Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia
Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia reported $17.3 million in revenue and $18.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.66 went to program services, $2.68 to management and general costs and $2.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $169,588 (MEMBER). Revenue rose 50% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.1% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $169,588 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.91% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation awarded $15,212,675 in needs-based scholarships to 1,037 day school students from low- and moderate-income households who qualified for the educational improvement tax credit (eitc) program of the commonwealth of pennsylvania.certain amounts of contributions, within allowable limits of program guidelines, were set aside to create "reserve funds" to create a supplemental source for need-based scholarships based on certain triggering events, as defined: 1. A legislative or governmental change creates a negative impact on the program2. Unforeseen circumstances which negatively…
The foundation awarded $682,895 in needs-based scholarships to 142 pre-school students from low- and moderate-income households who attend pre-schools that foster jewish identity in the greater philadelphia area and who qualify for the pre-k educational improvement tax credit program of the commonwealth of pennsylvania
The foundation awarded $1,262,411 in needs-based scholarships to 174 day school students who live within the catchment area of one of the 15% poorest performing schools in the commonwealth of pennsylvania as allowed under the opportunity scholarship tax credit (ostc) program
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMBER Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $165,782 | $3,806 | $169,588 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 614
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Of every $100 Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia spent in FY2025, $94.66 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia reported that 94.7% of its $18.6 million in expenses went to program services, 2.7% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $169,588, for the role of MEMBER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia get its money?
Of $17.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 96.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Foundation for Jewish Day Schools of Greater Philadelphia a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-3087655 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202601679349300745 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501489349301320 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421859349301017 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311969349300406 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202241819349301329 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131599349300123 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-3087655: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.