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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,139,045
Total expenses
$28,072,500
Contributions and grants received
$4,902,001
Grants paid
$7,015,293
Program service revenue
$21,501,159
Investment income
$304,205
Other revenue
$431,680
Total assets, end of year
$63,557,550
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,659,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$44,898,168
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$25,534,468
Management and general expenses
$1,428,898
Fundraising expenses
$1,109,134
Program service expenses (Part III)
$25,534,468

Program services were 91.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,225,135

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,676,866

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DINING FEES

    total $781,300 · related or exempt $781,300

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

    total $1,288,230 · related or exempt $1,288,230

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $19,431,629 · related or exempt $19,431,629

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $304,205 · excluded $304,205

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $374,024

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $374,024

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $374,024 · excluded $374,024

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $57,656 · related or exempt $57,656

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $57,656

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,015,293 · program services $7,015,293

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $945,446 · program services $152,089 · management and general $423,342 · fundraising $370,015

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,667,818 · program services $10,265,135 · fundraising $402,683

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $392,196 · program services $386,716 · management and general $5,480

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,088,327 · program services $1,081,805 · management and general $6,522

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $865,937 · program services $805,222 · management and general $52,881 · fundraising $7,834

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,126,368 · program services $1,786,769 · management and general $253,973 · fundraising $85,626

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $172,392 · program services $24,540 · management and general $9,547 · fundraising $138,305

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,791 · program services $48,621 · management and general $2,685 · fundraising $5,485

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $177,906 · program services $147,180 · management and general $26,761 · fundraising $3,965

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,435,380 · program services $1,119,596 · management and general $287,076 · fundraising $28,708

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $94,606 · program services $77,554 · management and general $14,851 · fundraising $2,201

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE

    total $1,845,838 · program services $1,515,712 · management and general $287,246 · fundraising $42,880

  • 24b · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $587,824 · program services $587,824

  • 24c · Other expenses: OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $361,206 · program services $309,394 · management and general $41,117 · fundraising $10,695

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $154,544 · program services $148,329 · management and general $5,413 · fundraising $802

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $84,628 · program services $62,689 · management and general $12,004 · fundraising $9,935

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,829,934 · end of year $4,414,602

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $796,753 · end of year $258,371

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,079,889 · end of year $10,467,995

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,398,133 · end of year $1,258,965

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $75,712,248

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $31,913,690

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $44,919,409 · end of year $43,798,558

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,971,922 · end of year $3,359,059

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,645,836 · end of year $2,543,233

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,740,319 · end of year $16,042,486

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,378 · end of year $73,663

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,804,719 · end of year $36,515,330

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,797,788 · end of year $8,382,838

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

At the San Diego Jewish Academy, we blend modern education and curriculum design with deeper purpose and traditional Jewish values to cultivate successful learners and exceptional human beings.

  • SDJA IS SHAPING THE FOUNDATION OF FUTURE THINKERS, CREATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS BY BLENDING MODERN EDUCATION WITH DEEPER MEANING AND PURPOSE. FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY (SDJA) HAS BEEN A PREMIER INDEPENDENT JEWISH DAY SCHOOL EDUCATING STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL. THROUGH CLOSE ATTENTION TO EACH STUDENT'S LEARNING PROFILE, CHILDREN DEVELOP AND GROW IN A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE WHOLE CHILD. STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCING JOY IN THEIR LEARNING AND IN BEING PART OF A SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT PREPARES THEM WELL FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND.SDJA HAS A DEEPLY ENGAGING CURRICULUM, GIVING STUDENTS A STRONG FOUNDATION IN BOTH CORE ACADEMICS AND JEWISH LITERACY.THE SDJA EXPERIENCE BEGINS WITH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, OFFERING CHILDREN FROM NINE MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS AN ACTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS THEM DEVELOP COGNITIVELY, SOCIALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY.AS CHILDREN TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND IN THE GOLDA MEIR LOWER SCHOOL, STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPLORATION, PLACING THE CHILD ON A PATH OF GROWTH AND LIFELONG LEARNING.WITH A PLURALISTIC APPROACH TO JUDAISM, AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LOWER SCHOOL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES BOTH HEBREW LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE RICHNESS OF JEWISH CULTURE.A STRONG FOUNDATION IN BOTH ACADEMICS AND JEWISH STUDIES ENABLES STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE INTO THE MAIMONIDES UPPER SCHOOL EASILY. STARTING WITH THE SIXTH GRADE, UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS ENCOUNTER MORE THAN AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT BUT A TRANSFORMATIONAL ONE. IN THE UPPER SCHOOL, STUDENTS ENJOY A ROBUST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT INTERTWINES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CHARACTER TRAIT DEVELOPMENT WITH JEWISH TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE. THROUGH THIS INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE, SDJA GRADUATES ARE WELL-PREPARED TO FLOURISH IN LIFE. SDJA UNDERSTANDS THAT TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE A CHILD TRULY, YOU FIRST NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEM. BY OFFERING STUDENTS PERSONALIZED ATTENTION, THEY DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR TEACHERS. THIS FOSTERS AN INNATE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT THE SCHOOL, WHICH TRULY ENHANCES THE CHILDS EDUCATION.SDJAS APPROACH RESULTS IN GRADUATES WELL-PREPARED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THEIR LIFE JOURNEY. THIS INCLUDES A MULTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND MEANINGFUL GAP YEAR PROGRAMS, PREDOMINANTLY IN ISRAEL. GRADUATES FULFILL THE SCHOOLS MISSION OF EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO LEARN FOR LIFE GUIDED BY JEWISH VALUES AND ROOTED IN STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY. THE VISION OF SAN DIEGO JEWISH ACADEMY IS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS IN ACADEMIC, JEWISH, AND COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS IN TECHNOLOGY, ATHLETICS, AND THE ARTS. THE SCHOOL PROGRAM ENCOURAGES EACH STUDENT TO FIND JOY AND MEANING THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFELONG PURSUIT OF LEARNING AND GROWTH. SDJAS GRADUATES WILL BE BUILDERS OF VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES BASED ON JEWISH TEXTS AND TEACHINGS.WITH A CURRICULUM THAT INSPIRES PURPOSE, THE FIFTH GRADERS ENGAGE IN AN ANNUAL PROJECT, WHICH ASKS THEM TO LOOK WITHIN AND TO THEIR ROOTS. THE SHORASHIM PROJECT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE "MY FAMILY STORY INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION." MY FAMILY STORY IS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT PROVIDES JEWISH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH THE TOOLS TO JOIN JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD IN TELLING THEIR STORIES AND CREATING FAMILY HISTORY PROJECTS. IN SHORT, THE CURRICULUM OFFERS A CREATIVE AND HANDS-ON METHODOLOGY FOR TEACHING JEWISH HERITAGE, PROMOTING THE HISTORICAL MEMORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, AND CREATING A SENSE OF JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD.CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE JOY OF JEWISH TRADITIONS, TEACHINGS, AND VALUES, AND THE LOVE OF ISRAEL, WILL FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF JEWISH COMMITMENT, LITERACY, AND ETHICAL PRACTICE ISN'T LIMITED TO JUST THE LOWER SCHOOL. IT INSPIRES PURPOSE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS.FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STAFF MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS IDEAS, CONCEPTS, THOUGHTS, AND DIRECTION; TO DETERMINE BEST PRACTICES AND TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT FOR SDJA. PARENTS WERE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE VITAL INPUT. THE IDEA IS THAT THE VISION IS TO BE A SHARED VISION.SDJA IS TRANSLATING THAT VISION INTO THE SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM, CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLWIDE CULTURE, AND SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES, INCLUDING SEVERAL INSTITUTES SUCH AS THE ADVANCED INSTITUTE FOR JUDAIC STUDIES (AIJS). IN ADDITION TO A GROWTH IN PROGRAMS, SDJA IS GROWING OUR CAMPUS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR 800KW SOLAR PROJECT. SDJA'S VISION OF AN AMBITIOUS, FORWARD-LOOKING SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE (SI) IS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO BECOME BOTH ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND TO BECOME EVEN STRONGER FINANCIALLY. OUR SI VISION ENCOMPASSES MANY AREAS AND PROGRAMS - FROM LEVANA'S GARDEN TO TIKKUN OLAM, STUDENT WELLNESS AND NUTRITIONS, SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURIALISM, AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS. THERE WILL BE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT, STAFF, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT ON OUR JOURNEY AS PART OF OUR LARGER MISSION.

    Expenses $25,534,468 · Grants $7,015,293 · Revenue $20,719,859

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Zvi Weiss

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $511,042
    From this org
    $458,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,420
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $421,875
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $36,747
    Deferred
    $13,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,342
    Filer's total
    $511,042
  • Charles Carpowich

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $356,295
    From this org
    $303,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,927
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,888
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $1,480
    Deferred
    $13,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,342
    Filer's total
    $356,295
  • Michael Quigley

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $187,360
    From this org
    $180,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,454
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $187,360
  • Kwaku Aning

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $185,313
    From this org
    $163,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,093
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,220
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,272
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,821
    Filer's total
    $185,313
  • Leonard Fisher

    STAFF

    Total calculated
    $165,293
    From this org
    $151,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,680
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,613
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,912
    Filer's total
    $165,293
  • Rachelle Jagolinzer

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $159,439
    From this org
    $141,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,857
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,582
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,756
    Filer's total
    $159,439
  • David Frank

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $150,881
    From this org
    $144,561
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,320
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,561
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,320
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $150,881
  • Max Doshay

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eduardo Podolsky

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trevor Klein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanaz Biton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbi Dorfan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Hurvitz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Silberstein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Fink

    Vice Pres

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Gantwerk

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Michan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Handler

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniela Jinich

    Vice Pres

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonia Mandelbaum

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rabbi Ron Shulman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elliot Scott

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Schwarzblat

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Jaffe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Varon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Adelman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Zagursky

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David-Alexandre Gros

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Hanlon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
SDJA AND ZVI WEISS, HEAD OF SCHOOL, ENTERED INTO A NEW EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDES AN ANNUAL $48,000 HOUSING ALLOWANCE PAID IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REGULAR SALARY PAYMENTS, LESS REQUIRED AND VOLUNTARY PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES PAID MEMBERSHIP TO THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.THE ABOVE REFERENCED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT INCLUDES A PROVISION THAT SDJA WILL RELIEVE EMPLOYEE (HEAD OF SCHOOL) OF TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR CERTAIN TAXABLE FRINGE BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENTS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431309349302748

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