The Lippman School FY2020 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Since 1965EducationEIN 34-0968632

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To create an inclusive, nurturing and vibrant learning environment, anchored in jewish traditions and values, that provides all students with personalized educational experiences which prepares them to achieve their utmost potential throughout their lives as members of a 21st century global society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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 $82K a year · 4% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$279K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$64K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$177K
FY2024$205K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Dec 1965.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 19% · $329K Fundraising 0% · $513

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

14 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$124,402Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samuel Chestnut’s $147K as Head of School is at the 63rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Samuel Chestnut$147,454—$64,974$128,776$132,140$124,402
Matthew Russ$92,920$91,208————
Lanae Joyce—$36,244$34,638$23,956——

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

Programs and updates

Provides personalized Jewish education in a nurturing, inclusive environment for all students.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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The lippman school was founded in 1965 as a jewish day school. A cornerstone of the modern school is the diversity of cultures, religions, backgrounds and ethnicities among the student population. Students learn key values such as trust, tolerance, openness, kindness, respect, responsibility, honesty and humility.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$953K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$722K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$329K
Fundraisingcol D$513
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$722K
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$953K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$367K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$279K
Net assetsLn 32$292K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$95K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$727K$606K$121K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$114K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$54K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$89K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$20K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$175K$141K$33K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K$1
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$21K$17K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$240K$221K$19K$513
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$329K$513

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.2M$2.2M−$46K$177K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.0M$344K$499K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.9M−$68K$266K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.6M$226K$117K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.7M$1.7M−$44K$64K 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 $1,683,805 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,010
VIII-1d Related organizations$221,846
VIII-1e Government grants$39,138
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$440,661
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$721,655
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $953,476$953,476
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,656$3,656
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,018$5,018
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $958,494 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,656$1,683,805
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,728,304 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,205 · Management $31,735$126,940
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $605,539 · Management $121,153$726,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $113,776 · Management $24,823$138,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,044 · Management $11,791$65,835
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,280$38,280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,799 · Management $10,812$99,611
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,931$7,931
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,062 · Management $10,537$30,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $141,265 · Management $33,307$174,572
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,762 · Management $1$23,763
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,359$1,359
IX-20 InterestPrograms $16,683 · Management $3,933$20,616
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,797$11,797
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,749 · Management $2,299$12,048
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $220,845 · Management $19,052 · Fundraising $513$240,410
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,252$9,252
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,399,019 · Management $328,772 · Fundraising $513$1,728,304
Part X · Balance sheet $343,417 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208$12,322
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $256,554$233,722
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,279$5,826
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,344$91,547
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,385$343,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,007$83,336
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,272$15,070
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$180,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,279$279,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $292,106$64,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,106$64,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,385$343,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,683,805
XI-2 Total expenses$1,728,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,106
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$183,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,111

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

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