2024-03-20T11:53:21-07:00 2022-12-31 232749598 Gitomer & Berenholz PC 445 Shady Lane Huntingdon Valley PA 19006 990 2022-01-01 203732384 STERN ACADEMY INC STER 2159014322 1484 SCHIRRA DRIVE AMBLER PA 19002 SHALOM DEITSCH President 2024-03-20 true SHALOM DEITSCH 999009999 true BRIAN K KONYVES CPA P01278325 2153793500 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X SHALOM DEITSCH 1484 SCHIRRA DRIVE AMBLER PA 19002 455020 false X N/A X 2005 PA The Stern Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide needs-based school scholarships in partnership with the Jewish Day Schools to students in the region. The organization is primarily a preschool. The primary purpose of the preschool is to provide religious education services to all members of the Jewish faith who reside in the extended area of Montgomery County, PA. The school was temporarily located in the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Shalom Deitsch. The school has been closed while searching for a permanent location in an appropriate long-term location. Currently, the primary mission and activities of the organization is the Jewish Scholarship Foundation under the fictitious name Chabad Jewish Scholarship Foundation (the foundation). The foundation is committed to assisting families primarily in the greater Philadelphia area obtain a Jewish Day School and /or preschool education for their children. The foundation recognizes that a Jewish education at a day school or 3 1 0 0 455100 455000 0 0 20 455100 455020 728400 0 0 0 0 13 100 13 728500 455087 -273480 455087 181607 0 455087 181607 The Stern Academy is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide needs-based school scholarships in partnership with the Jewish Day Schools to students in the region. The organization is primarily a preschool. The primary purpose of the preschool is to provide religious education services to all members of the Jewish faith who reside in the extended area of Montgomery County, PA. The school was temporarily located in the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Shalom Deitsch. The school has been closed while searching for a permanent location in an appropriate long-term location. Currently, the primary mission and activities of the organization is the Jewish Scholarship Foundation under the fictitious name Chabad Jewish Scholarship Foundation (the foundation). The foundation is committed to assisting families primarily in the greater Philadelphia area obtain a Jewish Day School and /or preschool education for their children. The foundation recognizes that a Jewish education at a day school or false false 728400 728400 455000 THE FOUNDATION EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS BY RAISING MONEY THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT (EITC/PRE-K EITC) PROGRAMS AND AWARDING PRE-K AND K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA AS WELL AS ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ALL FAMILIES RECEIVING THESE SCHOLARSHIPS MUST RESIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MEET SPECIFIC HOUSEHOLD INCOME GUIDELINES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) FOR EITC. FUNDS ON HAND AT THE END OF 2021 HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED AT THE START OF 2022 TOWARDS THE 2021-2022 TUITION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. 728400 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 1 true false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true false false false PA X SHALOM Y DEITSCH 2159014321 1484 SCHIRRA DRIVE AMBLER PA 19002 X SHALOM DEITSCH President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEVORAH L DEITSCH Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ZUSHE GUREVITZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 455000 455000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REFUNDS AND REIMBURSEMENT 900099 20 20 20 455020 20 728400 728400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REIMBURSEMENT OF OPEN. DEPOSIT 100 100 0 728500 728400 100 0 455087 181607 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 455087 181607 0 0 X 455087 181607 455087 181607 455087 181607 -273480 X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized NOT IN PAPER OR MEDIA CURRENTLY. WHEN THE SCHOOL IS OPERATIONAL, THE NON DISCRIMINATORY POLICY WILL BE PUBLICIZED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race true ABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY 31 W COLLEGE AVE YARDLEY PA 19067 216001415 501(C)(3) 190400 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS CHEDER CHABAD OF PHILADELPHIA 276 S BRYN MAWR AVE BRYN MAWR PA 19010 270854753 501(C)(3) 115500 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS CONGREGATION BAIS MENACHEM 3333 EVERGREEN LANE CANADENSIS PA 18325 872084085 501(C)(3) 19500 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 340 MORRIS ROAD FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034 231352639 501(C)(3) 300000 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS LUBAVITCH OF MONTGOMERY COUNT 1311 FORT WASHINGTON AVE FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034 233051061 501(C)(3) 91000 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS TALMUDICAL YESHIVA OF PHILA 6063 DREXEL ROAD PHILADELPHIA PA 19131 231476335 501(C)(3) 12000 0 EDUCATION-SCHOLARSHIPS 5 1 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used 1. THE FOUNDATION EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING STUDENTS ATTENDING PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS BY RAISING MONEY THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT (EITC/PRE-K EITC) PROGRAMS AND AWARDING PRE-K AND K-12 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AS WELL AS ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ATTENDING JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 2. ALL FAMILIES RECEIVING THESE SCHOLARSHIPS MUST RESIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND MEET SPECIFIC HOUSEHOLD INCOME GUIDELINES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) FOR EITC, THE AWARD MAXIMUM IS TUITION PLUS FEES. 3. ONCE THE MONIES ARE RECEIVED AT THE FOUNDATION, THE FOLLOWING OCCURS FOR SCHOOLS/SCHOLARSHIPS AS A SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATION FOR EITC, CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM BUSINESSES ARE EITHER DONOR DESIGNATED TO A SCHOOL OR REMAIN UNDESIGNATED. DONOR DESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS GO TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS AT THE SPECIFIED JEWISH DAY SCHOOL OR PRE-SCHOOL. UNDESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS CAN GO TO THE NEEDIEST ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AMONG ALL THE SCHOOLS. 4. STUDENTS AT THE JEWISH DAY AND PRE-SCHOOLS SEND APPLICATIONS TO A THIRD-PARTY SCHOLARSHIP REVIEW VENDOR. THE REVIEW VENDOR SETS TIERS BASED ON INCOME LEVEL AND FIXED SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS FOR STUDENTS IN EACH TIER ARE ASSIGNED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION BOARD THE FOUNDATION STAFF THEN WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND DETERMINE FINAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF DESIGNATED FUNDS. 5. THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE A LIST OF STUDENTS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE FOUNDATION AND CONFIRM ENROLLMENT. ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION, A LETTER IS SENT TO PARENTS NOTIFYING THEM OF THE AWARD(S) THEIR CHILD(REN) ARE RECEIVING. THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE A CHECK WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION INDICATING THE SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND STUDENT RECIPIENTS. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE APPLIED TO REDUCE TUITION FOR THE SPECIFIED SCHOOL YEAR.6. THE FOUNDATION COMMUNICATES WITH THE SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED IF NEEDED AND AVAILABLE. IF A STUDENT WHO RECEIVES AN AWARD DOES NOT ATTEND OR LEAVES THE SCHOOL, THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIP IS EITHER REDISTRIBUTED TO OTHER QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, OR RETURNED TO THE FOUNDATION. 7. THE FOUNDATION MUST USE A MINIMUM OF 80% OF DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS. AS PER PROGRAM GUIDELINES, THE REMAINING 20% CAN BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OR DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 SHALOM & DEVORAH DEITSCH ARE MARRIED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c 1 PRIOR TO THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES THE STATEMENT OF ETHICAL GUIDELINES TO ALL NEW AND RENEWING BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO READ THE DOCUMENT, COMPLETE AND SIGN THE CONF LICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, AND RETURN THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT.2 ONE MONTH AFTER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, THE DOCUMENT IS SENT A SECOND TIME TO ANY BOARD MEMBERS WHO DID NOT COMPLETE, SIGN, AND RETURN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT 3 ALL RESPONSES ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ARE COMPILED AND IF THERE ARE CONFLICTS NOTED, THOSE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE ALL THE NEXT STEPS RELATED TO ETHICAL CONFLICTS WHERE APPROPRIATE, THIS GROUP CONTACTS BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCUSS THE CONFLICT AND DETERMINE THE PROPER ETHICAL RESPONSE TO THE CONFLICT. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE KEPT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE FOUNDATION'S DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY ON FILE FOR A PERIOD OF 7 YEARS Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public. LUBAVITCH OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY 1311 FORT WASHINTON AVE FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034 233051061 RELIGOUS ORGANIZATION AND SCHOOL PA 501(C)(3) 170(b)(1)(A)(i) N/A false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false LUBAVITCH OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY b 91000 CASH PAID