Chabad of Poway
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Chabad of Poway

 
501(c)(3) organization
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16934 CHABAD WAY
Poway CA 92064-1129

Poway CA | IRS ruling year: 1997 | EIN: 33-0726304  
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On July 14, 2020, NBC San Diego reported on improper conduct confirmed through a legal proceeding to have taken place at Chabad of Poway in an article titled, "Rabbi Shot in Poway Synagogue Attack Pleads Guilty to Elaborate Tax Fraud Scheme: US Atty.." For more information regarding this matter, please see NBC San Diego article.

  • On July 20, 2022, Forward published an article titled "Chabad asked the new rabbi in Poway to resign. He said no.." For more information, please see Forward article
  • On July 19, 2020, The Los Angeles Times published an article titled "A fake congregation and tax schemes — California rabbi’s years of fraud revealed." For more information, please see The Los Angeles Times article
  • On June 7, 2021, The San Diego Union-Tribune published an article titled "La Jolla man sentenced in charity fraud case involving former Chabad of Poway rabbi." For more information, please see The San Diego Union-Tribune article
  • On July 28, 2021, U.S. Department of Justice published an article titled "Former Qualcomm Director Admits to Tax Evasion Scheme With Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi." For more information, please see U.S. Department of Justice article
  • On October 25, 2021, The Times of San Diego published an article titled "Ex-Qualcomm Director Gets Probation, Home Detention, for Chabad Donation Fraud." For more information, please see The Times of San Diego article
  • On January 5, 2022, The New York Times published an article titled "Rabbi Shot in Synagogue Attack Is Sentenced to Prison in Fraud Schemes." For more information, please see The New York Times article
  • On August 19, 2022, The Department of Justice published an article titled "San Diego Attorney Sentenced for $500,000 Tax Fraud with Former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Goldstein." For more information, please see The Department of Justice article

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Chabad of Poway cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.

Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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