To promote religious education and to help and assist students to learn through all means possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94K
Spent
$101K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$94K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$106K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$145K
Net assets
$24K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$31K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $73K Management & general 20% · $20K Fundraising 7% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes religious education and helps students learn through all available methods.

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1 program · $73K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To help educate jews about their heritage. This is accomplished through sponsoring classes and seminars. We sponsor kids through adults in programs and offer grants to institutions and individuals trying to educate jews about their heritage. We use various types of mediums to get our message across.

$73Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Money outPt IX
$101K
Ln 25
Programscol B$73K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Total revenueLn 12$94K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$85
Total assetsLn 16$31K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20$0
Net assetsLn 32$31K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$64K$64K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80$80
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$380$380
Total functional expensesLn 25$101K$73K$20K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $145K$31K 990 PDF
FY2023 $178K$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $106K$35K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $94K$101K−$6K$24K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $94,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,854$94,288
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $113,854$94,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,601$63,524
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,500$7,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,192$29,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,293$100,784
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,561−$6,496
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,288 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$94,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,784 across 6 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $63,524$63,524
IX-11a Management feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80$80
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,500$7,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,300$9,300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $380$380
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,824 · Management $20,460 · Fundraising $7,500$100,784
Part X · Balance sheet $24,211 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $23,386; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,601$85
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $740$740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,727$24,211
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,707$24,211
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,707$24,211
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,727$24,211
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,211 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,288
XI-2 Total expenses$100,784
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,707
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,211

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