Atlanta Jewish Academy

Legal name: Hebrew Academy of Atlanta Inc Katherine & Jacob Greenfield

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
580629788
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2013
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2013
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
404.843.9900
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,572,034
Expenses
$6,618,957
Assets
$11,160,161
Liabilities
$4,130,869

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David Frankel (Past President)
  • Jeff Stein (Past President)
  • Judy Stolovitz (President)
  • Michael Siegel (Past President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Leah Summers (Interim Head of School): $194,984 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Atlanta Jewish Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school that provides a rigorous college preparatory education integrated with Jewish studies, character development, community, and a deep connection to Israel.

What it reported doing in 2013

Our educational offerings include general studies, a rigorous curriculum which includes language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and a love for learning are major objectives. Our children are challenged to achieve their potential and then go further. The Judaic teachings and practices of our school adhere to a traditional interpretation of laws and customs. We teach the classical Jewish in their original languages, inspiring our students and grounding them in morals and ethics. The historical and religious importance of the state of Israel is central to our teaching, programs and philosophy. Our students develop a strong connection to Israel and its people. They understand and converse in the Modern Hebrew language. We believe that the ideals and democratic principles of the United States of America are fundamental to our lives as American Jews.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 86% 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 assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $66.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.7%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.69; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 79.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $195K · 20 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2009 to 2013
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.