Topa Institute FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Ojai, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 95-4076358Revenue $309K in FY2020

On file with the IRSyiddishkayt.orgPo Box 999, 93024-0999 · Ojai, CATax-exempt since Jun 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization fosters and promotes cultural awareness and education of yiddish culture and history in a contemporary setting. Additionally, the organization provides travel-based educational programs including the annenberg helix fellowship for artists and scholars.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $172K a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$309K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$240K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$289K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$309K
FY2020▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$384K
FY2020$309K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$50K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$457K
Expenses
$240K
FY2020▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$310K
FY2020$240K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$880K
FY2024$952K
Net assets
$289K
FY2020▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$171K
FY2020$289K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$743K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $192K Management & general 17% · $40K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman/Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Adler Peckerar’s $109K as CEO is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Robert Adler Peckerar$109,298$115,236

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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Programs and updates

Promotes Yiddish culture and history through education and travel programs for artists and scholars.

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1 program · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization produces concerts, film screenings, lectures, performances, and workshops for free or offered at a subsidized low cost. Also, yiddishkayt offers a major educational initiative, the helix project that provides a travel-based educational program for undergraduates and recent college graduates.

$252Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$309K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Other incomeLn 4–11$344
Money outPt IX
$240K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$289K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$309K
Other incomeLn 4–11$344
Total revenueLn 12$309K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$289K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $457K$952K−$495K$743K 990 PDF
FY2023 $453K$880K−$427K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $50K$347K−$298K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $349K$304K$45K$334K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $309K$240K$70K$289K 990 PDF
FY2019 $384K$310K$73K$171K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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