What Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes does

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes (YTCTE) is a private, non-profit 501c3 Orthodox Jewish day school operating two campuses in North Miami Beach, Florida, serving more than 1,400 students across seven continuous divisions from Junior Pre-K through post-high school Bais Medrash. The institution delivers an integrated curriculum combining Limudei Kodesh (Jewish studies) with rigorous secular academics, including AP coursework delivered via Florida Virtual School and adaptive math/reading platforms (Successmaker, i-ready). It also operates a proprietary L'Havin U'Lehaskil Chumash learning system for grades 2-4, an ACE Resource Room for remedial support, and accelerated tracks in both Limudei Kodesh and secular studies.

YTCTE generates revenue through a multi-stream model anchored by recurring tuition, supplemented by mandatory family obligations: a $500 annual Give/Get contribution and a $5,000 SCRIP gift card purchase (or $300 opt-out fee) that yields 6%-18% merchant rebates. Capital expansion is funded via a $45M campaign, an annual dinner/journal, Parnes Hayom day-sponsorship tiers ($180-$18,000), and tax-deductible donations including cryptocurrency. Approximately 80% of students receive scholarship assistance, primarily through the Florida Step Up for Students program (~$8,000 per K-12 student).

The school reaches families across 18+ South Florida communities via school-provided busing, a dedicated admissions team, campus tours, a parent portal, bilingual (English/Spanish) web presence, and community referrals. Leadership is anchored by Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Yisroel Y. Niman, CFO Rabbi Moshe Bernstein, and Director of Institutional Advancement Rabbi Nosson Yishaya Schwartz. With 2,500+ alumni and 90% enrollment growth since 2015, YTCTE positions itself as the largest and fastest-growing Yeshiva in the Southeastern United States outside the NY/NJ corridor.

Name

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes

Legal name

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes

Website

https://ytcte.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes is a non-profit Orthodox Jewish day school in North Miami Beach serving 1,400+ students across seven divisions from Junior Pre-K through Bais Medrash, combining Limudei Kodesh with rigorous secular academics for South Florida Jewish families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Jewish Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges (EDAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Private Jewish day school
• K-12 Jewish education
• Yeshiva education
• Torah and secular studies
• Religious K-12 schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

North Miami Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments for K-12 and post-high school Jewish education. Families pay annual tuition which varies by division and grade level.
2. SCRIP Gift Card Program: The SCRIP program raises funds through gift card purchases. For each gift card purchased through the school, merchant partners give 6%-18% back to YTCTE. Each family is required to buy $5,000 in SCRIP gift cards annually, generating minimum $300 in rebates.
3. Donations and Fundraising: Tax-deductible donations accepted including general donations, annual dinner contributions, scholarship funds, capital improvements, and cryptocurrency. The school is a non-profit 501c3 organization (EIN #59-1870702).
4. Capital Campaign: Major fundraising campaign for South Campus expansion with a $45 million project cost, including endowment opportunities and bequests.
5. Parnes Hayom (Day Sponsorship): Day and week sponsorship opportunities for learning divisions ranging from $180 to $5,000, as well as perpetual and monthly sponsorships up to $18,000.
6. Event-based Revenue: Revenue from Annual Dinner/Journal Campaign, auction events, and other fundraising activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes (YTCTE) is a private Jewish day school operating seven distinct divisions from Junior Pre-K through post-high school Bais Medrash across two North Miami Beach campuses. The school delivers integrated Limudei Kodesh (Torah and Jewish studies) alongside a rigorous Secular Studies curriculum, supplemented by accelerated, honors, AP, and remedial academic tracks. It serves 1,400+ students through 280+ faculty and staff with a $45 million South Campus expansion underway.

Product overview

Yeshiva Toras Chaim Toras Emes (YTCTE) is a private Jewish day school offering a unified educational platform with seven distinct divisions spanning from Junior Pre-K through post-high school Bais Medrash. The institution operates two campuses in North Miami Beach, Florida—the South Campus (Klurman Campus) and North Campus (South Campus)—providing a comprehensive educational journey. The core product portfolio includes: Esformes Early Childhood Center for ages 3-5, Klurman Elementary School (Grades 1-5, co-ed), Bnos Toras Emes and Rohr Middle School (Grades 6-8, separate gender divisions), Mesivta Avraham Zev/Dr. Abe Chames High School (Grades 9-12, boys), and Bais Medrash Zichron Ezra (post-high school). Supplementary programs include Accelerated Limudei Kodesh and Secular Studies tracks, the ACE Resource Room for academic support, Remedial programs, Extracurricular Activities, SCRIP Gift Card fundraising, and Parnes Hayom sponsorship opportunities. The school combines rigorous Limudei Kodesh (Jewish studies) curriculum with comprehensive Secular Studies, serving 1,400+ students from 18+ communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Esformes Early Childhood Center (EECC) Early childhood education program for Junior Pre-K through Kindergarten, serving both boys and girls, focused on laying the foundation for a lifelong love of Torah and learning.
• Klurman Elementary School (KES) Elementary school program for Grades 1-5, offered in separate boys and girls divisions, cultivating a thirst for Torah and joy of learning to create happy, fulfilled children.
• Rohr Middle School (RMS) Middle school program for boys in Grades 6-8, igniting the greatness in every student through ruchniyos, middos, and scholarship.
• Bnos Toras Emes (BTE) Middle school program for girls in Grades 6-8, developing Bnos Yisroel who are refined, well-adjusted, empowered and excited to build the future of Klal Yisroel.
• Mesivta Avraham Zev / Dr. Abe Chames High School (DACHS) High school program for boys in Grades 9-12, building Torah, middos, and strong minds with rigorous Limudei Kodesh and Secular Studies curriculum including AP courses.
• Bais Medrash Zichron Ezra (BMZE) Post-high school program for young men, transforming them into strong, lifelong Bnei Torah and Baalei Mussar through intensive Torah study and mussar practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 students qualified for NMSQT National Merit Semi-Finalist Status from 2007-2019, more than any other Jewish High School in Miami Dade
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• PublixminorOthersGift card vendor in SCRIP program - families can purchase Publix gift cards through the school and the supermarket chain contributes 6-18% rebates to YTCTE.
• Winn DixieminorOthersGift card vendor in SCRIP program - families can purchase Winn Dixie gift cards through the school.
• AmazonminorOthersAmazon gift cards available through SCRIP program. Additionally, AmazonSmile program donates 0.5% of purchases to YTCTE when shopping through the school's affiliate link.
• Step Up for StudentscoreOthersGovernment scholarship program partner providing Private School Scholarship (FES-EO/FTC) of approximately $8,000 for grades K-12 and Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) for students with qualifying diagnoses.
• Florida Healthy KidsminorOthersGovernment program offering health and dental insurance for children on a sliding scale, referenced for families relocating to Florida.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramaz School: Prominent Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Manhattan serving nursery through grade 12 with rigorous Jewish and general studies; comparable in academic reputation and dual curriculum to YTCTE's program.
• SAR Academy and High School: Large, well-established Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in Riverdale, NY offering early childhood through high school with rigorous dual curriculum; comparable in mission and scale to YTCTE and a key benchmark for inbound NY/NJ relocating families.

Direct peers

• Weinbaum Yeshiva High School: Orthodox Jewish high school in Boca Raton offering Limudei Kodesh and Secular Studies, directly comparable to YTCTE's DACHS high school division and competing in the same regional Orthodox market.
• Katz Yeshiva High School: Orthodox Jewish high school in Boca Raton providing dual Jewish-secular education to grades 9-12, comparable to YTCTE's high school division and targeting the same South Florida Orthodox family segment.
• Donna Klein Jewish Academy: Jewish day school in Boca Raton serving K-12 students with rigorous dual curriculum, comparable in mission and academic profile to YTCTE and competing for Orthodox and Conservative Jewish families in South Florida.
• Hebrew Academy (RASG) Miami Beach: Long-established Orthodox Jewish day school serving the South Florida community from early childhood through high school, offering dual curriculum (Limudei Kodesh and Secular Studies) in the same geographic market as YTCTE.
• Scheck Hillel Community School: Large Jewish day school in North Miami Beach serving early childhood through grade 12 with dual curriculum, competing directly with YTCTE for the same Orthodox and Conservative family demographic in the South Florida region.
• Posnack School: Jewish day school in South Florida (Davie) serving students from early childhood through high school with combined Judaic and college-preparatory secular studies, directly comparable in mission and structure to YTCTE.

Regional players

• Yeshivat Frisch: Orthodox Jewish high school in Paramus, NJ offering Limudei Kodesh and secular college-prep studies, comparable to YTCTE's DACHS division and representative of the NY/NJ yeshiva model that inbound families are migrating from.
• MTA (Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem): Yeshiva high school and beis medrash in Manhattan offering post-high school and rabbinical programs, comparable in mission and religious educational structure to YTCTE's Bais Medrash Zichron Ezra post-high school division.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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