Amit Children Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule oamit enables israel's youth to realize their potential and strengthen israeli society by educating and nurturing childern from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, jewish values and zionist ideals. Founded in 1925, amit operates 113 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs in 33 cities, constituting israel's only government-recognized network of religious jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.- israel's ministry of education named amit the number 1 educational network for the past five years!- 42,900 students from diverse populations in 29 cities; 70% in the sociology/economic and geographic periphery of the country.- 93% bagrut diploma rate compared with national average of 76.3%.- 19% of students take 5 point physics.- 505 at risk students who attend junior colleges- amit launches network-wide hybrid gogya platform to allow for greater opprtunities for all students, and has 3,500 students enrolled in the program, with over 180 courses offered.- 35 schools participate in amit's program for real-world exposure and relevant learning.- approximately 60 gogya spaces exist in our schools for the 2025-2026 school year.- over 60 training programs and there is a teacher training center that has thousands of educators.- over the summer, 39 schools underwent renovations and upgrades refreshing classrooms, bathrooms, and outdoor learning spaces.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 60.2%; rating input score 60
• Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $29.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Pass
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 32%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.57; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.6%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings