# 4/25/26 – Shiur 557 –Can a non-profit (school, shul, etc.) be run for profit? Can it be treated as a family business? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-1058028/4-25-26-shiur-557-can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-1058028/4-25-26-shiur-557-can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business.md Podcast: [Halacha Headlines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-1058028) Published: 2026-04-24T03:25:23+00:00 Episode link: http://podcast.headlinesbook.com/e/42526-%e2%80%93-shiur-557-%e2%80%93can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xtmfq2pdc29sb5g3/Headlines_4-25-26.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/halacha-headlines-1058028/episodes/4-25-26-shiur-557-can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business Duration seconds: 4527 ## Resource Are there halachic caps or guidelines on salaries and benefits?Does nepotism ever become a legal or halachic problem?What constitutes "reasonable compensation" for operators of religious non-profits?Can money be taken out in indirect ways, such as consulting fees? Host: Ari Wasserman with Rabbi Chaim Kohn – founder of the Business Halacha Institute (“BHI”) and Av Beis Din – 10:20with Mr. Raphael Grossman – C.P.A. representing individuals, families, corporations and numerous non-profits – 26:23with Rabbi Jonathan (Yoni) Schick – president of GOAL Consulting Group – 50:50 Conclusions and Takeaways – 1:05:58 מראי מקומות ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/halacha-headlines-1058028/episodes/4-25-26-shiur-557-can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/halacha-headlines-1058028/4-25-26-shiur-557-can-a-non-profit-school-shul-etc-be-run-for-profit-can-it-be-treated-as-a-family-business.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.