Miami Jewish Academy

Legal name: Miami Jewish Academy Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873949359
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
North Miami, FL, United States
Phone
+1 305-967-8669
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$856,930
Expenses
$919,584
Assets
$36,674
Liabilities
$393,366

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Esther Reitzer Bales (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Esther Reitzer Bales (CEO): $50,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Inclusive Modern Orthodox Jewish community school deeply rooted in Torah values and knowledge, with exceptional general studies, project-based curriculum and a holistic approach to every child’s development. Finally, we place a strong emphasis on wellness and student health. We believe that a healthy mind, body, and spirit are essential for personal growth and academic success. We offer a range of physical activities, healthy meals, and snacks to support our students’ well-being. Our commitment to wellness and student health extends beyond the classroom and is reflected in everything we do at our school. []( [](. We support Israel on a daily basis Mindfulness We are conscious in our actions, thoughts, and words.

What it reported doing in 2025

Operation of an elementary school for children between the ages of K-6th Grade. 50 students enrolled in the current school year.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $49.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -7.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 10.73; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 62.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 88.4% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $757K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.