To provide a warm and nurturing environment where our children will thrive in both Judaic and secular studies. To instill in our children a genuine passion for Judaism and learning. To maintain an exceptionally high standard of academic education in both Judaic and secular studies. To educate them based on Chassidic ideals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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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FY2022 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $667K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$684K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$6.4M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2022▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$687K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$684K
FY2022▲ +132%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$295K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 2019.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.8M Management & general 11% · $222K Fundraising 3% · $55K

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; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shoshana Biton’s $89K as Head of School is at the 24th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shoshana Biton$89,300$77,939$54,873$140,000$112,744

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurture children in Judaic and secular studies, fostering a passion for Judaism and learning.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To provide a warm and nurturing environment where our children will thrive in both Judaic and secular studies. To instill in our children a genuine passion for Judaism and learning. To maintain an exceptionally high standard of academic education in both Judaic and secular studies. To educate them based on Chassidic ideals.

$1.8Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$144K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $40K · 2024–2025
Teach CoalitionNY · FY2025$19,300
Colel ChabadNY · FY2025$6,000
Shul of Bal Harbour INCFL · FY2024$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$684K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$306K
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$684K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$274K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$306K
Total assetsLn 16$376K$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$684K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$821K$696K$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$68K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119K$119K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$54K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$72K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$445K$445K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
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$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$382K$319K$8K$55K
All other expensesLn 24e$718$718
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$222K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.4M$5.4M$952K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$4.1M$1.5M$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$2.9M$1.2M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.4M$2.0M$309K$684K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$46K$295K 990 PDF
FY2020 $730K$687K$42K$187K 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 $2,358,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $223,969$539,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,028,439$1,819,144
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,252,408$2,358,315
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $646,380$1,071,671
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $559,843$977,719
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,206,223$2,049,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,185$308,925
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,358,315 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,884
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$448,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$539,171
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$1,819,144
VIII-12 Total revenue$2,358,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,049,390 across 30 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $695,512 · Management $125,334$820,846
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,986$67,986
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $118,919$118,919
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,332 · Management $9,588$63,920
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,825$12,825
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,205$9,205
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,179 · Management $5,114$77,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,707$8,707
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,913$4,913
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $444,794$444,794
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,522$2,522
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 amortizationManagement $26,561$26,561
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,462$8,462
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $318,822 · Management $7,861 · Fundraising $55,036$381,719
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $718$718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,772,544 · Management $221,810 · Fundraising $55,036$2,049,390
Part X · Balance sheet $689,569 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $323,578$274,233
X-4 Accounts receivable$53,179
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,934$305,928
X-15 Other assets$56,229
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $375,512$689,569
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,132
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,505$5,132
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $295,007$684,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,007$684,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $375,512$689,569
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $684,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,358,315
XI-2 Total expenses$2,049,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$308,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,007
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$80,505
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$684,437

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