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The Lippman School FY2023 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Since 1965EducationEIN 34-0968632Revenue $2.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSlippmandayschool.org750 White Pond Dr, 44320-1128 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Dec 1965School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $101K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% 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
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$378K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$499K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$499K
FY2023▲ +88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$205K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Dec 1965.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.7M Management & general 14% · $279K Fundraising 0% · $9K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Samuel Chestnut
Head of School
$64,974Pt VII · Sec A
$34,638Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Hickcox
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diana Ponsky
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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.

$1.7Mprogram 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
F W Albrecht Family FoundationFY2025$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$279K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$499K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$531K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K
Net assetsLn 32$499K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$378K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$499K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$107K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$765K$682K$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$129K$112K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$65K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$205K$205K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$20K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$179K$154K$26K
TravelLn 17$35K$34K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$260$223$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$12K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$236K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$37K$31K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$279K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$195K$205K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.2M−$46K$177K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,298,947 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $882,854$1,184,598
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $910,340$1,110,438
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,841$3,911
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,783,353$2,298,947
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 $1,091,562$1,111,210
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $759,898$843,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,851,460$1,955,061
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,107$343,886
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $2,298,947 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$211,000
VIII-1e Government grants$530,609
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$442,989
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,184,598
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,110,438 · Unrelated business $0$1,110,438
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,323$2,323
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,588$1,588
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,112,026 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,323$2,298,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,955,061 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,680 · Management $35,560$142,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $682,179 · Management $83,134$765,313
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,017 · Management $16,854$128,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,005 · Management $9,781$74,786
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,230$44,230
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $204,910$204,910
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,974$1,974
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,274 · Management $14,107$34,381
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,800 · Management $25,688$179,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,089 · Management $1,163$35,252
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,499$1,499
IX-20 InterestPrograms $223 · Management $37$260
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,915$14,915
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,696 · Management $1,954$13,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $236,344 · Fundraising $6,561$242,905
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,815 · Management $31,088 · Fundraising $2,484$70,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,667,505 · Management $278,511 · Fundraising $9,045$1,955,061
Part X · Balance sheet $877,452 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,685$1,200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $248,901$793,778
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,632$5,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,436$76,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $362,654$877,452
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,000$272,093
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,792$105,876
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,792$377,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,862$499,483
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $265,862$499,483
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $362,654$877,452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $499,483 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,298,947
XI-2 Total expenses$1,955,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$343,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$265,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$110,265
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$499,483

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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