Yeshiva Derech Hatorah

Tax-deductible

Cleveland Hts, OH501(c)(3)Since 2015Education EIN 47-4574851Revenue $17.4M in FY2025Latest return filed May 15, 2026

On file with the IRSydtcleveland.org1508 Warrensville Center Rd, 44121-2632 · Cleveland Hts, OHTax-exempt since Sep 2015School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $8,713 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To create a learning environment with jewish tradition and values that strives to help every student attain their highest educational goal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 294 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$274K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $2.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$17.4M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$18.0M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$13.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$18.7M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2025$17.4M
Expenses
$18.0M
FY2025▲ +16%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$13.0M
FY2023$14.2M
FY2024$15.5M
FY2025$18.0M
Net assets
$13.5M
FY2025▼ -3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$13.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $17.1M Management & general 4% · $714K Fundraising 1% · $206K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $274K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$166,100Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$108,189Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander Stoll’s $166K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alexander Stoll$166,100$124,433———
Isador Margareten——$112,068$151,156$146,651
Leah Bienstock$108,189————

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.

See Yeshiva Derech Hatorah executive salaries →

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

Fosters Jewish learning and values to help students achieve their educational goals.

Questions for Yeshiva Derech Hatorah

Tap to ask. Yeshiva Derech Hatorah sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Yeshiva Derech Hatorah answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $17.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ydt operates a private school operating out of two locations in cleveland heights, ohio, and one in south euclid, ohio, for pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. Day care is provided as an ancillary service for the families whose children are enrolled at the school.

$17.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.3M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Direct$763K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Direct$475K
Non-Profit Security ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.008 · Direct$29K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.3M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Direct$616K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Direct$403K
Non-Profit Security ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.008 · Direct$256K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.6M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Direct$1.0M
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Direct$589K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2021 · $2.5M federal money spent
Summer Food Service Program for ChildrenDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.559 · Through Ohio Department of Education$2.5M

The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$251K
Money outPt IX
$18.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.1M
Managementcol C$714K
Fundraisingcol D$206K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$936K
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$942K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$251K
Total revenueLn 12$17.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$886K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$936K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5294
VolunteersI 680
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$936K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$13.8M$13.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.9M$4.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.7M$7.2M$448K$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$90K$84K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$398K$371K$21K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$427K$398K$23K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$713K$674K$31K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$795K$774K$17K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$497K$460K$29K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$48K$45K$3K$697
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$737K$686K$41K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M
All other expensesLn 24e$148K$129K$6K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.0M$17.1M$714K$206K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $17.4M$18.0M−$612K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $15.7M$15.5M$245K$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 $13.9M$14.2M−$296K$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $15.4M$13.0M$2.4M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $18.7M$12.6M$6.1M$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2021 $12.5M$10.8M$1.8M$5.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,425,265 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,071,503$4,409,719
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,300,434$12,701,425
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,794$62,634
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $345,021$251,487
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,742,752$17,425,265
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,242,380$4,856,095
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,233,014$8,656,596
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,022,491$4,524,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,497,885$18,036,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $244,867−$611,658
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $17,425,265 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $430,612 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$414,054
VIII-1c Fundraising events$942,191
VIII-1e Government grants$1,794,067
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,259,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,409,719
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,701,425$12,701,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,634$62,634
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$217,542−$217,542
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $38,417$38,417
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,739,842 · Unrelated business $430,612 · Excluded from tax −$154,908$17,425,265
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,036,923 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,856,095$4,856,095
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,169,174 · Management $448,096 · Fundraising $124,222$7,741,492
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $83,578 · Management $5,324 · Fundraising $1,381$90,283
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $371,169 · Management $21,167 · Fundraising $5,490$397,826
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $398,384 · Management $22,719 · Fundraising $5,892$426,995
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $55,858$55,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,250$34,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $673,956 · Management $31,158 · Fundraising $8,081$713,195
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $23,899$23,899
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $773,963 · Management $16,971 · Fundraising $4,403$795,337
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $460,080 · Management $29,304 · Fundraising $7,601$496,985
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,037$2,037
IX-20 InterestPrograms $44,920 · Management $2,689 · Fundraising $697$48,306
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $685,914 · Management $40,929 · Fundraising $10,616$737,459
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,468,745$1,468,745
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $128,722 · Management $5,907 · Fundraising $13,532$148,161
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,116,737 · Management $714,372 · Fundraising $205,814$18,036,923
Part X · Balance sheet $16,032,654 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,380,910$885,631
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $211,024$50,563
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,074,477$1,028,390
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $760,991$1,662,172
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $691,812$457,586
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $43,652$253,605
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,765,298$8,770,722
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,295,087$2,801,189
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $166,189$122,796
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,600$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,412,040$16,032,654
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $910,064$1,172,754
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $92,729$31,702
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,567,131$2,561,432
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,008,225$13,395,025
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $836,684$76,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,844,909$13,471,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,412,040$16,032,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,471,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,425,265
XI-2 Total expenses$18,036,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$611,658
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,844,909
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$237,971
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,471,222

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.