Jewish Childrens Learning Lab

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133817786
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Jericho, NY, USA
Phone
5163905115
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Education N.E.C.
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,276
Expenses
$1,573
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture was to engage school age children and accompanying adults in the exploration of history and culture through interactive exhibitions for children and related educational programs.CGJC was committed to: presenting history and culture in non-threatening and inclusive ways, to benefit the diverse Jewish community and the community at large fostering in children of all backgrounds a positive and relevant attitude to Jewish heritage creating environments for learning that are aesthetic, stimulating, enjoyable, visually engaging and respectable drawing on the intellectual and creative potential of children in developing age-appropriate exhibitions and programs creating an experience of learning through hands-on problem solving enhancing classroom education augmenting the work of other educational and cultural institutions, and complementing existing resources of the community

What it reported doing in 2012

The mission of the Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture is to engage school age children and accompanying adults in the exploration of history and culture through interactive exhibitions for children and related educational programs. The facility closed on 10/4/2011.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 69% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: 81%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -112.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -121.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.