Charity profile · Historical source record

Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel

EIN 74-3181950Religion California Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The Torah Center of Los Angeles

Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel (The Torah Center of Los Angeles) began functioning in the summer of 2007. The purpose of the Kollel is twofold: first and foremost, to provide an environment of intense learning and study that will afford its members the opportunity to develop into accomplished Torah scholars who will in turn be able to take positions in leadership and education; and secondly, to serve as a Makom Torah for the community. In addition, the Kollel creates Shiurim and learning opportunities throughout the Community such as our Sunday morning Beis Medrash Programme in Young Israel of Century City and lunch time Shiurim in different local offices.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

53.19Overall score
out of 100

83.08Financial score
out of 100

36.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,407,465

Total expenses · USD$1,314,740

Program expenses

$1,279,242.02 recorded amount

97.3%

Fundraising expenses

$10,517.92 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$22,350.58 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael B. Gradon
Recorded compensation: $124,100.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.43%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	36.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel (The Torah Center of Los Angeles) began functioning in the summer of 2007. The purpose of the Kollel is twofold: first and foremost, to provide an environment of intense learning and study that will afford its members the opportunity to develop into accomplished Torah scholars who will in turn be able to take positions in leadership and education; and secondly, to serve as a Makom Torah for the community. In addition, the Kollel creates Shiurim and learning opportunities throughout the Community such as our Sunday morning Beis Medrash Programme in Young Israel of Century City and lunch time Shiurim in different local offices.
`ein` EIN	74-3181950
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1314740.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.973
`fscore` Financial score	83.08
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael B. Gradon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	124100.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0943
`motto` Tagline	The Torah Center of Los Angeles
`name` Charity name	Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1407465.0
`score` Overall score	53.19
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1279242.02
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10517.92
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	22350.58

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.