International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

What it reported doing in 2024

Poverty: meeting the needs of poorest citizens living in israel and the former soviet union remains a high priority for the fellowship. Through its poverty program, the fellowship assists millions of impoverished people with basic needs as they struggle to overcome extreme economic hardship. Through the poverty program, the fellowship is actively involved in cities throughout israel and the former soviet union providing food, clothing, shelter, medical care, emergency funds and other resources to those in desperate need, including families and children. Supplying thousands of needy elderly, children and poor families with necessities including food, heating fuel during the winter as well as medicine, personal care. (see schedule o)(poverty continued) the fellowship assists in helping the poor find jobs and provide for their families. The fellowship focuses heavily on the elderly population. The with dignity and fellowship program reaches nearly half of the elderly eighty years or older living in poverty in israel, and guarantees their food security for the rest of their lives. The fellowship also rescues orphaned and abandoned jewish children from the streets and provides them with homes where they receive the support and love they need to succeed. With 22% of israel's total population living below the poverty line, and the israeli government unable to fully provide for many of its poorest citizens, this assistance is absolutely essential. The poverty program, in 2024, provided 185,000 elderly and holocaust survivors in israel and the fsu assistance with basic needs. 566,000 people were provided with food, clothing and financial aid for passover and rosh hashanah worldwide. 18,000 people had access to warming hubs and generator-supplied heating and electricity across 23 communities in war-torn ukraine.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 65.6%; rating input score 66
• Program expense ratio: 74.9%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th 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: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: 14.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.2%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings