THE BESS AND PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE BESS AND PAUL SIGEL HEBREW ACADEMY

EIN 06-0665199 · Jewish

What they do

to Provide and Promote The Highest Quality Judaic and Secular Education to A Diverse Community and Provide A Well-balanced Education Using Torah Values As A Guide to The Decisions of Life and Community and to Cultivate Students to Reach Personal Excellence, and to Be Responsible Members of Society.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2018The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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

They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

74.61%of revenue went to mission work83.6% of expenses · Program services

3.40%of revenue went to fundraising3.8% of expenses

$89.24spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.23%of revenue went to management and office costs12.6% of expenses

26.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2018

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$1,888,767

Mission workProgram services$1,409,20174.61% of revenue83.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$212,09211.23% of revenue12.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$64,2103.40% of revenue3.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$203,26410.76% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,685,50389.24% 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

2018CurrentExpense mix: 83.6% mission · 12.6% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.24% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 15.8% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.97% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 18.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.61% of revenue

2015Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 28.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,888,767

Expenses$1,685,503

Annual surplus $203,264 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)$1,409,201 · 83.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$212,092 · 12.6% of expenses

Fundraising$64,210 · 3.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,888,767

Expenses$1,685,503

Income$1,647,195

Contributions$493,443

Mission work (program services)$1,409,201

Fundraising$64,210

Management and general$212,092

Executive compensation (total)$223,127

Stocks and bonds$897,682

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2018

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (29)

ISAAC MOSSCO-PRESIDENT

ZEV DAVIDOVICSCHAIRPERSON

VIVIAN ZABLOTSKYDIRECTOR

THERESA SMITHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

T DONALD HIRSCHFELDDIRECTOR

SHYNE GREEN KESLER1ST VICE PRESIDENT

SHARON BUDKOFSKYVICE PRINCIPAL

RABBI STEVEN SILVERPRINCIPAL

RABBI DANIEL BRAUNE-FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

RABBI AVI ROBINSONPREVIOUS PRESIDENT

MICHAEL BLACKTREASURER

MCHAEL SNYDERDIRECTOR

MARAT GITMANDIRECTOR

JUANITA MOSSCO-PRESIDENT

JEAN CHAMEIDESDIRECTOR

AARON COHENDIRECTOR

IRA FEIGENBAUMDIRECTOR

HAROLD MOFFIEDIRECTOR

GENE ROSENBERGDIRECTOR

ELENA DORONMEMBER AT LARGE

ELAYMA WELLER KAYEDIRECTOR

DAVID GLAHNCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

DAVID GELBDIRECTOR

BRUCE ALDELSTEINDIRECTOR

BERTHA ROSENBERGDIRECTOR

BEN ADLERDIRECTOR

BARRY GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR

ANN PAVA2ND VICE PRESIDENT

ADAM GAMZONGENERAL STUDIES CHAIRPERSON

About this charity

Location: 300 Bloomfield AVE, West Hartford, CT 06117
County: Hartford
In care of: MICHAEL BLACK TREASURER
Primary officer: MICHAEL BLACK TREASURER, 071520

How to reach them

Phone(860) 243-8333 Officer phone(413) 732-0200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2018
Tax period began: August 1, 2018
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: NICHOLAS LAPIER CPA PC
IRS tax category: Jewish