International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies
Legal name: International Association of Jewish Genealogical S
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 222997643
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Phone
- 3176915401
- Rating
- 58
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $78,741
- Expenses
- $16,569
- Assets
- $642,395
- Liabilities
- $172,955
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SUSAN WEINBERG (PRESIDENT)
- EMILY GARBER (VICE-PRESIDENT)
- JANE BERENBEIM (PAST-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- SUSAN WEINBERG (PRESIDENT)
- EMILY GARBER (VICE-PRESIDENT)
- ALENE FRANKLIN (TREASURER)
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 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) umbrella organization coordinating the activities and annual conference of more than 90 national and local Jewish genealogical societies around the world. The **International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)** is an organization of organizations formed in 1988 to provide a common voice for issues of significance to its members, to advance our genealogical avocation, and to coordinate items such as the annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. Our mission is to support, educate, and advocate for the global community exploring Jewish family history, while fostering a robust and growing network of groups to engage people in the excitement of discovering their heritage. The IAJGS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions made by U.S....
What it reported doing in 2024
2 grants of $3000 each were awarded for qualified organizations
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 15
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 80
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 6.3%; rating input score 6
- Program expense ratio: 36.2%; rating input score 36
- 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: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 79%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 38.77; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -95% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 6.3% of revenue deployed · 36.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- 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.
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 6/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.