Civic Intelligence

Sefaria Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-4406454

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Nov 13, 2017

174 Hudson Street No 6th FLNew York, NY 10013

(347) 804-6482

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

27th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

21st percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

91st percentile

40%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$218,000

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 3.6% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

97th percentile

160%

Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

124%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE B • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Up

$4,329,086

Up $2,661,176 (+160%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$4,028,796

Up $2,388,526 (+146%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$300,290

Up $272,650 (+986%) from 2015

Revenue

Up

$6,030,210

Up $3,333,763 (+124%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$3,641,684

Up $2,279,440 (+167%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$2,388,526

Up $1,054,323 (+79%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2013: $1Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $388,361Liabilities 2014: $219,295Net Assets 2014: $169,0662014Assets 2015: $1,667,910Liabilities 2015: $27,640Net Assets 2015: $1,640,2702015Assets 2016: $4,329,086Liabilities 2016: $300,290Net Assets 2016: $4,028,7962016Assets 2017: $2,047,761Liabilities 2017: $106,977Net Assets 2017: $1,940,7842017Assets 2018: $5,195,524Liabilities 2018: $91,389Net Assets 2018: $5,104,1352018Assets 2019: $3,808,857Liabilities 2019: $208,728Net Assets 2019: $3,600,1292019Assets 2020: $4,502,004Liabilities 2020: $234,474Net Assets 2020: $4,267,5302020Assets 2021: $5,078,822Liabilities 2021: $325,111Net Assets 2021: $4,753,7112021Assets 2022: $4,946,723Liabilities 2022: $307,544Net Assets 2022: $4,639,1792022Assets 2023: $10,838,623Liabilities 2023: $385,750Net Assets 2023: $10,452,8732023Assets 2024: $7,563,741Liabilities 2024: $341,224Net Assets 2024: $7,222,5172024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$4,329,086
Liabilities$300,290
Net Assets$4,028,796

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: $02013Revenue 2014: $500,424Expenses 2014: $649,003Net Income 2014: -$148,5792014Revenue 2015: $2,696,447Expenses 2015: $1,362,244Net Income 2015: $1,334,2032015Revenue 2016: $6,030,210Expenses 2016: $3,641,684Net Income 2016: $2,388,5262016Revenue 2017: $1,958,922Expenses 2017: $4,046,934Net Income 2017: -$2,088,0122017Revenue 2018: $5,444,383Expenses 2018: $2,281,032Net Income 2018: $3,163,3512018Revenue 2019: $1,488,489Expenses 2019: $2,992,495Net Income 2019: -$1,504,0062019Revenue 2020: $4,356,638Expenses 2020: $3,689,236Net Income 2020: $667,4022020Revenue 2021: $4,625,214Expenses 2021: $4,139,033Net Income 2021: $486,1812021Revenue 2022: $4,698,044Expenses 2022: $4,812,576Net Income 2022: -$114,5322022Revenue 2023: $12,558,545Expenses 2023: $6,744,851Net Income 2023: $5,813,6942023Revenue 2024: $4,529,089Expenses 2024: $7,759,445Net Income 2024: -$3,230,3562024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$6,030,210
Expenses$3,641,684
Net Income$2,388,526
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Nov 13, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$6,030,210
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Sefaria, inc. (sefaria) is building a digital library of jewish texts and their connections, in hebrew and in english, to transform jewish publishing, technology, education and scholarship.

To build a digital libary of jewish texts, in hebrew and in translation, and transform jewish education, publishing, tech and scholarship.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Accounts Receivable$1,394,210$2,987,355▲ $1,593,145
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$267,534$1,284,614▲ $1,017,080
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$6,166$57,117▲ $50,951
Total Assets$1,667,910$4,329,086▲ $2,661,176
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue-$217,984-
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$27,640$82,306▲ $54,666
Total Liabilities$27,640$300,290▲ $272,650
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$1,394,508$3,080,779▲ $1,686,271
Unrestricted Net Assets$245,762$948,017▲ $702,255
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$1,640,270$4,028,796▲ $2,388,526
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,667,910$4,329,086▲ $2,661,176
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Daniel SeptimusExeuctive DirectorFT$193,000$25,000$218,000
Brett LockspeiserSecretary & Chief Technology OfficerFT$136,868$6,198$143,066

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Joshua FoerChairman
Elana Stein HainDirector
Felicia HermanDirector
Jonathan KoschitzkyDirector
Joshua KushnerDirector
Moshe KoyfmanTreasurer

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Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$6,029,640
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$570
All Other Contributions
$6,029,640
Change in Net Assets
$2,388,526

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$6,030,210
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$6,030,210
Total Revenue per Form 990
$6,030,210
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$3,641,684
Total Fundraising Expense$181,849
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Other$879,856$156,154$169,185$1,205,195
Fees for Services Accounting-$47,450-$47,450
Other Expenses$29,619--$29,619
Travel$12,050$1,629$5,941$19,620
Office Expenses$12,293$2,182$2,364$16,839
All Other Expenses$6,304$1,198$3,679$11,181
Insurance-$10,818-$10,818
Occupancy$4,910$510$680$6,100
Total Functional Expenses$3,239,894$219,941$181,849$3,641,684

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$3,641,684
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$3,641,684
Total Expenses per Form 990$3,641,684
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The chairman of the board, treasurer of the board, and the executive director review the 990 before it is filed. All member of the board are given an electronic copy of the form 990.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

In 2015, sefaria had a conflict of interest policy; however, it was not formally monitored. In 2016, the board required that every member discloses in writing any potential conflict of interest.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

As of 2016, board determines the compensation of the exceutive director. The executive director determines the compensation of the staff.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

Sefaria does not make governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public. Sefaria's 990 is available on guidestar, on the organization's website and available upon request. If for example, a foundation or other interested party, wants to see sefaria's financials, including audits, they are shared.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Sefaria Inc
EIN
46-4406454
Phone
3478046482
Address
174 HUDSON STREET NO 6TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10013

Signing Officer

Name
Daniel Septimus
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3478046482
Signed
2017-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Daniel Septimus
Formed
2013
Legal Domicile
De
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
0
Volunteers
1,000

Preparer

Firm
Rosenberg & Manente Pllc
Address
12 W 32ND STREET 10TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10001
Preparer
Phil Rosenberg
Phone
2125632525
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 2

Sefaria is building and maintaining a digital platform that lowers the barriers of engagement with jewish texts, creates interactive opportunities for teaching and learning, and provides educators, scholars, and technologists with an open source database of texts to make new educational application simpler and more viable to develop. Sefaria's work involves digitizing hebrew texts, acquiring translations of texts and designing and engineering digital interfaces and products for exploring them.

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

Leased employees: program service expenses 879,856. Management and general expenses 156,154. Fundraising expenses 169,185. Total expenses 1,205,195.

Leased Employees, Form 990 Part IX, Line 11G

Prior year, the organization had employees and issued w-2's. In 2016, the organization leased employees from an peo, justworks. Therefore in 2016 the organization's compensation appears on part ix line 11g. In 2015 the organizations compensation appeared on part ix lines 5 and 7.

990 Part XII 2C

The process did not change from prior year

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

Sefaria, inc. Has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Periods ended december 31, 2013 and subsequent remain subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.

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IRS990/OtherRevenueMiscGrp/Desc1REDEMPTION OF CREDIT C
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IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt0SPEAKING HONORAIUMS
IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME:
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0SEFARIA, INC. HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.
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IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/PersonNm0DANIEL SEPTIMUS
IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/TitleTxt0EXEUCTIVE DIRECTOR
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IRS990ScheduleJ/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON AN EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION.
IRS990ScheduleJ/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0PART I, LINE 7:
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0SEFARIA IS BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT LOWERS THE BARRIERS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH TEXTS, CREATES INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND PROVIDES EDUCATORS, SCHOLARS, AND TECHNOLOGISTS WITH AN OPEN SOURCE DATABASE OF TEXTS TO MAKE NEW EDUCATIONAL APPLICATION SIMPLER AND MORE VIABLE TO DEVELOP. SEFARIA'S WORK INVOLVES DIGITIZING HEBREW TEXTS, ACQUIRING TRANSLATIONS OF TEXTS AND DESIGNING AND ENGINEERING DIGITAL INTERFACES AND PRODUCTS FOR EXPLORING THEM.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, TREASURER OF THE BOARD, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. ALL MEMBER OF THE BOARD ARE GIVEN AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2IN 2015, SEFARIA HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT FORMALLY MONITORED. IN 2016, THE BOARD REQUIRED THAT EVERY MEMBER DISCLOSES IN WRITING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3AS OF 2016, BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXCEUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE STAFF.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4SEFARIA DOES NOT MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SEFARIA'S 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR, ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IF FOR EXAMPLE, A FOUNDATION OR OTHER INTERESTED PARTY, WANTS TO SEE SEFARIA'S FINANCIALS, INCLUDING AUDITS, THEY ARE SHARED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5LEASED EMPLOYEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 879,856. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 156,154. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 169,185. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,205,195.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6PRIOR YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAD EMPLOYEES AND ISSUED W-2'S. IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION LEASED EMPLOYEES FROM AN PEO, JUSTWORKS. THEREFORE IN 2016 THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION APPEARS ON PART IX LINE 11G. IN 2015 THE ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION APPEARED ON PART IX LINES 5 AND 7.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7THE PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6LEASED EMPLOYEES, FORM 990 PART IX, LINE 11G
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc7990 PART XII 2C
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.56$0.34$7.22$4.53$7.76$3.23
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.8$0.39$10.5$12.6$6.74$5.81
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.95$0.31$4.64$4.70$4.81$0.11
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.08$0.33$4.75$4.63$4.14$0.49
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.50$0.23$4.27$4.36$3.69$0.67
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.81$0.21$3.60$1.49$2.99$1.50
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.20$0.09$5.10$5.44$2.28$3.16
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.05$0.11$1.94$1.96$4.05$2.09
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.33$0.30$4.03$6.03$3.64$2.39
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.67$0.03$1.64$2.70$1.36$1.33
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.22$0.17$0.50$0.65$0.15
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00