Torah Live
Legal name: Torah Live Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 460643106
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2014–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Jackson, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9298885466
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Judaism
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,258,842
- Expenses
- $1,328,565
- Assets
- $32,230
- Liabilities
- $768,586
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DAVID HAGER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DAVID HAGER (PRESIDENT)
- PETER JOHN LYNN (SECRETARY)
- YISRAEL STILERMAN (TREASURER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Bringing the richness of Torah to a new generation; founded Torah Live with a vision of a world where every Jew walks down the street proud to show—and say—they’re Jewish. Donate or learn more about how to support Torah Live. Download on the App StoreGet it on Google PlayStream on Roku Torah Live. This license and services agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms pursuant to which Torah Live, registered USA charity EIN 46 - 0643106, with registered office at 19 Chiswick Ct, Jackson, NJ 08527, USA ("Torah Live", "we", "us") will grant a non-exclusive license, and additional services and support, to you (“Licensee” or "you"), as detailed in this Agreement. Term This Agreement will remain in force for the duration of the paid subscription period unless otherwise terminated under the terms hereof, and will renew with the renewal of the subscription, unless or until terminated by...
What it reported doing in 2024
A fully gamified website platform was launched in 2019. Torah live has producd videos and films aimed at educating youth in torah observance and character development. During 2022 torah live completed 4 productions using state of the art animations - inclusion 2 parts, being happy, music and lovingkindness. El al airlines has included the torah live content in their dreamliner inflight video program. Many thousands of passengers enjoy the torah presentations while in the air. There were over 100,000 visitors to the torah live website in 2022. In a survey was conducted by an independent company that specializes in sociological and marketing research for the jewish community, users rated four attributes - overall appeal, educational content, fun and value. 68 percent rated the website as either excellent or very good.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 82% 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 93
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 21
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94
- Fundraising efficiency: $20.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -5.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 23.85; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -1.9% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $1.1M reported
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.