The Corporation was formed for the purpose of (a) promoting the practices of Judaism as a means of self-discovery and growth;continued on Schedule O

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$190K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $104K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$957K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$633K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$736K
FY2021$823K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$957K
FY2022▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$633K
FY2022▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$927K
FY2024$849K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $628K Management & general 22% · $212K Fundraising 12% · $117K

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; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Creative Dir.
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rabbi Adina Allen’s $116K as Creative Dir. is at the 61st 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Adina Allen$116,244$102,750$95,000$91,800$93,000
Jeffrey Kasowitz$115,707$102,750$95,000$91,800$93,000
Becky Silverstein———$750—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Promotes Jewish practices for self-discovery and personal growth.

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3 programs · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Creative process JSPS core methodology, the jewish studio process, is offered through experiential programs and dynamic content, providing opportunities for broad engagement, deep immersion and integration of JSP values and teachings.

$247Kprogram expense
02

Network leadership JSP is building a web of trained facilitators, community leaders, self-organized communities of practice and partner organizations powered by open source content

$206Kprogram expense
03

The torah of creativity, rooted in jewish wisdom, lifts up creativity as an essential human capacity for spiritual connection and social transformation. Through bold thought leadership, professional development partnerships and spiritual leadership, JSP offers a new lens on creativity as a jewish practice.

$176Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$104K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$631
Money outPt IX
$957K
Ln 25
Programscol B$628K
Managementcol C$212K
Fundraisingcol D$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$633K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K
Total assetsLn 16$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$631
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$633K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K$323K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$388K$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$373K$633K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$190K$119K$48K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$393K$290K$43K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$962$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$41K$7K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$33K$7K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$500$1K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$6K$11K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$27K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$24K$11K$12K$543
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$863$575
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$82K$43K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$939$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$957K$628K$212K$117K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$1.7M−$78K$849K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.4M$295K$927K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.2M$957K$260K$633K 990 PDF
FY2021 $823K$743K$81K$373K 990 PDF
FY2020 $736K$623K$113K$292K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,217,377 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $736,697$1,130,249
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,835$86,497
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $494$631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $217$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $823,243$1,217,377
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $516,073$699,172
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $226,563$258,222
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $742,636$957,394
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,607$259,983
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,217,377 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,130,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,130,249
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,497$86,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $631$631
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,497 · Excluded from tax $631$1,217,377
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $957,394 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,750 · Management $47,500 · Fundraising $23,750$190,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $290,145 · Management $43,049 · Fundraising $60,071$393,265
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,912 · Management $962 · Fundraising $1,046$8,920
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,787 · Management $7,301 · Fundraising $12,653$60,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,919 · Management $7,141 · Fundraising $6,186$46,246
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,943$23,943
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,307 · Management $500 · Fundraising $1,009$6,816
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,639 · Management $7,700 · Fundraising $1,571$10,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,382 · Management $10,739 · Fundraising $1,662$18,783
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,751 · Management $5,350 · Fundraising $3,567$35,668
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,316 · Management $12,318 · Fundraising $543$24,177
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,315 · Management $863 · Fundraising $575$5,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,672 · Management $43,495 · Fundraising $2,280$127,447
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $939 · Management $1,472 · Fundraising $2,314$4,725
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $627,834 · Management $212,333 · Fundraising $117,227$957,394
Part X · Balance sheet $651,754 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,799$222,570
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,037$100,290
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,200$326,390
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,774$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,275$2,504
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,085$651,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,530$19,216
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,530$19,216
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $366,555$322,538
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,000$310,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $372,555$632,538
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,085$651,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $632,538 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,217,377
XI-2 Total expenses$957,394
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$259,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$372,555
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$632,538

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