YCT – Vibrant Torah Leadership

Legal name: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd (Formerly the Meorot Inst)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134159739
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Riverdale, NY, United States
Phone
(212) 666-0036
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Higher Education Institutions
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,595,627
Expenses
$3,068,326
Assets
$8,063,804
Liabilities
$1,156,241

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RABBI AVRAHAM C WEISS (FOUNDING PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID LINZER (PRESIDENT & ROSH HAYESHIVA)
  • RUTH SIMON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID LINZER (PRESIDENT & ROSH HAYESHIVA): $313,680 total reported compensation
  • RUTH SIMON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $157,917 total reported compensation
  • NOYA LAVIE (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $152,917 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To train and support rabbis and connect communities through a Torah and halakha rooted in the realities of our lives and the world around us. A world where spiritually vibrant, people-centric Orthodox communities and leadership radiate Torah outward to transform the Jewish world. Mission To train and support religious leaders and connect communities through a Torah and _halakha_ rooted in the realities of our lives and the world around us. Core Values.

What it reported doing in 2024

Yeshivat chovevei torah (yct) rabbinical school four year full time program. Students are offered a core curriculum of traditional jewish subjects and important classes on leadership and pastoral counseling. Additional training programs are part of the rabbinical school as well.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% 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 - Most voting board members are independent and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 63
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.8%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 33.2%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.63; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.7%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 48.8% of revenue deployed · 69.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $314K · 19 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 49/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 42/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.