadine Epstein$125,000$118,667$106,000$106,000$94,992

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $934K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Encourage and promote jewish knowledge through the publication and distribution of publications, journals, and other printed material.

$934Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$270K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$791K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$934K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$364K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$791K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
Net assetsLn 32$364K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
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$161K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$794K$879K
LiabilitiesLn 26$398K$514K
Net assetsLn 32$396K$364K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$81K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$415K$353K$42K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$12K$1K$701
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$27K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$9K$1K$543
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$114K$114K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$45K$38K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$202$100
OccupancyLn 16$45K$39K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$13K$2K$760
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$522$261
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$178K$177K$428$214
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$934K$71K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$201K$610K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$89K$409K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$39K$498K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$172K$537K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.0M$1.0M−$31K$364K 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 $1,007,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $822,981$790,643
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,535$124,230
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,239$92,263
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,033,755$1,007,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $553,864$555,868
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $609,604$482,366
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,163,468$1,038,234
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,713−$31,098
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,007,136 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $70,132 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$790,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$790,643
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$124,230
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,131 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,473 · Unrelated business $66,020 · Excluded from tax $0$1,007,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,038,234 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,743 · Management $9,500 · Fundraising $4,749$94,992
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $352,864 · Management $41,513 · Fundraising $20,758$415,135
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,904 · Management $1,400 · Fundraising $701$14,005
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,976 · Management $3,173 · Fundraising $1,587$31,736
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,222 · Management $1,085 · Fundraising $543$10,850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,744 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$113,744
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,398 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,914 · Management $4,460 · Fundraising $2,230$44,604
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,713 · Management $202 · Fundraising $100$2,015
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,620 · Management $4,543 · Fundraising $2,272$45,435
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,920 · Management $1,520 · Fundraising $760$15,200
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,202 · Fundraising $0$2,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,785 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,785
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,438 · Management $522 · Fundraising $261$5,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,270 · Management $428 · Fundraising $214$177,912
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $933,511 · Management $70,548 · Fundraising $34,175$1,038,234
Part X · Balance sheet $878,832 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,575$7,699
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,361$242,179
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,093$38,893
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $514,000$514,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,547$76,061
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $793,576$878,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,198$36,404
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $129,352$119,352
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$108,945
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $398,016$514,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,560$364,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $793,576$878,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $364,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,007,136
XI-2 Total expenses$1,038,234
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,098
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,560
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$364,463

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