Nefesh Monuments INC

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Promote Traditional Jewish Burial through education and resources

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1769571) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17.8 mo
of spending, in cash
17.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.8M
75% of total assets
Liabilities are 75% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.6M
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$599K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$880K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$527K
FY2024$979K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$599K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$765K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$599K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.5M Management & general 10% · $166K

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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jay Lyons’s $7K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $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.

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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

Programs and updates

Educate and provide resources for traditional Jewish burial practices.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Promote Traditional Jewish Burial through education and resources

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1769571) · Dispute this line
$1.5Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$599K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$599K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$715K$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$749K$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$695K$599K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$885K$885K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$246$246
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$46K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$240$240
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$79K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$573K$533K$40K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$166K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $1.6M$1.6M−$15K$599K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 10, 2025 $979K$1.3M−$309K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $527K$1.0M−$514K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.4M$718K$683K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $880K$611K$269K$446K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2022 $493K$364K$129K$102K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,627,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,045$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $973,105$1,627,235
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $979,150$1,627,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $754,682$936,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $533,369$705,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,288,051$1,642,573
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$308,901−$15,338
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,627,235 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,627,235 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$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 $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,627,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,642,573 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $885,280$885,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,559$51,559
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $246$246
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,623$7,623
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $45,980$45,980
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $240$240
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $78,843$78,843
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $532,583 · Management $40,219 · Fundraising $0$572,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,477,045 · Management $165,528 · Fundraising $0$1,642,573
Part X · Balance sheet $2,431,057 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $714,678$2,431,057
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $748,514$2,431,057
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,984$1,832,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,478$1,832,270
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $695,036$598,787
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $695,036$598,787
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $748,514$2,431,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,787 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,627,235
XI-2 Total expenses$1,642,573
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,338
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$695,036
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$80,911
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,787

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

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