Temple Solel Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 334240049
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025
- Location
- Cardiff by the Sea, CA, USA
- Phone
- 8778295500
- Rating
- 49
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,236,885
- Expenses
- $31,174
- Assets
- $1,205,711
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
People named in this filing
- JOEL SHAPS (DIRECTOR/CHAIRPERSON)
- CARINE VANCLOOSTER (DIRECTOR/TREASURER)
- SANDY KEEHN (DIRECTOR/SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
See schedule othe charitable mission is intended to support and further the charitable, educational, and religious activities of temple solel described below (collectively, the "temple mission"), and foundation's activities will reflect the temple mission and these activities of temple solel. Temple solel is a reform jewish congregation located in cardiff-by-the-sea, serving the north county coastal jewish community of san diego. Temple solel was founded in 1978, is part of the union for reform judaism movement, and is dedicated to promoting jewish community and continuity through study, prayer, and acts of justice and loving-kindness. Temple solel aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members and their families.
What it reported doing in 2025
Foundation will engage in fundraising and maintain funds for the benefit of temple solel, which serves as a place for people of all connections to judaism, ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, and life experiences to meet on sacred ground with shared aspirations. The temple solel community is made whole by the variations of those who are part of its shared jewish journey and is a place for growth and curiosity. Temple solel seeks and finds meaning in judaism through riveting and accessible educational opportunities and is committed to providing engaging and accessible educational opportunities for learners of all ages and backgrounds, including through adult education(continuation on schedule o)programs that offer a range of topics exploring jewish texts, current events, and philosophy in a variety of settings; and a comprehensive religious school program for children and youth that teaches jewish values, history, and traditions with curriculum designed to be interactive and engaging, using a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of diverse learners. Temple solel is a place of inquiry and openness, and it dives deeply to understand layers of jewish practice, life, and ritual. Temple solel embraces tradition while encouraging and accelerating innovation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Affiliate-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 95
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: 97.5%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 38.68; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.