Summer Beit Midrash Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS ORTHODOX JEWISH LEADERS WHO SEE THE IDEA THAT ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE "IMAGES OF G-D" AS A CENTRAL TENET OF THEIR RELIGIOSITY.
- Income
- $127,644
- Spending
- $141,394
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $121,063, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $60,652 spent. THE SUMMER BEIT MIDRASH - A FULL-TIME FIVE WEEK SEMINAR IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF TRADITIONAL JEWISH LAW FOR COLLEGE, GRADUATE AND RABBINIC STUDENTS WITH ADVANCED SKILLS READING RABBINIC TEXTS.
- $360 spent. WWW.TORAHLEADERSHIP.ORG - Our website offers organized and focused access to mission-related Torah content and provides an effective introduction to our vision, ideals, and programs. It is an effective curricular resource for rabbis and educators and attracts numerous students of Torah, with thousands of hits and hundreds of downloads each month.
- $51,769 spent. COMMUNITY EDUCATION - OCCASSIONAL LECTURES, CLASSES, PUBLICATIONS, ETC FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A PODCAST.
- $12,533 spent. AGUNAH - The organization develops and publicizes ideas and arguments that prevent spouses from being blackmailed or "held hostage" during or after civil divorce by a spouse who threatens not to participate in a Jewish religious divorce. We also provide practical halakhic and legal advice to spouses who may or do find themselves victims of such a situation.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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