American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-salam Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133441742
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Glendale, CA, USA
Phone
8186628883
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,005,801
Expenses
$907,728
Assets
$1,608,734
Liabilities
$72,481

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOAN C WALLER (PRESIDENT)
  • JUDITH STEINGIESER DUBIN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • REV GORDON WEBSTER (PAST-PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ABIR ELZOWIDI (DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE): $151,702 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The american friends of neve shalom/wahat al-salam, inc. Encourages, supports, and publicizes the projects of neve shalom/wahat al-salam the oasis of peace in israel, where approximately 70 jewish and palestinian families have chosen to live and work together as equals in an environment that promotes trust, understanding, and mutual respect. The village is uniquely designed to fulfill this mission through its institutions such as: the bilingual, bi-national k-6 primary school; the school for peace, where young adults and university students participate in conflict management programs and cross-culture encounter workshops: the spiritual centers peace museum and oasis art gallery welcoming jewish and palestinian visual artists engaging visitors through shared exhibits, dialogue, demonstrations and public events; the pluralistic spiritual center, where adults and youth engage in interfaith, intercultural dialogue, study, and leadership programs; and the nadi which brings non-academic expe

What it reported doing in 2024

FUNDING GRANTS FOR PROJECTS PROPOSED BY NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT AL-SALAM: PRIMARY SCHOOL: 59.4% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Since 1984, first Hebrew-Arabic bilingual, multicultural school K-6 (providing model for 5 new Israeli bilingual schools) equal numbers of Israeli Palestinian and Jewish students, fully inclusive, multicultural curriculum based in successful learning, equality, peace-building, respect for culture, traditions and language. Special programs integrated into curriculum: English, music lessons and performance, story-telling through writing, gardening, Archaeology, Art through recycling. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR: Salaries and required benefits; materials, equipment and instruments, curriculum development, and required transportation. SCHOOL FOR PEACE: 20.9% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Dual dialogue, long-term programs, short-term encounters deepening identities, responsibilities for role in conflict, roots/nature of the conflict; university courses; dialogue facilitators training; international youth encounters; two-year profession-specific programs in Israeli and Palestinian (West Bank and Israeli)in health care, Women in Social Media, Mental Health, environment, politics, education, journalism, law; Jewish/Arabic literature anthology, and leadership in Mixed Cities. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, facilities, materials, housing, transportation. PLURALISTIC SPIRITUAL CENTER: 11.6% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Inter-religious dialogue; program collaborations for Israeli Jews and Palestinians to sacred places in Israel for dialogue, reflection; interfaith programs in mediation, scripture and social transformation, political justice, feminism in Islam, Christian Palestinian readings of the Hebrew Testament, Jewish and Palestinian films and book launches with authors, and discussions. This program also includes the Oasis Art Gallery, which inspires visitors to connect across language, culture, and geography by showcasing work that engages the complex and pressing issues of our time, including identity, nationalism, political freedom, violence, and oppression. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR salaries, materials, necessary transporation, room and board. NADI-YOUTH CLUB: 4.6% of funds allocated. DESCRIPTION: Develop young adult community leaders; assist school children with language and culture issues; counselors for younger children in NSWAS binational, bilingual summer camps. FUNDS UTILIZED FOR materials, room and board, required transportation. EVALUATION: On site NSWAS volunteers, observation, interviews by teachers; public and private school utilization-rates for publications; increased employment of NSWAS-licensed facilitators; increase/persistence of Jewish-Palestinian professional projects and relationships; increase in familites requesting bilingual, multicultural primary schooling.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 9.8%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $795K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $152K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.