American Friends of the Spafford Childrens Center Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271974827
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Single Organization Support
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $135,059
- Expenses
- $153,985
- Assets
- $215,202
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
People named in this filing
- Matthew Dayton-Welch (Trustee)
- Wendy Blome (Secretary)
- Meg Blome (Chairwoman)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The American Friends of the Spafford Childrens Center Fund raises funds in the United States to support a center in Jerusalem Israel which provides remedial education and social services to those in need. In light of recent unrest in Jerusalem the center is now meeting the needs of hundreds of children set back in their education by providing remedial tutoring trauma therapy and parents empowerment work.
What it reported doing in 2025
The Spafford Childrens Center in Jerusalem offers specialized educational support to children through personalized tutoring speech therapy and guidance for parents. The centers focus is on providing remedial education tailored to each childs needs to enhance their learning and development. Additionally by offering counseling for parents the center aims to create a supportive environment that promotes the overall well-being of the children and their families. The Center also offers vital group and individual trauma therapy sessions specifically tailored to children who have endured the distressing effects of societal violence and other traumatic experiences during their formative years. Through specialized counseling and support we aim to help these young individuals navigate and heal from the emotional scars caused by such challenging circumstances.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -14%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.4; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $154K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.