Lev Experience EIN 83-0957590 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Connects people to Judaism, traditions, community, and wisdom for a richer life. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $334K in revenue, $330K in expenses, and $62K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
N Bethesda, MD
Website
levx.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$334KFY2025
Expenses
$330K
Net assets
$62K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  83-0957590 Religious organization N Bethesda, MD
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people to Judaism, traditions, community, and wisdom for a richer life.
Leadership
Shlomo Buxbaum · Executive Director · $97K
Money in and out
$334K revenue, $330K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $5K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -53% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$334K
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses
$330K
FY2025▼ -7%
Total assets
$63K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$5K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$63K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLev Experience
EINHdr · item D83-0957590
Principal addressHdr · item CN Bethesda, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jlevx.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$97,250Pt VII · Sec A
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shlomo Buxbaum’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2136 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Shlomo Buxbaum$97,250$91,000
Shlomo Buxbaum$91,000$90,000$90,000
Devorah Buxbaum$54,000$54,000
Devorah Buxbaum$43,500$35,000$35,000
Jamie Cooperman$12,000$11,881

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $269K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program

Activities throughout the year for bar/bat mitzvah age kids and their families including sports, outdoor activities, and parties around Jewish holidays as well as individual Torah study sessions, and tailor-made bar/bat mitzvah experiences.

$134Kprogram expense
02

Classes

Lev Experience offers a wide range of classes and seminars on many Jewish topics. The classes provide new insights and deeper understandings of Judaism, and offer practical tools to live a better life and grow as a person.

$134Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$334K
Total revenueLn 12$334K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$269K
Management & general18%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$62K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $63K · Operating expenses/yr $330K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $269K · Total expenses $330K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $61K · Total expenses $330K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $330K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $325K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $334K · Total revenue $334K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $334K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $334K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $334K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $330K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $334K · Prior year $365K
-8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $189K · FY2025 $334K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $334K · Expenses $330K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $63K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62K · Total assets $63K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $63K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shlomo Buxbaum · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $97K · Total expenses $330K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $181K · Total expenses $330K
55%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -8%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$334K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$365K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$277K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$253K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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