Our mission is to educate our students with a Judaic/Secular dual curriculum and instill in them Torah values toward themselves, the Jewish people, and the world at large. The academy also serves the Jewish community at large by providing adult education and parenting classes and hosting numerous athletic events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$407K 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $646K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$407K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% 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
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$14.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2021▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.6M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$14.7M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.3M
FY2021$14.7M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$14.0M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1921.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.4M Management & general 10% · $493K Fundraising 2% · $124K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $407K 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
Head of School
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Judaics Teacher
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$107,355Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rabbi Benjamin Owen’s $236K as Head of School is at the 93rd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rabbi Benjy Owen——$239,344———
Rabbi Benjamin Owen$235,696$236,900————
Rebecca Kletenik————$180,000$175,000
Rivy Kletenik———$175,000——
Kerri Stern$137,493$135,000$129,666———
Daniel Weiss$130,752$129,854$127,963—$120,000$120,000
Michael Loebe$120,637$118,451————
Mike Loebe——$113,809$102,570——

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

Educates students with a dual curriculum, instilling Jewish values for themselves, their people, and the world.

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2 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Our kindergarten through 8TH grade programs served 109 students this fiscal year. We offer an outstanding dual curriculum focused on judaic and secular studies. Our mission is to instill our students with torah values towards themselves, the jewish people and the world at large.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Our early childhood education center served 26 children with a quality DSHS licensed program for 1 through 5 year olds. The judaics program celebrates jewish traditions and values. The multi-sensory preschool program provides a love of learning and exploration.

$746Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $867K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$867,403

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$87K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$493K
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$654K
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$320K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$461K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$84K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
SavingsLn 2$281K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$654K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$14.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 591
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$608K$654K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$349K$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$14.6M$16.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M$14.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$867K$867K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$320K$142K$152K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.0M$185K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$206K$21K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$211K$178K$27K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$27K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$300$300
Office expensesLn 13$39K$35K$3K$787
Information technologyLn 14$97K$87K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$367K$331K$29K$7K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$188$54
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$235K$212K$19K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$39K$3K$870
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$174K$163K$8K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$159K$135K$8K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.4M$493K$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.6M$7.5M−$879K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.8M$7.2M−$1.4M$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$6.2M$13K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$5.4M−$404K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.2M$5.0M−$778K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.7M$5.4M$7.3M$13.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,230,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,472,835$1,672,647
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,235,361$2,487,212
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,867$87,012
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,373−$16,554
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,728,436$4,230,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,101,476$867,403
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,162,016$2,966,305
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,115,276$1,174,658
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,378,768$5,008,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,349,668−$778,049
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $4,230,317 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$460,570
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,212,077
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$320,210
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,672,647
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,487,212$2,487,212
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,625$2,625
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,003$2,003
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $84,387$84,387
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,276−$31,276
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,719$12,719
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,487,212 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $70,458$4,230,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,008,366 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $867,403$867,403
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,725 · Management $152,197 · Fundraising $25,970$319,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,966,337 · Management $184,654 · Fundraising $51,244$2,202,235
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $205,991 · Management $21,276 · Fundraising $5,431$232,698
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $177,644 · Management $27,492 · Fundraising $6,344$211,480
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,881$22,881
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,714$3,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,487 · Management $2,069$29,556
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $300$300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,450 · Management $3,151 · Fundraising $787$39,388
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $87,465 · Management $7,775 · Fundraising $1,944$97,184
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $330,695 · Management $29,395 · Fundraising $7,349$367,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,102 · Management $188 · Fundraising $54$1,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $211,902 · Management $18,836 · Fundraising $4,709$235,447
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,136 · Management $3,479 · Fundraising $870$43,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,380 · Management $8,311 · Fundraising $2,744$174,435
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $135,128 · Management $7,626 · Fundraising $16,731$159,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,390,845 · Management $493,344 · Fundraising $124,177$5,008,366
Part X · Balance sheet $16,007,551 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $524,277$373,245
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,372$281,199
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,050,906$778,776
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $79,686$47,837
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,114$17,331
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,693,209$4,457,762
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $349,144$435,035
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,812,866$9,616,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,609,574$16,007,551
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $428,921$417,548
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $149,474$254,622
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,292,794$1,337,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,512,309$4,011,810
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,804,471$10,658,133
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,316,780$14,669,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,609,574$16,007,551
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,669,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,230,317
XI-2 Total expenses$5,008,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$778,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,316,780
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,206
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,127,006
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,669,943

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