U S Ort Operations INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Forest Hills, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 42-1719019Revenue $245K in FY2020

On file with the IRSortopsusa.org69-30 Austin Street, 11375-4231 · Forest Hills, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K 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 deficit $18K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$68K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$245K
Spent
$300K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$804K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$245K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$200K
Expenses
$300K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$166K
Net assets
$804K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$769K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 2009.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $188K Management & general 38% · $113K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Vice Chairman
$92,714Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$41,417Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairmanbramson Ort College
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terry Azose’s $1 as Board Member is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Parvine Motamed—$38,642$92,714
David Kanani—$40,000$41,417
Terry Azose$1——

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

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1 program · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

U.S. Ort operations, inc. Provided administrative services for the ort school programs in the united states, including bramson ort college in new york, los angelos ort technical institute in california and chicaco ort technical institute in illionois.

$188Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$245K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$245K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$804K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$245K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Other incomeLn 4–11$114
Total revenueLn 12$245K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$832K
Total assetsLn 16$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$804K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$32K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$882K$872K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$859K$804K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$109K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$55K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$892
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$325
TravelLn 17$459$459
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$407
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$864
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$188K$113K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $200K$166K$34K$769K 990 PDF
FY2023 $200K$176K$25K$736K 990 PDF
FY2022 $201K$229K−$28K$711K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$280K−$66K$738K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $245K$300K−$55K$804K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $245,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,576$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $290,000$245,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $879$114
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $336,460$245,121
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $229,111$213,796
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,616$86,524
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $265,727$300,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,733−$55,199
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $245,121 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $245,000$245,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7$7
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $114$114
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245,121 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$245,121
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,320 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,397 · Management $24,761$134,158
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,250 · Management $9,750$65,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,092 · Management $1,602$8,694
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,052 · Management $892$5,944
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,758$3,758
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $66,211$66,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,840 · Management $325$2,165
IX-17 TravelPrograms $459$459
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,664 · Management $407$4,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,897 · Management $864$5,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,099$4,099
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,651 · Management $112,669 · Fundraising $0$300,320
Part X · Balance sheet $872,436 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,030$26,346
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,071$14,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $832,160$832,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $882,261$872,436
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,944$54,918
X-25 Other liabilities$13,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,944$68,318
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $859,317$804,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $859,317$804,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $882,261$872,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $804,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$245,121
XI-2 Total expenses$300,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$859,317
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$804,118

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

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