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← CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,593,966
Total expenses
$11,257,488
Contributions and grants received
$7,954,843
Grants paid
$2,977,019
Program service revenue
$7,327,665
Investment income
$104,565
Other revenue
$206,893
Total assets, end of year
$29,346,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,382,439
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$26,964,403
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,295,794
Management and general expenses
$1,735,049
Fundraising expenses
$226,645
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,295,794

Program services were 82.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,954,843

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $234

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $7,327,665 · related or exempt $7,327,665

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $104,565 · excluded $104,565

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $83,688

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $83,688

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $83,688 · excluded $83,688

  • 11a · Other revenue: TRANSPORTATION FEE

    total $123,205 · related or exempt $123,205

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $123,205

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,977,019 · program services $2,977,019

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $441,991 · program services $335,913 · management and general $92,818 · fundraising $13,260

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,264,795 · program services $3,241,244 · management and general $895,607 · fundraising $127,944

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,644 · program services $8,850 · management and general $2,445 · fundraising $349

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $501,103 · program services $380,838 · management and general $105,232 · fundraising $15,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $345,782 · program services $262,795 · management and general $72,614 · fundraising $10,373

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,478 · program services $1,970 · management and general $2,463 · fundraising $45

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $155,604 · program services $68,466 · management and general $85,582 · fundraising $1,556

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $60,284 · program services $13,262 · management and general $47,022

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $101,266 · program services $43,795 · management and general $55,446 · fundraising $2,025

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $44,867 · program services $32,305 · management and general $8,973 · fundraising $3,589

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,040,371 · program services $790,682 · management and general $218,478 · fundraising $31,211

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $566,951 · program services $430,882 · management and general $119,060 · fundraising $17,009

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,322 · program services $62,564 · management and general $17,288 · fundraising $2,470

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLASSROOM EXPENSES

    total $328,837 · program services $328,837

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION/BUSING

    total $216,206 · program services $216,206

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARENT COMMITTEE

    total $69,444 · program services $69,444

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $44,524 · program services $30,722 · management and general $12,021 · fundraising $1,781

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $779,209 · end of year $2,587,510

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,097,428 · end of year $2,128,828

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $798,055 · end of year $776,470

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,691 · end of year $983,111

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,004 · end of year $27,874

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

    $27,329,531

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

    $4,741,435

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,848,875 · end of year $22,588,096

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,884 · end of year $1,884

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $173,352 · end of year $253,069

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $689,407 · end of year $1,849,564

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $513,149 · end of year $532,875

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,308,077 · end of year $24,118,869

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,213,865 · end of year $2,845,534

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CJDS CREATES FOR ITS STUDENTS A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN BOTH JEWISH AND GENERAL STUDIES. STUDENTS DEVELOP A PASSION FOR LEARNING AND A STRONG SENSE OF THEMSELVES AS JEWS AND AS HUMAN BEINGS. STUDENTS ARE INSPIRED TO DEVELOP A STRONG JEWISH IDENTITY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED CURRICULUM WITH A NURTURING, STIMULATING, AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT. STUDENTS BECOME A COMMUNITY OF JEWISH LEARNERS, RESPECT AND APPRECIATE DIVERSITY, LOVE TORAH, ISRAEL, HEBREW LANGUAGE, AND PRAYER. THEY ALSO LEARN HOW TO BE CARING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATION - OPERATION OF A PAROCHIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

  • CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL OFFERS AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE DESIGNED TO NURTURE THE WHOLE CHILD, AND TO FOSTER A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. THE SCHOOL TEACHES JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE.

    Expenses $9,295,794 · Grants $2,977,019 · Revenue $7,450,870

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Goodgold

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Jenny Puchtel

    DIRECTOR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Jonathan Cope

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Iris Gafni-Kane

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anat Geva

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Platt Newberger

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Desser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Elfenbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Gorlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hiliary Greenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Micky Hervitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Naomi Litwack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Lorge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michal Lerner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Polansky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Rubin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shira Schwarz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Libby Smoler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eitan Stieber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brad Sugar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ira Weiss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Judy Finkelstein-Taff

    HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $262,312
    From this org
    $237,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,756
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,556
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,883
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,873
    Filer's total
    $262,312
  • Liz Erlich

    DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $163,871
    From this org
    $154,156
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,715
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,156
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,715
    Filer's total
    $163,871
  • Jill Levee

    ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $147,887
    From this org
    $147,887
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tamar Cytryn

    DIRECTOR OF JUDAIC STUDIES

    Total calculated
    $112,693
    From this org
    $112,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Penina Berdugo

    DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $122,309
    From this org
    $109,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,873
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rachel Pickus

    DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $125,959
    From this org
    $115,341
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,618
    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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349307516

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