To provide students with the abilities to:nurture a relationship with hashem and live a rich moral lifeengage with the world through the prism of the torah.be passionate and curious learners.understand how they can uniquely contribute to the world.recognize learning as a joyful, lifelong process.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$298K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$1.8M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$32K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
Net assets
$32K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$317K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$32K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.3M Management & general 29% · $532K Fundraising 1% · $22K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $298K 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
Head of School
$158,411Pt VII · Sec A
School Administrator
$139,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tikvah Weiner’s $158K as Head of School is at the 68th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tikvah Weiner$158,411$139,870$144,000$142,000
Tamara Solomon$139,750$112,250——
Nancy Edelman——$127,500$126,250
Randi Sommer——$109,344$112,549

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

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

Nurtures students' moral lives and lifelong learning through Torah.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To provide a high school education with a focus on creating a relationship with hashem. Our goal is to inspire our students to live a rich moral life, to engage the world through the prism of the torah, to be passionate and curious learners, to recognize learning as a joyful, lifelong process, and to gain an understanding of how they can…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$969K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$532K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$32K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$867K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$969K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$32K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$47K$25K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$78K$40K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$39K$32K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$957K$329K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$230K$191K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$117K$92K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$9K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$827$827
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$24K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.3M$532K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.9M−$7K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.0M−$17K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.8M$373K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.5M−$99K−$317K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,846,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $890,625$867,342
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,144,189$969,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$10,131
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$37,048$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,997,766$1,846,681
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 $1,202,708$1,633,313
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $812,448$220,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,015,156$1,853,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,390−$7,210
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,846,681 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$867,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$867,342
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $969,208$969,208
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,131$10,131
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $969,208 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,131$1,846,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,853,891 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $956,612 · Management $329,353$1,285,965
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $190,660 · Management $39,599$230,259
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,729 · Management $25,360$117,089
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,760$3,760
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,110$16,110
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $39,511$39,511
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $22,273$22,273
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,557 · Management $18,425$26,982
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,849$5,849
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,750$26,750
IX-17 TravelManagement $827$827
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,205$28,205
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,856$3,856
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,281$3,281
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,588 · Management $19,586$43,174
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,299,351 · Management $532,267 · Fundraising $22,273$1,853,891
Part X · Balance sheet $39,965 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,232$25,284
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,962$14,681
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,694$39,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,818$8,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,818$8,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,876$31,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,876$31,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,694$39,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,846,681
XI-2 Total expenses$1,853,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,210
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,876
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,666

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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