Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136192275
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129063900
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$458,088,537
Expenses
$487,246,246
Assets
$890,761,153
Liabilities
$411,061,120

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

Leadership & pay

122 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PROFESSOR ARIE ZABAN (PRESIDENT/EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE)
  • ZOHAR YINON (CEO/EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE)

Highest reported compensation

  • PROFESSOR ARIE ZABAN (PRESIDENT/EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE): $384,877 total reported compensation
  • ZOHAR YINON (CEO/EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE): $341,928 total reported compensation
  • PROFESSOR AMNON ALBECK (RECTOR/EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE): $340,742 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

See schedule o

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th 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: 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.7%; rating input score 96; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.83; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76% of revenue deployed · 71.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 110 of 115 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $346.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $385K · 122 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $18.1M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.