YULA High School

Overview

Mission

YULA (Yeshiva of Los Angeles) is a Modern Orthodox yeshiva high school that trains inspired Jewish leaders through an uncompromising dual curriculum of Torah/Judaic and general studies, combining a Beit Midrash-centered Torah education with academic/professional preparation. We are proud to be in the business of training the next generation of inspired Jewish leaders. As a proudly Modern Orthodox school, we work hard to provide our students with an exceptional educational experience in both Judaic and General studies, where collaboration and inquiry are part of the educational ethos. Our school pillars of **Primacy and Relevancy of Torah** , **Uncompromising General Studies** , and **Character Development** are felt throughout our hallways. We also strive to inculcate within our students a deep love for the State of Israel, and for our brothers and sisters who live there. Our...

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 65% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

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: 65
• Transparency & Controls: 79
• Accountability: 70
• Sustainability: 38
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 70.4% of revenue deployed · 74.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.4M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $284K · 22 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2021
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
• 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
• Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.