Kollel - Los Angeles

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
952906949
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2017
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Phone
3239337193
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,167,136
Expenses
$1,246,559
Assets
$4,732,930
Liabilities
$2,607,952

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Barry Weiss (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Nosson Fasman (Director): $39,545 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Your generous donation helps sustain the Kollel’s commitment to Torah study and community service.

What it reported doing in 2017

Direct Grants to other tax exempt religious institutions under IRC 501(c)(3) within the greater and broader Los Angeles community that promote religious and educational programs for those seeking a greater understanding of Orthodox Judaism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 47% for direct work, and 53% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.9%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 94.4%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $517.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 11th 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: 42.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.8; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 54.9% of revenue deployed · 94.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $40K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2012 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.