SEFARIA INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2013

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

DANIEL SEPTIMUS

Phone

3477730077

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

SEFARIA INC, founded in 2013, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $12.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 167% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $5.8M, a strong 46% operating margin.

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.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,349,061

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...

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.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $12,485,415

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $71,495

Other Revenue $1,635

TOTAL REVENUE $12,558,545

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $2,596,477

Fundraising Expenses $692,039

Program Expenses $5,349,061

Other Expenses $4,148,374

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,744,851

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$12,558,545	$4,698,044	+1.7%
Expenses	$6,744,851	$4,812,576	+0.4%
Net Income	$5,813,694	$-114,532	-51.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,035,970

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
SAMUEL MOED	CHAIR	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRETT LOCKSPEISER	SECRETARY	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MOSHE KOYFMAN	TREASURER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA FOER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RAANAN AGUS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ENGLANDER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA KUSHNER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELANA STEIN HAIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JONOTHAN KOSCHITZKY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH SHAPIRA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RONA SHERAMY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL SEPTIMUS	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$302,230	$7,695	$309,925
ANNIE LUMERMAN	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$187,850	$8,560	$196,410
LEV ISRAEL	CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$197,710	$25,910	$223,620
SARA WOLKENFELD	CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$139,564	$23,442	$163,006
RUSSEL NEISS	FORMER PRODUCT & ENGINEERING DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$124,319	$18,690	$143,009

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$12,558,545	$6,744,851	$10,838,623	$5,813,694
2022	$4,698,044	$4,812,576	$4,946,723	$-114,532
2021	$4,625,214	$4,139,033	$5,078,822	$486,181
2020	$4,356,638	$3,689,236	$4,502,004	$667,402
2019	$1,488,489	$2,992,495	$3,808,857	$-1,504,006
2018	$5,444,383	$2,281,032	$5,195,524	$3,163,351