JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL INC

EIN 04-3278141 · Education (B24P)

What they do

Provide A Premier Jewish Education That: Nurtures Each Students Capacity for Intellectual Discovery and Decision-making Within A Respectful, Pluralist, Bilingual Hebrew-English Environment; Gives Our Graduates The Ability to Create Their Futures Informed By Jewish Values, Texts and Culture, and to Make A Difference In Their Communities and In The World; Kindles The Flame of Life-long Learning In All Its Constituencies and Serves As An Inspirational Model of Innovative, Effective and Joyful Teaching and Learning Beyond The School.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $83.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

69.59%of revenue went to mission work83.1% of expenses · Program services

4.14%of revenue went to fundraising4.9% of expenses

$83.70spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.98%of revenue went to management and office costs11.9% of expenses

$1.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

41.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $309,065 for SHIRA DEENER (HEAD OF SCHOOL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$12,507,377

Mission workProgram services$8,703,47769.59% of revenue83.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,248,2579.98% of revenue11.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$517,2294.14% of revenue4.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,038,41416.30% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$10,468,96383.70% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 83.1% mission · 11.9% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.70% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.2% mission · 13.2% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.75% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 13.4% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.12% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 12.2% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.02% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 15.3% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.98% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 16.5% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.42% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.7% mission · 15.8% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.95% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 17.0% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.22% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$12,507,377

Expenses$10,468,963

Annual surplus $2,038,414 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,703,477 · 83.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,248,257 · 11.9% of expenses

Fundraising$517,229 · 4.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$12,507,377

Expenses$10,468,963

Assets$15,568,252

Income$12,548,193

Contributions$5,171,193

Mission work (program services)$8,703,477

Fundraising$517,229

Management and general$1,248,257

Stocks and bonds$2,534,354

Accounting fees$38,387

Investing fees$15,357

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SHIRA DEENERHEAD OF SCHOOL · 65 hrs/week $309,065Base $287,802 · Other $21,263

ROBERT NEUMANDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS · 50 hrs/week $159,176Base $143,875 · Other $15,301

EDWARD J BLACKDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 35 hrs/week $156,168Base $155,064 · Other $1,104

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (18)

SHIRA DEENERHEAD OF SCHOOL

ROBERT NEUMANDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

EDWARD J BLACKDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

NATTY HOFFMANTRUSTEE

URI NURKOTREASURER

ROSE-JANE SULMANTRUSTEE

ROBIN FRIEDMANTRUSTEE

RICHARD BENNETTCLERK

RACHEL FISHTRUSTEE

NICOLE GANNPRESIDENT

AMRAM MIGDALTRUSTEE

MARK RAVERATRUSTEE

LIZ LEVINTRUSTEE

LIORA ALTMAN-SAGANTRUSTEE

JAKA SAARONYTRUSTEE

HILA GANOR SCHINDELTRUSTEE

GALIT DIVTRUSTEE

ARNEE WINSHALLTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1996
Location: 57 STANLEY AVE, WATERTOWN, MA 02472-4802
County: Middlesex
In care of: Edward Black
Primary officer: Edward Black, Director of Finance

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(617) 972-1733 Officer phone(857) 228-2989

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Education (B24P)