Caspari Center
Legal name: Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies Jerusalem USA Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 364460995
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2023
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Jerusalem, IL, Israel
- Phone
- +972 (2) 623 3926
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Judaism
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $24,296
- Expenses
- $103,336
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
People named in this filing
- JAMES GALVIN (Chairman &Treas)
- WESTLEY TABER (Secretary)
- PER REINERT ERICKSON (Director)
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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Founded in 1982 to support Israel’s Jewish believers in Jesus through education and research. The Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies was founded in 1982 by the Norwegian Church Ministry to Israel in order to support Israel’s Jewish believers in Jesus through education and research. It was the first institution to offer basic theological training for lay members and pastors of Messianic congregations in Israel in the Hebrew language. Over the years the Caspari Center has supported local congregations through various training courses, seminars, and lectures, and through our open library and locally produced publications. The TELEM (Tochnit Limud Meshichi – Messianic Teaching Program) courses, TELEM publications, the Caspari Center Shabbat School Seminars, various leadership.
What it reported doing in 2023
Desemination and teaching churches and congregations regarding their jewish heritage and roots. The organization provides bible study materials and invites churches and individuals to join jewish mission by partnering to provide financial support to education and leadership traninng programs in israel.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 89% 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.
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 and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 9
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 88.1%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -325.3%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -11.8% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -12.3% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $91K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 4/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.