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Shalom School

EIN 68-0144193 · Sacramento, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceWeak40 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SHALOM SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EACH CHILD WITH AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATION IN A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ACADEMICALLY EXCELLENT, INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND INSPIRED BY JEWISH VALUES AND TRADITIONS.

Income
$3.5 million
Spending
$4.1 million
Spent on programs
67%
Reserves
2.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 75%
Employees
76
Highest pay
$133,292, head of scho

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 40 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 39% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    67% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 40 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 15 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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. $2.7 million spent. STUDENTS OF SHALOM SCHOOL WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES AND HEBREW ACADEMIC SKILLS BY: - COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH AND HEBREW - UTILIZING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS - COMPLETING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES SUCCESSFULLY - BEING AN ARTICULATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER OF GROUP PROJECTS - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY AS A LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION TOOL - PARTICIPATING IN WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAMS SUCH AS VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSIC WILL DEMONSTRATE STRONG JEWISH KNOWLEDGE AND IDENTITY BY: - CONVERSING IN HEBREW CONVERSATION WITH FELLOW STUDENTS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH TRADITION - PARTICIPATING IN JEWISH CEREMONIES AND RITUALS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ISRAEL AND ARTICULATING A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND THE STATE - PRACTICING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP - PARTICIPATION AND/OR INVOLVEMENT IN JEWISH CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING JEWISH VALUES WILL BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT THINKERS BY: - BEING SELF-DIRECTED - WORKING COLLABORATIVELY - OFFERING THOUGHTFUL PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND IDEAS - PRESENTING DIFFERENT AND VARIED RESULTS TO A PROBLEM - PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, STUDENT COUNCIL, AND/OR DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE SOCIAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY BY: - BEING INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTION AND MITZVAH PROJECTS - VOLUNTEERING AT/FOR COMMUNITY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - PARTICIPATING IN SHALOM SCHOOL'S BUDDY PROGRAM - DEMONSTRATING THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER: CARING; RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, TRUSTWORTHINESS, AND CITIZENSHIP STUDENTS OF SHALOM SCHOOL WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES AND HEBREW ACADEMIC SKILLS BY: - COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH AND HEBREW - UTILIZING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS - COMPLETING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES SUCCESSFULLY - BEING AN ARTICULATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER OF GROUP PROJECTS - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY AS A LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION TOOL - PARTICIPATING IN WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAMS SUCH AS VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSIC WILL DEMONSTRATE STRONG JEWISH KNOWLEDGE AND IDENTITY BY: - CONVERSING IN HEBREW CONVERSATION WITH FELLOW STUDENTS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH TRADITION - PARTICIPATING IN JEWISH CEREMONIES AND RITUALS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ISRAEL AND ARTICULATING A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND THE STATE - PRACTICING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP - PARTICIPATION AND/OR INVOLVEMENT IN JEWISH CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING JEWISH VALUES WILL BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT THINKERS BY: - BEING SELF-DIRECTED - WORKING COLLABORATIVELY - OFFERING THOUGHTFUL PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND IDEAS - PRESENTING DIFFERENT AND VARIED RESULTS TO A PROBLEM - PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, STUDENT COUNCIL, AND/OR DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE SOCIAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY BY: - BEING INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTION AND MITZVAH PROJECTS - VOLUNTEERING AT/FOR COMMUNITY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - PARTICIPATING IN SHALOM SCHOOL'S BUDDY PROGRAM - DEMONSTRATING THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER: CARING; RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, TRUSTWORTHINESS, AND CITIZENSHIP
  2. $5,466 spent. STUDENTS OF SHALOM SCHOOL WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES AND HEBREW ACADEMIC SKILLS BY: - COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH AND HEBREW - UTILIZING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS - COMPLETING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES SUCCESSFULLY - BEING AN ARTICULATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER OF GROUP PROJECTS - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY AS A LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION TOOL - PARTICIPATING IN WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAMS SUCH AS VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSIC WILL DEMONSTRATE STRONG JEWISH KNOWLEDGE AND IDENTITY BY: - CONVERSING IN HEBREW CONVERSATION WITH FELLOW STUDENTS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH TRADITION - PARTICIPATING IN JEWISH CEREMONIES AND RITUALS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ISRAEL AND ARTICULATING A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND THE STATE - PRACTICING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP - PARTICIPATION AND/OR INVOLVEMENT IN JEWISH CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING JEWISH VALUES WILL BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT THINKERS BY: - BEING SELF-DIRECTED - WORKING COLLABORATIVELY - OFFERING THOUGHTFUL PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND IDEAS - PRESENTING DIFFERENT AND VARIED RESULTS TO A PROBLEM - PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, STUDENT COUNCIL, AND/OR DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE SOCIAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY BY: - BEING INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTION AND MITZVAH PROJECTS - VOLUNTEERING AT/FOR COMMUNITY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - PARTICIPATING IN SHALOM SCHOOL'S BUDDY PROGRAM - DEMONSTRATING THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER: CARING; RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, TRUSTWORTHINESS, AND CITIZENSHIP
  3. STUDENTS OF SHALOM SCHOOL WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES AND HEBREW ACADEMIC SKILLS BY: - COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH AND HEBREW - UTILIZING CRITICAL THINKING IN THE COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS - COMPLETING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXERCISES SUCCESSFULLY - BEING AN ARTICULATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE MEMBER OF GROUP PROJECTS - INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY AS A LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION TOOL - PARTICIPATING IN WELL-ROUNDED PROGRAMS SUCH AS VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSIC WILL DEMONSTRATE STRONG JEWISH KNOWLEDGE AND IDENTITY BY: - CONVERSING IN HEBREW CONVERSATION WITH FELLOW STUDENTS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH TRADITION - PARTICIPATING IN JEWISH CEREMONIES AND RITUALS - DEMONSTRATING CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OF ISRAEL AND ARTICULATING A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND THE STATE - PRACTICING ETHICAL LEADERSHIP - PARTICIPATION AND/OR INVOLVEMENT IN JEWISH CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING JEWISH VALUES WILL BE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WHO ARE CONFIDENT, INDEPENDENT THINKERS BY: - BEING SELF-DIRECTED - WORKING COLLABORATIVELY - OFFERING THOUGHTFUL PERSONAL VIEWPOINTS AND IDEAS - PRESENTING DIFFERENT AND VARIED RESULTS TO A PROBLEM - PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC SPEAKING, STUDENT COUNCIL, AND/OR DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS WILL DEMONSTRATE SOCIAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY BY: - BEING INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTION AND MITZVAH PROJECTS - VOLUNTEERING AT/FOR COMMUNITY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - PARTICIPATING IN SHALOM SCHOOL'S BUDDY PROGRAM - DEMONSTRATING THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER: CARING; RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, TRUSTWORTHINESS, AND CITIZENSHIP

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 October 1988.

    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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