Gesher Human Services

What it reported doing in 2024

Gesher offers a comprehensive range of workforce development programs tailored to diverse community needs. Whether entering or re-entering the job market, facing age-related challenges, or dealing with disabilities, gesher provides targeted support.1. Business and career services: personalized career coaching, technical skills training, networking, and job placement services for individuals at various career stages.2. Recharge! Program: group counseling for individuals aged 50+, addressing their unique concerns, providing assessments, goal-setting, and overcoming age-related barriers.3. Women to work program: supporting women in entering or re-entering the workforce, offering job search strategies, emotional support, and microsoft office computer training through the springboard to success program.4. Ticket to work program: in partnership with the social security administration, this voluntary program AIDS individuals receiving ssdi and/or ssi in achieving financial independence.5. New experiences internship program: provides opportunities for job seekers 18 and over with long-term unemployment to build skills through paid internships.6. Jewish occupational internship (join) program: offers college students paid summer internships, educational seminars, and networking experiences in various professional fields.7. Computer training program: operating in oakland and wayne counties, it provides onsite and online classes to upgrade skills and align with job market demands.8. Michigan works! Office: supports job seekers with training and services, offering customized recruitment solutions to businesses.9. Oakland80 initiative: aiming to increase post-secondary degrees for oakland county residents by 2030 to enhance economic stability and career opportunities.10. Detroit at work! Office: provides information on in-demand career pathways and training programs in the durfee innovation center.11. Ecycle opportunities: a division of gesher focusing on responsible electronics recycling and employment for individuals facing barriers to employment.12. Vocational rehabilitation services: collaborates with Michigan rehabilitation services to help individuals with disabilities overcome barriers to employment through various programs.13. Janitorial and cleaning services: since 1986, gesher has offered superior janitorial services with a well-trained workforce.14. Supported employment and skill building: maximizes the potential of adults with disabilities seeking community employment through job search support, training, and ongoing post-employment support.15. Youth programs: offers training, support, and counseling for young adults with disabilities, including summer linkup and school-to-work transition programs.16. Abilityone program: provides jobs for people with significant disabilities, allowing participants to leverage learned skills in various sectors.17. Hr solutions group: provides outsourced human resource functions for non-profits and small to mid-sized companies lacking internal hr resources.gesher's holistic approach aims to empower individuals across diverse demographics to realize their potential and achieve self-sufficiency in the workforce.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.6%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.68 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings