Northwest Yeshiva High School

Overview

Mission

Through a dynamic college preparatory and Judaic studies program, NYHS prepares promising Jewish students from diverse backgrounds and abilities to become lifelong learners and responsible leaders, committed to their communities, traditional Torah values, and the State of Israel. bottom of page. Mr. Legel oversees NYHS’s multi-tiered systems of support process, which identifies students with learning needs beyond universal instruction. He coordinates with the Mercer Island School District to support students with IEPs and evaluations. For students with documented disabilities, Mr. Legel works with the Student Services team to develop Student Support Plans – these plans outline individualized accommodations designed to help students succeed. He provides case management services for students with Student Support Plans to help them advocate for their needs and support teachers in...

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

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.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 72
• Transparency & Controls: 70
• Accountability: 74
• Sustainability: 43
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
• Where the money goes: 76.3% of revenue deployed · 71.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.8M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $282K · 16 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $107K reported
• Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
• Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
• Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

• Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
• Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.