Fundacion Tzedaka USA Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 611931783
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
- Location
- Miami, FL, USA
- Phone
- 3055340850
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Relief
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $652,898
- Expenses
- $646,144
- Assets
- $14,760
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
People named in this filing
- ARMANDO LITVAN (VICE PRESIDE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of fundacin tzedak is to rescue members of the jewish community from poverty, by providing basic assistance and promoting and developing social initiatives leading to their reintegration into community life.
What it reported doing in 2024
Funds were spent during 2023 for projects, in support to fundacion tzedaka uruguay as follows: food: 1.)delivery of food tickets 2.)meal deliveries for people with chronic conditions and/or mobility issues. Housing: 1.)payment of rent, lodging, and home for the elderly 2.)payment of household services and taxes 3.)home repairs 4.)donation of household objects 5.)home heating health: 1.)payment for medical orders and/or exams 2.)therapeutic assistance and gerontological nurses 3.)support in psychological, pedagogical, or motor-skills therapy 4.)dental health support and prescription glasses 5.)medication delivery education: 1.)payment of school lunches in jewish schools 2.)tutoring and mentoring 3.)delivery of school supplies 4.)support with school textbooks 5.)jofesh: summer and winter camps 6.)monthly subsidy for university and/or tertiary-level students programs towards development: 1.)labor: support with labor market integration 2.)tarbut: support for cultural accessibility 3.)chagim: celebration of jewish festivities and promotion of traditions 4.)claims conference: support for shoah survivors 5.)workshops and recreational activities for seniors guidance: 1.)evaluation and follow-up interviews 2.)home visits 3.)assistance with telephone calls
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 99%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -16.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -102.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 99% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $646K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.