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← THE EMERY-WEINER CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE EMERY-WEINER CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$43,881,602
Total expenses
$22,724,056
Contributions and grants received
$23,821,748
Grants paid
$1,523,644
Program service revenue
$19,281,676
Investment income
$862,026
Other revenue
-$83,848
Total assets, end of year
$63,300,379
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,914,135
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$53,386,244
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$20,415,910
Management and general expenses
$1,595,140
Fundraising expenses
$713,006
Program service expenses (Part III)
$20,415,910

Program services were 89.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $299,250

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $716,937

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $370,135

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $172,577

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,262,849

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $393,949

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and fees

    total $19,131,892 · related or exempt $19,131,892

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary service fees

    total $149,784 · related or exempt $149,784

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $860,085 · excluded $860,085

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,941

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,941

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,941 · excluded $1,941

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $140,635

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $716,937

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $224,483

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$83,848 · excluded -$83,848

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,523,644 · program services $1,523,644

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $718,410 · program services $342,671 · management and general $277,833 · fundraising $97,906

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,377,202 · program services $8,284,871 · management and general $708,971 · fundraising $383,360

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $309,481 · program services $274,456 · management and general $21,943 · fundraising $13,082

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,307,773 · program services $1,119,964 · management and general $126,764 · fundraising $61,045

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $717,648 · program services $614,046 · management and general $69,573 · fundraising $34,029

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $118,425 · management and general $118,425

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,158 · management and general $17,158

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $558,772 · program services $432,695 · management and general $122,184 · fundraising $3,893

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $223,964 · program services $125,855 · management and general $27,679 · fundraising $70,430

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,160 · program services $24,888 · management and general $2,860 · fundraising $1,412

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,627,489 · program services $1,600,729 · management and general $21,807 · fundraising $4,953

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,315 · management and general $5,315

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,211 · management and general $4,211

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,511,475 · program services $1,486,623 · management and general $20,252 · fundraising $4,600

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $148,584 · program services $146,141 · management and general $1,991 · fundraising $452

  • 24a · Other expenses: Student activities/trip

    total $2,862,340 · program services $2,862,340

  • 24b · Other expenses: Cafeteria expenses

    total $920,214 · program services $905,083 · management and general $12,330 · fundraising $2,801

  • 24c · Other expenses: Professional developmt.

    total $370,391 · program services $301,613 · management and general $33,801 · fundraising $34,977

  • 24d · Other expenses: Educational supplies

    total $139,090 · program services $139,090

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $233,310 · program services $231,201 · management and general $2,043 · fundraising $66

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $400 · end of year $400

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,364,382 · end of year $13,213,884

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $987,149 · end of year $17,622,142

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $85,916 · end of year $54,668

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $281,727 · end of year $362,562

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

    $40,679,938

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

    $16,855,430

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,397,511 · end of year $23,824,508

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,096,021 · end of year $7,958,155

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $110,174 · end of year $264,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,231,329 · end of year $1,410,367

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,758,332 · end of year $8,187,354

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $50,001

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $110,809 · end of year $266,413

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,615,312 · end of year $28,199,752

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,607,498 · end of year $25,186,492

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To educate and develop students whose intellect, moral character and Jewish identity provide a lifelong foundation for personal growth, commitment to the Jewish people and Tikkun Olam--improving the world in which we live.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Emery/Weiner School is an independent, college-preparatory, co-ed day school for grades 6-12.

  • The Emery/Weiner Center for Jewish Education (the School) is an independent, college-preparatory, co-educational day school for students in grades 6-12, accredited by ISAS and SACS. In response to the success of the I. Weiner Middle School, which has served students since 1978, and to fill a gap in the spectrum of local independent high schools, Emery High School opened in 2001 with 31 students. In accordance with our mission, we accept a broad range of students, ranging from the 40th to the 99th percentile in standardized admission testing. Continued on Schedule O.Moreover, we offer a dual-studies curriculum that requires all students to demonstrate proficiency in Hebrew, notwithstanding study of another foreign language, and requires students to take Judaic Studies classes. Emery/Weiner is a pluralistic and progressive community day school that emphasizes commitment rather than commandment. The result is a learning partnership in which students feel a sense of ownership and, more importantly, become graduates instilled with moral self-reliance. Enrollment for FYE 2024 was approximately 600 students in grades 6-12.

    Expenses $20,415,910 · Grants $1,523,644 · Revenue $19,281,676

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rick Kaplan

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joshua Aruh

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Maxine Goodman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stefani Shapiro

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Lavin

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Mark Arnold

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Goldstein

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lauren Blachman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tara Burt

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Cohen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Coplon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Angie Dorfman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Frankel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Golub

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stefani Golub

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Hess

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alison Jefferies

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Kaplan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arturo Karakowsky

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rochelle Mintz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leisa Novak

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jody Radoff

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hailey Rauch

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dwight Raulston

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melody Rodriguez

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Darryl Rosenthal

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Michael Rubenstein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Jack Schaffer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elisha Selzer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Roger Stern

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Richard Wilson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stuart Dow

    Head of School

    Total calculated
    $563,728
    From this org
    $544,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $484,198
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,330
    Filer's total
    $563,728
  • David Meyer

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $228,294
    From this org
    $219,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,414
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $228,294
  • Joe Weinstein-Sears

    Upper School Head

    Total calculated
    $140,634
    From this org
    $137,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,194
    Hours/week
    40
  • Caroline Avedesian

    Director of Admissions

    Total calculated
    $149,429
    From this org
    $143,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,747
    Hours/week
    40
  • Terry Nelson

    Director of Facilities

    Total calculated
    $133,929
    From this org
    $128,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,151
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rebecca Starr

    Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $160,827
    From this org
    $154,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,186
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,641
    Bonus
    $9,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,186
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,827
  • Angela Gubitz

    Director of Athletics

    Total calculated
    $145,359
    From this org
    $139,768
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,591
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
The Head of School's bonus payment in the current fiscal year was based on performance.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • DFMB LLC

    Hold real estate · TX · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by EmeryWeiner Center for Jewish Education

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511349349309716

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