Mission is to develop American and Jewish identities of young students to open their eyes to the problems confronting America, and teach them what Judaism has to say about those issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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
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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $380K a year · 21% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$924K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.1M
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$498K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$924K
FY2020▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.5M
FY2020$924K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2020▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.4M
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$4.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $870K Management & general 6% · $54K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A

William Planer’s $262K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Planer$261,850$193,333$180,000$180,000$150,000$150,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Develops young students' American and Jewish identities, connecting them to societal issues and Jewish teachings.

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1 program · $870K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Hosted several teen tours across US, emphasizing American Jewish History and civil rights.

$870Kprogram 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 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Money outPt IX
$924K
Ln 25
Programscol B$870K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$748K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$406K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$2.0M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$419K$406K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$35K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.8M
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$150K$135K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$40K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$62
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$16K$851
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$680$646$34
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$978$51
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$146
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$314
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$667K$634K$33K
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$6K$6K$313
InsuranceLn 23$17K$16K$851
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$593
All other expensesLn 24e$344$327$17
Total functional expensesLn 25$924K$870K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.9M−$286K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.1M$368K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$1.9M$1.0M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.4M$632K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $498K$461K$37K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$924K$329K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.1M$1.5M$574K$2.4M 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 $1,252,883 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,270$36,725
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,981,913$1,144,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,694$71,813
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,056,877$1,252,883
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,750$210,013
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,287,014$713,803
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,482,764$923,816
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $574,113$329,067
Part VI · Governance 5 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
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 $1,252,883 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,725
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,725
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,144,345$1,144,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,813$71,813
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 revenueExcluded from tax $1,216,158$1,252,883
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $923,816 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 $135,000 · Management $15,000$150,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,663 · Management $2,087$41,750
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,175 · Management $62$1,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,175 · Management $851$17,026
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $646 · Management $34$680
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $978 · Management $51$1,029
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,783 · Management $146$2,929
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,974 · Management $314$6,288
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $634,004 · Management $33,369$667,373
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 amortizationPrograms $5,957 · Management $313$6,270
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,171 · Management $851$17,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,275 · Management $593$11,868
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $327 · Management $17$344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $870,128 · Management $53,688 · Fundraising $0$923,816
Part X · Balance sheet $2,785,947 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $495,237$748,376
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,491,941$1,621,802
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
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 $15,675$9,405
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $419,364$406,364
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,422,218$2,785,947
X-25 Other liabilities$34,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$34,662
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,422,218$2,751,285
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,422,218$2,751,285
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,422,218$2,785,947
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,751,285 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,252,883
XI-2 Total expenses$923,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$329,067
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,422,218
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,751,285

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