Meseekus Hamishna FY2020 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 47-3317671Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRS199 Lee Avenue Ste 915, 11211-8919 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To create awareness, and to promote the study of mishnah among children and young adults. To provide them with the educational resources in obtaining greater knowledge of its content.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $139K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
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
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 · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$502K
543% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 543% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$410K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$744K
FY2023$95K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$115K
Net assets
−$410K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$410K
FY2021−$100K
FY2022−$601K
FY2023−$622K

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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.1M Management & general 12% · $170K Fundraising 8% · $109K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$69,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chaim Hirsch’s $56K as President is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Chaim Hirsch$56,000$80,000$69,000

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

Programs and updates

Promotes Mishnah study and provides resources for children and young adults.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Printing and distribution of literature to create awareness about the significance of Mishnah Study. Printing study and explanatory literature to simplify complex subject matters to children and young adults, creating self study and testing material.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2022
The Ojc FundFY2022$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$109K
Owns and owesPt X
−$410K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
Net assetsLn 32−$410K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$92K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K$502K
Net assetsLn 32−$67K−$410K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$48K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$409K$286K$82K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$30K$9K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$18K$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$887$0$887$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$5K$16K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$787K$690K$41K$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$170K$109K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $95K$115K−$20K−$622K 990 PDF
FY2022 $744K$1.2M−$501K−$601K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$310K−$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.4M−$343K−$410K 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 $1,059,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,000$15,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $840,300$1,044,075
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $850,300$1,059,075
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $299,020$521,763
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $560,308$880,064
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $859,328$1,401,827
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,028−$342,752
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,059,075 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,044,075
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,044,075 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,059,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,401,827 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,300 · Management $13,800 · Fundraising $6,900$69,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $286,498 · Management $81,857 · Fundraising $40,928$409,283
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,435 · Management $8,696 · Fundraising $4,349$43,480
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,888 · Management $5,963 · Fundraising $0$23,851
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $887 · Fundraising $0$887
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,050 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,050
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,278 · Management $1,535 · Fundraising $1,535$15,348
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,441 · Management $16,321 · Fundraising $0$21,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $690,466 · Management $41,125 · Fundraising $55,575$787,166
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,122,356 · Management $170,184 · Fundraising $109,287$1,401,827
Part X · Balance sheet $92,403 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,845$92,256
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $126,845$92,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $193,697$502,006
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $193,697$502,006
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$66,852−$409,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$66,852−$409,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $126,845$92,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$409,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,059,075
XI-2 Total expenses$1,401,827
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$342,752
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$66,852
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$409,603

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

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