Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522136761
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4105424850
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Exchange, N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$149,176
Expenses
$443,759
Assets
$2,102,585
Liabilities
$79,388

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

Leadership & pay

23 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHLEEN ST VILLIER HILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN ST VILLIER HILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $112,365 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To invest in promising teens from Maryland's 7th congressional district and prepare them to serve as open-minded leaders with the skills, community ties and global exposure critical to success in a diverse society. Our efforts are infused with the spirit of bridge-building exemplified by the longstanding partnership of the late congressman elijah e. Cummings and the baltimore jewish community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Leadership program: each year we select approximately 12-13 fellows who either live or go to school in Maryland's 7th congressional district to participate in our two-year program in the middle of which is usually a three-week trip to israel but in 2025 fellows traveled on a 10 day trip to eastern europe. Fellows participate in twice-monthly seminars and workshops led by experts on diversity, leadership skills, conflict resolutions and politics. The intended outcome of these workshops is to increase cultural awareness, refine leadership skills, provide exposure to influential community leaders, and encourage dialogue around important topics. The trip to eastern europe included visits to cultural sites to understand jewish history. Upon returning from eastern europe fellows are engaged in speaking engagements in order to increase their advocacy skills. Venues include synagogues, churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations. During the second year of ecyp, ecyp fellows participate in a year-long social justice program where they continue to build relationships between teens of various faiths and ethnic backgrounds to prepare them to serve as community ambassadors on diversity and inclusion. In 2025, students visited the american south to explore civil rights history and the black story. At the end of a fellow's second year in the program, they will be able to facilitate conversations among their peer groups on racism, anti-semitism, diversity, and social justice. All graduates from the ecyp class of 2025 matriculated to a four-year college or university. Additionally, 2025 ecyp fellows reported being "very likely" to pursue leadership positions in college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 61.7%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -197.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.74; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 61.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 22 of 22 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $274K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $112K · 23 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 35/100.