Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy

Legal name: Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481093208
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Overland Park, KS, US
Phone
(913) 327-8150
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,648
Expenses
$54,554
Assets
$1,317,681
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ERIC KASEFF (DIRECTOR)
  • BOB PALAN (DIRECTOR)
  • CAROL PORTER (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As a diverse community, united through our shared traditions, culture, & the values of the Torah, we strive to cultivate a generation of Jewish independent & ethical thinkers, determined to reach their greatest potential & have a positive impact on our people & the world. Our Vision "A place of joy” is a phrase we often hear used to describe HBHA – from students, parents, and teachers – and we would like to share that experience with you. For almost 60 years, HBHA has served as a cornerstone of Jewish education in the Greater Kansas City Area, fostering a joy-filled, nurturing, and inclusive environment where students grow into their best selves. As the only K-12 Jewish day school in the region, HBHA proudly welcomes families of all affiliations and backgrounds—from interfaith to Orthodox—providing a remarkable dual-curriculum education rooted in strong academics, individualized...

What it reported doing in 2024

The foundation's main program is to raise and manage funds to support the educational endeavors of the hyman brand hebrew academy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 24.15; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -23.3% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.