Burbank Temple Emanu El

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
951696705
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Burbank, CA, USA
Phone
8188451734
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,211,470
Expenses
$1,242,914
Assets
$547,812
Liabilities
$111,231

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GABRIELLE MITCHELL MARELL (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GABRIELLE MITCHELL MARELL (PRESIDENT)
  • LIMOR ZIMSKIND (CHAIRWOMEN OF THE BOARD)
  • AMANDA ELBOGEN (LEGAL/PERSONNEL)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Burbank temple emanu el is a welcoming and participatory jewish community that honors traditions, celebrates diversity, and practices an authentic and dynamic judaism.

What it reported doing in 2022

Synagogue - burbank temple emanu el is a welcoming and participatory jewish community that honors traditions, celebrates diversity, and practices an authentic and dynamic judaism.we strive to build connections and bring more holiness, justice and compassion into the world by deepening our relationships with each other, our tradition, our god and the wider world.at btee, our goal is to expand and deepen our impact in our congregation and our world. We aim to ensure our programs and education, including our religious services, hebrew school, youth groups and adult education, are engaging and foster a jewish identity. Our goal is to sustain a thriving and active jewish community for our members and families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 81% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 34.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.4% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 23 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2021 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.