Congregation Har Shalom is an active center of Jewish learning and worship serving all of Northern Colorado. Our Congregation strives to blend elements of traditional Jewish ritual with a personal and open style of worship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$579K
Spent
$490K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$579K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$579K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$905K
Expenses
$490K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$490K
FY2023$963K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$911K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 May 1978.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $490K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$63,039Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Finestone’s $109K as Rabbi is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Sally Finestone$109,296$107,442$46,333—
Tara Morton$66,599——$63,039
Merav Tsubely$5,423———
Michelle Glyzinski$2,744———
Anne Wera$2,326———
Laura Actor$2,282———
Debbie Duffy$212———

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

Offers Jewish learning and worship, blending tradition with personal, open style.

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1 program · $490K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Jewish education for children and adults.

$490Kprogram 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
JewishcoloradoFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$29K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$579K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$490K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$579K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$157K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$235K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$77K$77K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$75K$75K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$490K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $905K$911K−$6K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M$7K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $934K$963K−$29K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $579K$490K$89K$1.8M 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 $578,876 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $753,411$578,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $753,411$578,876
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 $471,300$312,142
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,795$177,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $730,095$489,780
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,316$89,096
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $578,876 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$578,876
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$578,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$578,876
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,780 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,039 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,039
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,502 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$234,502
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,601 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,601
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,803 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,803
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,787 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$74,787
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,204 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,204
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,844 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,780 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$489,780
Part X · Balance sheet $1,857,645 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,619$156,562
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,701,083$1,701,083
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,781,702$1,857,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $52,741$39,588
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,741$39,588
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,728,961$1,818,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,781,702$1,857,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,818,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$578,876
XI-2 Total expenses$489,780
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,096
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,728,961
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,818,057

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