Robert and Eileen Sill Family Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464104662
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Cleveland, OH, USA
Phone
2165932900
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,068
Expenses
$11,064
Assets
$1,688,450
Liabilities
$8,500

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EILEEN SILL (TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT SILL (TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHARI PERLMUTER (TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MOZELLE JACKSON (TREASURER THRU 5/30/25): $340,473 total reported compensation
  • MINDEE FREDMAN (ASSISTANT SECRETARY): $215,216 total reported compensation
  • KARI BLUMENTHAL ASST TREAS (THRU & TREAS AS OF 5/30/25): $183,816 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Further the charitable, educational and religious purposes of the jewish federation of cleveland ("federation")

What it reported doing in 2024

Grants to 501 (c)(3) organizations made to support the charitable, educational and religious purpose of the jewish federation of cleveland.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - Most voting board members are independent and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 55
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.5%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 45.2%; rating input score 45
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.4%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 152.61; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1,126.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 35.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.5% of revenue deployed · 45.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $340K · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 50 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.