Unrwa USA

Legal name: Unrwa USA National Committee Inc

Overview

Mission

UNRWA USA lifts up the voices, experiences, and humanity of Palestine refugees to secure American support for resources essential to every human being, for the promise of a better life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Grant program - unrwa USA prioritizes our program funding through four technical pillars: 1)education + training, 2)health (including mental health), 3)protection, and 4)emergency response. Education funding supported university scholarships for over 100 students and school-based mental health support for over 89,000 conflict-affected children. Health funding supported the furnishing and re-opening of a war-damaged health clinic in syria. Protection funds provided shelter repair and temporary housing to internally displaced refugees in syria and the west bank, as well as non-food items in gaza. Emergency response funds supported food parcels for over 237,000 people in gaza, as well as cash assistance for refugees in extreme poverty in lebanon, jordan, and syria.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 95% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202714426
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
(202) 223-3767
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Relief

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 44
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.5%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $34.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 7 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 90.5% of revenue deployed · 95.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $46.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $216K · 17 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $101K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MARA KRONENFELD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $216,042 total reported compensation
  • HANI ALMADHOUN (DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY): $188,807 total reported compensation
  • LAILA MOKHIBER (DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS): $145,581 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.