Yeshivat Kadimah High School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463021300
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2019
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3149423166
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Secondary, High School
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$482,487
Expenses
$539,963
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR AVIVA RASKAS ADLER (PRESIDENT)
  • HOWARD OPPENHEIMER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MAX GORNISH (VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY)

Highest reported compensation

  • RABBI DANIEL FREUND (INTERIM PRINCIPAL): $70,112 total reported compensation
  • DR BRAD HEGER (DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION): $55,625 total reported compensation
  • RACHEL SHAPIRO (OFFICE MANAGER): $19,479 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Excellent Education. Timeless Values. Positively Jewish.

What it reported doing in 2019

Religious studies - yeshivat kadimah high school prides itself on a judaic studies program that prepares students to study torah confidently in all its fullness. The curriculum is broad, incorporating classes in gemara, torah she'ba'al peh, chumash, nach, halacha, hashkafa, and contemporary issues. The faculty places a high emphasis on student engagement through small classes, structured chavruta time, student-centered collaborative projects, and the integration of technology, which combine to create a learning environment that is both exciting and dynamic. To enhance the scope of access to world-class educators for our students, innovative technology is used to connect students to educators in israel and other cities. (see schedule o)at yeshivat kadimah, we believe that a great judaic studies program engages the soul, in addition to the mind. The judaic studies faculty at yeshivat kadimah places a strong emphasis on forming relationships with students outside of school. Rebbeim's houses are open to students on shabbat and throughout the week for a warm cholent, a lively kumzitz, or a great dvar torah.due to covid-19, the school went to an online-only model beginning in mid-march through the remainder of the school year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 70% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.9%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 90.7% of revenue deployed · 81.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $438K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.