Tikva Children's Home

Legal name: Tikva Corp

Overview

Mission

To provide aid and education to the lives of at-risk Jewish children and impoverished families in Odessa, Ukraine, through educational programs and rescue aid to save Jewish orphans, help rebuild the community, educate Jewish youth, and create a brighter future. At Tikva, our mission is simple – to provide aid and education to the lives of at-risk Jewish children and impoverished families in Odessa, Ukraine. Together, our members have helped rebuild Jewish identity ruined by the persecution and communist rule that has constrained the community for decades. Through our educational programs and rescue aid, we continue to save Jewish orphans, help to rebuild the community, educate the Jewish youth, and create a brighter future full of possibilities and the ability to fulfill their dreams. LEARN MORE.

What it reported doing in 2024

The corporation's mission is to provide vital services to the jewish children and jewish community of odessa, ukraine. Due to the war in ukraine, the majority of our community resides in bucharest, romania.1. Home and medical care for abandoned, orphaned and abused jewish children up to apporximately sixeteen years old. 2. Education for children, which consists of kindergardten through university accredited programs, including after-school care and special needs assistance. 3. Adult education program, which provides university classes and cultural activities. 4. Daily meals and homecare for elderly jewish people. 5. Synagogue for those of the jewish faith to seek spiritual support. 6. Financial support, educational and supportive counseling for children older than sixteen years old when relocating to israel.

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 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223779212
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
West Caldwell, NJ, United States
Phone
1-917-262-1818
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 63
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • 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: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96%; rating input score 96; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.2; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 87% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 24 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $276K · 32 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 annual filings from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • YANNA BEGELMAN (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT): $276,042 total reported compensation
  • ARIELLE ASSAYAG (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $206,878 total reported compensation
  • LORI DONZA (TREASURER): $162,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.