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Torah Lishmah Institute Inc

EIN 13-3323392 · Yonkers, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 20% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION DOES RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF JUDAICA. PRESENTLY, ITS MAJOR WORK IS IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TALMUDIC DISPUTES AND PERSPECTIVES. IT SEEKS TO DISSEMINATE ITS WORKS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND CONFERENCES.

Income
$122,963
Spending
$106,143
Spent on programs
20%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 59%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    20% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    1 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 (3)
  1. $21,668 spent. THE SHEMONEH ESREI COMPANION: JEWS WHO PRAY 3 TIMES A DAY FROM AGE 10 TO 80 WILL HAVE RECITED THE SHEMONEH ESREI/AMIDAH PRAYER OVER 90,000 TIMES. IDEALLY, EACH RECITATION IS TO BE UNIQUE. EACH RECITATION SHOULD SERVE TO DRAW THE SUPPLICANT TO THE LORD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE RECITE THIS IMPORTANT PRAYER BY ROTE. TO RECTIFY THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS, THE COMPANION SERVES TO MAKE THIS PRAYER MORE MEANINGFUL TO THE MASSES BY ANALYZING SHEMONEH ESREH ON MANY LEVELS, INCLUDING: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ITS STRUCTURE, THE IMPORT OF KEY TERMS AND THEIR RECURRENCE THROUGHOUT THE THREE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE AMIDAH, MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS THAT ARE OPEN TO ALL, THE HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVES OF THE SAINTLY, AND OF MOST IMPORTANCE, AS A TOOL TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO EMULATE THE ALMIGHTY'S BENEVOLENCE, THEREBY ACCOMPLISHING TIKKUN O'LAM (THE RECTIFICATION OF HUMANITY).
  2. THE NATURE OF TIME: THIS TWO-VOLUME WORK WILL BE VOLUMES 11&12 IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TALMUDIC DISPUTES AND PERSPECTIVESTHE GOAL OF TREATISE IS MANIFOLD: 1. TO REVIEW THE JUDAIC SOURCES THAT DEAL WITH THE NATURE OF " TIME" BEGINNING WITH TANACH AND TALMUD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY HALAKHIC WORKS TO DELINEATE THE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF TIME THAT ARE BEING ESPOUSED. 2. TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES OF VARIOUS MODELS OF TIME. 3. TO IDENTIFY THE HALAKHIC DISPUTES THAT IMPLICITLY ARE BASED ON DIFFERENT TIME MODELS. 4. TO CALIBRATE THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF TIME WITH THE WELTANSCHAUUNG OF YAHADUT. 5. TO STUDY THE ZOHAR'S CONTRIBUTION OF, "WHAT IS TIME?" 6. TO REVIEW THE TALMUDIC DOCTRINE OF RETROCAUSALITY (LE'MAFREI'A) IN LIGHT OF CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS. 7. TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF BEIN HA'SHEMASHOT (TWILIGHT). 8. TO BREATHE LIFE AND UNDERSTANDING INTO THE HOLY DAYS OF THE YEAR. 9. TO MAKE EACH MOMENT OF OUR LIVES PRECIOUS AND MEANINGFUL.
  3. THE AGGADIC PERSPECTIVES OF R. YEHUDAH B. R. SIMONE: THIS WORK WILL BE VOLUME 13 IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TALMUDIC DISPUTES AND PERSPECTIVES.R. YEHUDAH B. R. SIMONE IS A PALESTINIAN AMORA WHO FLOURISHED DURING THE 3RD TO 4TH CENTURIES CE, AUTHORED AROUND 300 TEACHINGS, AND IS KNOWN AS A REMARKABLE TEACHER OF MIDRASH FROM A KABBALISTIC PERSPECTIVE.THE INSTITUTE BECAME INTERESTED IN HIS WORK BECAUSE OF HIS SIGNIFICANT INSIGHTS INTO THE NATURE OF TIME. FURTHER DELVING INTO HIS TEACHINGS REVEALED TREMENDOUS DEPTH AND INNOVATION, ESPECIALLY HIS FORMULATION OF A PRE-MESSIANIC NEW WORLD MODEL REVEALED TO THE PROPHET YESHAYAHU.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 1986.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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