irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $3.41MSTEM EDUCATION (GRADE 5-12) CIJE TECH HIGH SCHOOL (CTHS): CTHS IS A MULTUI-YEAR COURSE IN SCIENTIFIC AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. CIJE PROVIDES EACH CLASS WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM AND WITH MENTORING FROM ENGINEERING EXPERTS. CIJE TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL(CTMS): CTMS PROVIDES OVER 30 TEACHING MODULES LINKED TO NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS AND EXPOSES STUDENTS TO FUNDEMENTALS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. CIJE BYTES(MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL): CIJE BYTES IS A SERIES OF LESSONS IN APPLIED COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. STUDENTS LEARN BASIC CIRUITRY AND PROGRAMMINGUSING A MICRO-PROCESSOR.THIS IS A 9-LESSON COURSE THAT CULMINATES IN STUDENTS CREATING A UNIQUE ROBO-CREATURE THAT HAS MOVEABLE PARTS. E2K PROVIDES A SERIES OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CHALLENGES DESIGNED FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SDTUDENTS. INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS: CIJE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS TO FACILITATE THE PURCHASE OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS.ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE USE OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CIJE PROVIDES TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR USING SEVERAL MODALITIES. SCHOOLS ARE ASSIGNED MENTORS WHO WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DIRECTLY WITH TEACHERS IN SUPPORTING THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF CIJE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, CIJE HOLDS AN ANNUAL TWO-DAY TEACHERS CONFERENCE TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
named programs · 17 · from sources
What they call their work
CIJE Bytes
Introductory computer programming and electronics course for middle and early high school students using micro-processors and Arduino IDE.
CIJE Robotics League
Robotics competition program for elementary, middle, and high school students that teaches programming, mechanical building, and teamwork through school-based clubs or classes.
CIJE STEAM Lower School (CSLS)
NGSS-aligned modular science curriculum for grades K-5, covering earth, life, and physical sciences with teacher support and professional development.
CIJE STEAM Middle School (CSMS)
Hands-on curriculum introducing engineering and STEAM fundamentals to middle school students through collaborative projects and real-world applications.
CIJE Tank
Event highlighting top student inventions from Innovation Day, emphasizing innovation, research, and entrepreneurship.
CIJE-STEAM High School Engineering Program
Two-year project-based curriculum in scientific and biomedical engineering for high school students, including specialized equipment, mentorship, and teacher training.
COVID-19 PPE Initiative
Project to design and distribute face shields and protective gear during the pandemic, involving engineers and public collaboration.
Design FAB Collection
Student program using digital design and fabrication tools to create collaborative emotive art pieces.
IWitness Holocaust Education Initiative
Testimony-based classroom program developed with USC Shoah Foundation, bringing survivor accounts and interactive lessons to Jewish schools.
Innovation Day
Annual event showcasing capstone engineering projects developed by high school students in the CIJE-Tech curriculum.
IoT Hackathon
Annual coding and design event focused on Internet of Things (IoT) projects for students enrolled in CIJE-Tech engineering courses.
Jerusalem the Eternal City
Interactive app developed with Compedia that allows students to explore Jerusalem’s history across three time periods.
Journey to the Startup Nation
Annual trip to Israel for students and teachers to learn from Israeli engineers, entrepreneurs, and institutions like the Technion and Weizmann Institutes.
Math Matters
Virtual professional development program for elementary and middle school math teachers, covering fluency, fractions, integers, and problem-solving strategies.
Minecraft Challenges
Game-based learning program integrating Jewish holidays with coding, design, and creativity through Minecraft.
Technology Integration
Program supporting Jewish schools in adopting interactive whiteboards and other modern classroom technologies, including professional development.
iTalAM
Digital blended learning curriculum for Hebrew language and Jewish heritage, distributed with per-student subsidies to network schools.
activities · 9 groups
What they do
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Hands-On STEM Education Programs 6 activities
- Deliver Go Baby Go program with Jewish day schoolsImplements a six-week Go Baby Go curriculum in which students modify motorized cars using design thinking principles, including understanding users, prototyping, and iteration, as part of a national Jewish day school collaboration.
- Deliver hands-on STEAM curriculum to Jewish day schoolsProvides a modular, NGSS-aligned K–5 science curriculum and hands-on STEAM learning programs to over 200 Jewish day schools across more than 20 states and provinces, including teacher instructions, student worksheets, presentations, materials lists, specialized equipment, and mentoring by engineering and education experts.
- Deliver high school scientific and biomedical engineering curriculumOffers a two-year project-based course in Scientific and Biomedical Engineering for high school students, providing specialized equipment, materials, and expert mentoring to prepare students for careers in engineering, programming, and advanced technology.
- Implement middle school engineering and computer programming programsOffers a hands-on curriculum for middle school students focused on engineering fundamentals, real-world applications, and computer programming using Arduino IDE, including a 9-lesson course culminating in building a robo-creature with moveable parts.
- Organize mathematics competitions and challengesHosts the Math Matters Competition and provides mathematics challenges for upper elementary and middle school students to promote engagement and skill development.
- Run robotics programs and competitions for students in grades 4–12Organizes the CIJE Robotics League and Vex Robotics Challenge tournaments for elementary, middle, and high school students, including classes, extracurricular clubs, and annual competitions that emphasize programming, mechanical design, and teamwork.
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STEM Competition and Robotics Programs 3 activities
- Engage STEAM professionals in educational eventsEngages professionals in STEAM fields to serve as robotics referees, innovation day judges, hackathon evaluators, and maker coaches during educational events and competitions.
- Host IoT Hackathon for high school studentsOrganizes an annual IoT Hackathon for high school students enrolled in CIJE-Tech courses, involving coding, design, and presentations around Internet of Things projects.
- Host student capstone and innovation eventsHosts annual capstone events including Innovation Day, CIJE Tank, and the Gallery Unveiling, where high school and middle school students present engineering inventions and design projects to experts, emphasizing creativity, technical skill, and personal engagement with Jewish themes.
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Holocaust and Genocide Remembrance Education 1 activity
- Deliver Jewish-integrated digital learning and Holocaust education programsProvides the iTaLAM digital Hebrew language and Jewish heritage curriculum, co-developed the “Jerusalem the Eternal City” educational app, and implements the IWitness-CIJE initiative to bring Holocaust survivor testimonies and interactive activities to Jewish school classrooms.
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Israel and Jewish Heritage Educational Travel 1 activity
- Facilitate annual trips to Israel focused on innovation and entrepreneurshipOrganizes annual trips to Israel for students and teachers, including meetings with educators, entrepreneurs, and industry teams, and hands-on workshops at the Technion and Weizmann Institutes.
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Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
- Fund STEAM and language curriculum implementation in Jewish schoolsFunds per-student subsidies for partnered Jewish day schools using the iTaLAM digital Hebrew and Jewish heritage curriculum and provides financial support to Jewish day schools in Dallas.
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Community Art Education Workshops 1 activity
- Provide digital design and fabrication programs with Jewish themesOperates the Design FAB program and Design and Fabrication Collection, enabling students to create emotive art pieces and artifacts using digital design and fabrication tools, with projects centered on Jewish themes and culminating in annual presentations.
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Jewish Textual and Educational Publishing 1 activity
- Provide gamified learning through Minecraft challengesOffers four gamified Minecraft challenges tied to Jewish holidays to promote coding, creativity, and Jewish integration for students in clubs, classes, or at-home learning.
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Teacher Professional Development 1 activity
- Provide professional development and mentorship for teachersOffers virtual math professional development sessions, summer training, and year-round support through school-based CIJE mentors and ongoing mentorship by experienced engineers to help educators implement STEAM curricula effectively.
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STEM Education Program Support 1 activity
- Support STEM education through subsidized technology programsSubsidizes the cost of SuccessMaker® and Waterford Early Learning® licenses and provides educational liaisons to support teachers and schools using these programs.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$8.56M
Contributions & grants$6.84M80%
Program service revenue$1.21M14%
Investment income$33K0%
Other revenue$475K
expenses
Total expenses$4.59M
Program expenses74%
Admin / overhead20%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$3.57M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$17.27M
Cash$214K
Investments$9.69M
Liabilities$9.21M
Net assets$8.05M
Liquid reserves25.9 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +26.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 8
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON CURY | PRESIDENT | 35 | $326K |
| YERUCHUM BRAZIL | VICE PRESIDENT | 35 | $291K |
| ARYEH MAJEROWICZ | VICE PRESIDENT | 35 | $277K |
| ADAM JEROZOLIM | DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | 35 | $226K |
| FAIGY RAVITZ | DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY | 35 | $217K |
| LAWRENCE ROZANSKI | CFO | 14 | $98K |
| MARILYN APPEL | CONTROLLER | 35 | $93K |
| DEVORAH STEIN | SECRETERY | 7 | $85K |
board members · 7
- ABRAHAM FRUCHTHANDLER — DIRECTOR
- CHAVA MANN — DIRECTOR
- DANIEL KIRSCHENBAUM — DIRECTOR
- GEORGE WEINBERGER — TREASURER
- LANCE HIRT — DIRECTOR
- LYLE WEISSMAN — DIRECTOR
- YVETTE EDIDIN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 16
Who they work with
- CIJE Network Network — Network of over 200 Jewish schools implementing CIJE's STEAM programs.
- Compedia Partner — Partnered to develop the “Jerusalem the Eternal City” educational app for Jewish schools.
- Go Baby Go Partner — National collaboration to adapt and extend the Go Baby Go program into a six-week design-thinking curriculum in Jewish day schools.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Funder — Provides financial support for the Dallas schools.
- Jewish day schools Partner — Partner schools receiving hands-on STEAM learning programs and support from CIJE.
- Jewish day schools Partner — Provides technology integration and professional development programs to Jewish day schools and yeshivot.
- Schools Partner — Partners with schools to facilitate the purchase of interactive white boards and support implementation of CIJE programs.
- SuccessMaker® Partner — Partnership to provide subsidized access to the SuccessMaker® digital math and literacy program.
- TaLAM Partner — Partnership to deliver the iTaLAM digital blended learning curriculum based on the printed TaLAM Hebrew and Jewish heritage curriculum.
- USC Shoah Foundation Partner — Collaborated to create the IWitness-CIJE Jewish Day School Initiative, bringing Holocaust survivor testimonies into classrooms.
- Vex Robotics Partner — Partners with Vex Robotics to base annual challenges on the official Vex Robotics Challenge.
- Waterford Early Learning® Partner — Partnership to provide subsidized access to the Waterford Early Learning® adaptive learning program for kindergarten children.
- Wix Partner — Hosts a project gallery page for the CIJE Design FAB Collection via Wix.com.
- Yeshiva League Partner — Collaborates on the Yeshiva League Science Olympiad for Jewish day school students.
- yeshivot Partner — Partner religious schools receiving hands-on STEAM learning programs and support from CIJE.
- yeshivot Partner — Partners with yeshivot to deliver technology and teacher development programs.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Blended and Modular Curriculum for Scalable Jewish Educationmethodology: blended_learningBy delivering cross-denominational Hebrew and Jewish heritage education through an interactive, blended learning model combined with standards-aligned modular curricula, the organization ensures accessibility and consistency across diverse school settings because it balances technological innovation with academic rigor.
- Integration of Jewish Values with STEAM Educationmethodology: faith-integrated_stem_educationBy combining hands-on STEAM learning with Jewish tradition and values, students develop deeper engagement, curiosity, and ethical reflection, because the integration makes learning culturally meaningful and contextually relevant.
- Project-Based Learning with Mentorship and Teacher Supportmethodology: project-based_learningBy shifting from teacher-led instruction to student-driven, project-based learning supported by sustained mentorship and professional development, students gain real-world problem-solving skills and teachers achieve more effective program implementation because active engagement deepens learning and builds educator capacity.