Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc

Overview

Mission

Hebrew Home of Greater Washington has been providing essential care and rehabilitation services to the frailest elders in the Washington DC region for over 110 years. Our unique programs and services include full-time on staff physicians with experience and certification in geriatrics; a Russian program to meet the needs of an immigrant population which has attracted national press attention; the Post-Acute Care Center, with a proven track record in patients' functional improvement; respect for Jewish values that honor and respect our elders, spiritual services, and kosher meals served in a "home-style" setting; life-enhancing programs supported by our Guardian Fund for Excellence, transportation to area shopping centers, restaurants and theaters, and programs geared toward the mind, body and soul (literary programs, creative writing, park outings, creative movement and dance, music and chorus); secure memory care units; admission open to the entire community. In keeping with our missi

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 79% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

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.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 63
• Transparency & Controls: 96
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 70
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• Where the money goes: 63% of revenue deployed · 79.9% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $59.2M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $803K · 33 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $11.8M reported
• Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
• Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 9 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
• High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.