International Synagogue and Jewish Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
112117560
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Jamaica, NY, USA
Phone
7186565044
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$75,637
Expenses
$66,078
Assets
$1,111,278
Liabilities
$511

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM KAUFMAN (President)
  • BARRY WEISS (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ADAM KAUFMAN (President)
  • BARRY WEISS (Vice President)
  • MANNY WEISS (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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The international synagogue was organized and established in 1958 to meet the needs of the traveling community. The synagogue has been representing judaism to the flying public at the air gateway to the us for 50 years. The project of building a synagogue at the international airport with the intent of allowing the jewish community to have equal religious representation at the airport proclaimed the religious liberty guaranteed by the united states of america and represented the religious freedom that persons of every creed can enjoy.

What it reported doing in 2020

Provide year-round welcoming and hosting of thousands of students poised for a year of stury in isreal, and of campers embarking on a summer in isreal. The children are accompanied by family members and friends before they board their flights. Parents rely upon the safety, security, and familiarity that our environment provides them with before their children depart. Our chapel is a place for services, private prayer, meditation, rest and reading, open to all in a true spirit of welcome to all denominations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 77% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 66.6%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $29.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.6%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.82; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.4% of revenue deployed · 66.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.