The Silver Academy
Legal name: Yeshiva Academy of Harrisburg Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 251707927
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Harrisburg, PA, USA
- Phone
- 717-238-8775
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $188,121
- Expenses
- $105,208
- Assets
- $489,709
- Liabilities
- $125,445
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LEE SIEGEL (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- LEE SIEGEL (PRESIDENT)
- MARTIN LOWY (TREASURER)
- MYRA SACKS (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
School Building Our Mission The Silver Academy empowers Jewish students from Pre-K to 8th grade through rigorous general and Judaic studies, nurturing character, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning. The Silver Academy empowers Jewish students from Pre-K to 8th grade through rigorous general and Judaic studies, nurturing character, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning. School Building. "Silver gave me the tools to succeed academically and the values to navigate life with integrity and purpose. The sense of community and support I experienced has stayed with me through college and into my career." Alumni Reflection "Watching students grow and knowing we’ve contributed to their academic and personal journeys is the most rewarding part of being part of Silver Academy. The partnership with families and the dedication of our staff make this a truly special...
What it reported doing in 2024
The foundation supports the rabbi david l silver yeshiva academy, dba the silver academy
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 80
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 51.7%; rating input score 52
- Program expense ratio: 91.4%; rating input score 91
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 44.1%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.65; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 51.7% of revenue deployed · 91.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $96K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.