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Yeshivath Gesher

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Lawrence, NY501(c)(3)Since 2014ReligionEIN 47-1250360

Yeshivath Gesher is a local Jewish School whose primary purposes are to strengthen the religious, moral and intellectual welfare of its members, their families and the community. The Yeshiva also promotes the principles of the Orthodox Jewish faith which include maintaining a synagogue and place of Jewish worship, as well as a place of teaching and study of the Jewish faith.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 71 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 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
$98K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$530K
131% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 131% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.3M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$124K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
−$124K
FY2024▲ +40%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$168K
FY2021−$240K
FY2022−$343K
FY2023−$397K
FY2024−$207K
FY2024−$124K

From the FY2024 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 Apr 2016.

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% · $1.7M Management & general 21% · $465K Fundraising 4% · $98K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Yisrael Gralla
Executive Administrator
$55,092Pt VII · Sec A
Eva Bodner
Director of Education
$42,987Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Botwinick
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Gladstone
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Glen Kay
Board Member (thru May 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Moshe Schrieber
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yisrael Gralla’s $55K as Executive Administrator is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eva Bodner$42,987$34,800$34,800$114,800$34,800$34,800
Yisrael Gralla$55,092$58,500$53,333$28,667$5,882—

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

Programs and updates

Educates and strengthens the Jewish community through religious, moral, and intellectual development.

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2 program services account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Maintaining a place of teaching and study of the Jewish faith which include a synagogue and place of Jewish worship.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

In the Summer of 2024, Yeshivath Gesher opened a summer camp to provide additional educational and recreational activities to its students.

$8Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Wieder Family Foundation INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $377K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$185,815
Unitemized GrantFY2023$139,490
Unitemized GrantFY2022$51,341

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$465K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
−$124K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$105K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$530K
Net assetsLn 32−$124K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$144K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$382K$406K
LiabilitiesLn 26$589K$530K
Net assetsLn 32−$207K−$124K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$186K$186K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$308K$128K$180K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$912K$815K$46K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$110K$110K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$69K$16K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$34K$0$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$93K$49K$42K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$7K$13K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$311K$155K$124K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$4K$3K$373
InsuranceLn 23$33K$20K$13K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$73K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$7K$27K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$465K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.5M$2.3M$190K−$207K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.0M−$54K−$397K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.7M−$103K−$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M−$72K−$240K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$58K−$168K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,306,133 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,375 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$105,418
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$20,342
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$434,067
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$559,827
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,616,448 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,616,448
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,002 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,002
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $112,481 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$112,481
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,746,306 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,306,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,223,440 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $185,815$185,815
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,429 · Management $179,650$308,079
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $815,388 · Management $46,279 · Fundraising $50,379$912,046
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $110,381 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$110,381
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,593 · Management $16,420 · Fundraising $3,661$88,674
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,310 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,571$39,881
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,013 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,019$5,032
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,955 · Management $41,881 · Fundraising $2,179$93,015
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,647 · Management $13,293 · Fundraising $2,216$22,156
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $155,316 · Management $124,253 · Fundraising $31,063$310,632
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,470 · Management $2,608 · Fundraising $373$7,451
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,729 · Management $13,153 · Fundraising $0$32,882
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,595 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,595
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,849 · Management $26,952 · Fundraising $0$33,801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,659,490 · Management $465,489 · Fundraising $98,461$2,223,440
Part X · Balance sheet $405,904 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,275$143,554
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $254,942$232,395
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,712$22,262
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,693$7,693
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $381,622$405,904
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,234$54,323
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $338,333$338,333
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $588,567$530,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$206,945−$124,252
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$206,945−$124,252
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $381,622$405,904
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$124,252 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,306,133
XI-2 Total expenses$2,223,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$206,945
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$124,252

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

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