Studio 70 FY2023 filing

Berkeley, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-4626484Revenue $636K in FY2023

On file with the IRSstudio-70.org1009 Camelia Street · Berkeley, CA

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Studio 70 is an organization whose mission is to inspire and engage children, families and educators through experimental, Hebrew-infused learning in order to nourish collective commitment to Jewish Living and Learning.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 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
$91K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$636K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$587K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$636K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$712K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$636K
FY2024$19K
Expenses
$587K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$662K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$587K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$32K
FY2023▲ +293%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$87K
FY2022−$17K
FY2023$32K
FY2024Not on file

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $468K Management & general 20% · $118K Fundraising 0% · $49

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

10 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$90,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Midrasha Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Yafit Shriki Megidish$90,750$90,750$46,664—
Rabbi Joshua Fenton———$65,868

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Inspires children, families, and educators through experimental, Hebrew-infused learning for Jewish living.

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1 program · $468K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Studio 70 aims to transform the landscape of Jewish learning opportunities in order to foster more powerful Jewish learning and living in North America. We do this through innovating and incubating program models within a learning laboratory, and contributing new knowledge and research-based practices to the field of Jewish…

$468Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$636K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$587K
Ln 25
Programscol B$468K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$49
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Government grantsLn 1e$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$636K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$4
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$95K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 67
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$41K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$95K
Net assetsLn 32−$17K$32K
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$91K$68K$23K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$249K$239K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$23K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$25K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$16K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$168$168
Office expensesLn 13$3K$897$2K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$8K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$56K$34K$22K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$423$377$46
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225$225
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$23K$1K$49
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$587K$468K$118K$49

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $19K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $636K$587K$49K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $622K$726K−$104K−$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $494K$425K$70K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $712K$662K$50K$18K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $635,845 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $313,363$325,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $308,778$310,651
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $622,153$635,845
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $437,151$395,799
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $288,769$190,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $725,920$586,604
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$103,767$49,241
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $635,845 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$94,707
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,486
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$325,193
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $310,651$310,651
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
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 $310,651 · Excluded from tax $1$635,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,604 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 $68,063 · Management $22,687$90,750
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,985 · Management $9,743$248,728
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,602 · Management $6,168$28,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,320 · Management $2,231$27,551
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,840$3,840
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,645 · Management $22,601$38,246
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,912 · Management $15,188$30,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $168$168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $897 · Management $2,199$3,096
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,470 · Management $6,815$15,285
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,450 · Management $21,514$55,964
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,609$8,609
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $377 · Management $46$423
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $225$225
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,323 · Management $3,671$10,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,560 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $49$23,855
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $468,381 · Management $118,174 · Fundraising $49$586,604
Part X · Balance sheet $127,471 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,650$4,882
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,187$4
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $523$24,409
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,694$3,469
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 assetsStart of year $14,880$94,707
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,934$127,471
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,012$13,202
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,000$47,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,751$7,457
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,763$95,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$16,829$32,412
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$16,829$32,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,934$127,471
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $32,412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$635,845
XI-2 Total expenses$586,604
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$16,829
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$32,412

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