Oakland Hebrew Day School

What Oakland Hebrew Day School does

Oakland Hebrew Day School (OHDS) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit Jewish day school operating from a single campus at 5500 Redwood Road in Oakland, California. The school delivers a Bridge-Kindergarten through 8th-grade program that integrates General Studies (language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and computer science) with Judaic Studies (Hebrew language, Torah study, prayer, Jewish history, and Israel studies), following Modern Orthodox practices while accommodating diverse family observance (מנהגים). Its curricular infrastructure includes an in-house Workshop-Based Beit Midrash (WBBM) — a differentiated, student-centered middle-school Judaic studies model that won the 2014 Jewish Education Innovation Challenge grant — as well as a Design Lab with green-screen video and woodworking tools, character development through the "9 Middot" framework, and a service-learning program including a partnership with the Jewish Coalition for Literacy.

The business model combines recurring tuition (subscription-style, billed annually with flexible tuition tiers available) with a multi-stream fundraising apparatus: an Annual Campaign, the Fund for the Future endowment (managed in partnership with the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay), Legacy Giving, employer-matching programs, stock and wire transfers, car and in-kind donations, and payroll giving. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: an Admissions Director (Tamar Sandel) runs personalized campus tours, the school operates an online application portal via Parent Locker, and a WelCom (Welcoming Committee) cultivates prospective families. Marketing relies on the school's website (ohds.org), community referrals, alumni advocacy, and direct email outreach rather than paid acquisition.

The organization employs 11-50 staff (approximately 33 faculty across General and Judaic Studies, Bridge-K through 8th grade) and is governed by a Board of Directors. A public Head of School Search is currently active. Strategic positioning leans on community depth — an alumni network spanning decades with graduates matriculating at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and over 50 other institutions — alongside accreditations from NAIS, CAIS, and the Prizmah Jewish day school network. Tuition pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct admissions consultation.

Name

Oakland Hebrew Day School

Legal name

Oakland Hebrew Day School

Website

https://ohds.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oakland Hebrew Day School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Oakland, CA, serving Bridge-Kindergarten through 8th-grade students with an integrated general and Judaic studies curriculum and a multi-stream tuition-plus-philanthropy revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Education (Jewish Day School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Jewish day school
• K-8 education
• Hebrew language instruction
• Judaic studies
• Private elementary school

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue from tuition payments by families. The school offers flexible tuition options to accommodate diverse family financial situations.
2. Annual Campaign Donations: Community-wide fundraising effort providing direct benefit to students, supporting academic excellence, faculty employment, facilities maintenance, extracurricular activities, and flexible tuition.
3. Fund for the Future (Endowment): Board-directed endowment fund supported by donors committed to securing the school's future excellence in Jewish education and protecting the Jewish community core.
4. Legacy Giving: Planned gifts to OHDS managed by the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay, providing lasting impact on educating future generations of Jewish youth.
5. Employer Matching Donations: The school facilitates employer matching programs where companies match employee donations to double the impact.
6. Stock and Wire Transfers: Donors can make stock donations and wire transfers to support the school.
7. Car and In-Kind Donations: The school accepts car donations and other in-kind contributions.
8. Payroll Giving: Employees can automate monthly donations directly from their paycheck through employer payroll giving programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Oakland Hebrew Day School is a private K-8 Jewish day school in Oakland, California, offering dual-curriculum education that integrates general academic studies with Judaic studies and Hebrew language instruction. Operating under a Modern Orthodox framework with openness to diverse customs, the school serves students from Bridge-Kindergarten through 8th grade and is sustained primarily by tuition revenue and philanthropic donations.

Product overview

Oakland Hebrew Day School is a 501(c)(3) Jewish day school serving students from Bridge-Kindergarten through 8th grade, following Modern Orthodox practices. The school offers a unified educational program combining General Studies (language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, computer science) with Judaic Studies (Hebrew language, Torah study, prayer, Jewish history, Israel studies, and holiday celebrations). Supporting programs include after school care, enrichment clubs, athletic teams, experiential learning trips, service learning, and student leadership opportunities. The school operates on a single campus at 5500 Redwood Road, Oakland, CA 94619.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bridge-Kindergarten Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% of middle school students participate in athletics each year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)minorOthersAccreditation and membership organization for independent schools. OHDS displays the NAIS accreditation logo on its website indicating compliance with high standards for independent education.
• California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS/CA)minorOthersRegional accreditation organization for independent schools in California. OHDS displays the CAISCA accreditation logo as a marker of educational quality.
• PrizmahminorOthersJewish Day School network and resource organization. OHDS is identified as a featured grantee of Prizmah, indicating membership in the network of Jewish Day Schools.
• Jewish Coalition for LiteracyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOHDS middle school students volunteer as reading buddies at Green Leaf Elementary School through this partnership, supporting educational access for students in need.
• Jewish Community Foundation of the East BayminorOthersManages the OHDS Legacy Fund endowment, overseen by stewards from both the Foundation and the OHDS Board of Directors to ensure donor gifts have lasting impact.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brandeis Hillel Day School: San Francisco-based K–8 Jewish day school with dual General/Judaic Studies curriculum. Direct peer because it is the closest Bay Area Jewish day school to OHDS, serves the same family demographic, and offers comparable integrated academic and Jewish-identity programming.
• Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School: Foster City-based K–8 Jewish day school serving the broader Bay Area. Direct peer because it competes for the same Modern Orthodox / Jewish-identity-engaged families with a comparable dual-curriculum, K–8 day school model.
• Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School: Palo Alto-based K–8 Jewish day school. Direct peer because it operates in a peer Bay Area metro, competes for Jewish families seeking rigorous day school education, and offers a similar integrated General/Judaic Studies program.

Broad incumbents

• Park Day School: Oakland-based progressive K–8 independent day school. Broader incumbent competing for the same Oakland progressive-family demographic with a secular inquiry-based pedagogy, often compared directly by prospective families.
• The Berkeley School: Berkeley-based K–8 independent day school. Broader incumbent competing for East Bay families seeking progressive Jewish-or-not-Jewish day school alternatives in close geographic proximity to OHDS.
• Bentley School: Oakland-area K–12 independent day school. Broader incumbent because it competes for the same Oakland/East Bay family demographic with secular private education, providing an alternative for families weighing Jewish day school against nonsectarian independent schools.
• Menlo School: Atherton-based K–12 independent day school. Broader incumbent comparable on Bay Area private K–12 independent positioning; relevant as an upper-school destination competing for Jewish families who may opt out of Jewish high schools.
• Head Royce School: Oakland-based K–12 independent school. Broader incumbent that competes for Oakland Hills/East Bay families at the middle and upper school stages, where OHDS graduates could alternatively matriculate rather than attend Jewish high schools.
• San Francisco Day School: San Francisco-based K–8 independent day school. Broader incumbent because it competes for Bay Area families seeking a secular, inquiry-based day school with similar academic and enrichment programming.

Others

• Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools: Network and support organization for Jewish day schools across North America. Adjacent ecosystem participant — OHDS is an identified featured grantee/partner — that provides benchmarking, professional development, and Jewish day school advocacy to peer schools including OHDS's direct competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ohds

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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