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Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1046825 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs reported $12.6 million in revenue and $13.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.77 went to program services, $1.23 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $33,223 (Vice President). Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 290 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
98.8%86.0%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.2%9.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.0%83.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.9%2.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$33,223$276,040
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.25%1.40%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
04
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.012.7
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 790.9%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $13M

Supervision and processing of "cholov yisroel" products and delivery to distributing organizations. Grants are made to other exempt organizations whose aim is the furtherance of the organization's exempt function

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Vice President
Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week
$33,223$0$0$33,223
Secretary
Director/trustee, officer, 0.00 hrs/week
$1,655$0$0$1,655

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $34,878 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$13M$13M98.8%$1.1M$33,223
2023 ⓘ$11M$11M98.7%$1.6M$28,704
2022 ⓘ$11M$12M98.9%$1.4M$26,583
2021 ⓘ$11M$10M98.9%$1.6M$25,500
2020 ⓘ$7.7M$7.6M98.4%$931K$32,054
2019 ⓘ$6.2M$6.3M98.4%$850K$26,964

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b7 · 4 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 57
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs reported that 98.8% of its $13.1 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $33,223, for the role of Vice President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs get its money?

Of $12.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Foundation for the Preservation & Perpetuation of Torah Laws & Customs a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-1046825 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503099349303030 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423119349302182 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332839349300723 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233139349302403 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133159349302038 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003149349301875 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-1046825: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.