Iranian American Jewish Cultural Organization
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 451543727
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Beverly Hills, CA, USA
- Phone
- 3105605603
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $771,762
- Expenses
- $691,356
- Assets
- $161,322
- Liabilities
- $23,436
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- KATHERINE KAHEN (President)
People named in this filing
- KATHERINE KAHEN (President)
- DR SHAHRAM RAVAN (Secretary)
- ROB S JANPANAH (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The primary purposes of the organization are to (1) preserve iranian jewish culture and heritage; (2) reach out to the next generation of iranian jews living in the united states; (3) address the changing cultural needs of the iranian jewish community through educational programs; (4) bridge the american and iranian jewish communities through the promotion of iranian jewish values, history and accomplishments; (5) bring into focus the values of the iranian jewish culture, including family, education, charity, arts and music; and (6) operate as a non-religious organization. The organization also aims to make grants to organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable and/or educational purposes within the meaning of code section 170(c)(2)(b), which have received an IRS determination of their exemption from federal income taxation pursuant to code section 501(c)(3).
What it reported doing in 2023
Bullet proof israel is a non-profit organization dedicated to cultivating a well-informed and empowered global community to support israel in times of crisis. Amid a sea of misinformation and malicious intent, they strive to be a bacon of truth and a conduit of verified support directly to idf special units, mental health support for survivors and the families of victims, reconstruction efforts for the towns affected, and other verified organizations. By centralizing accurate information, facitiating transparent aid, and fostering collaborative relationships with established entities including government offices and reputable news organizations, they aim to bolster israel's resilience while promoting transparency, education, and actionable solidarity. Through these efforts, they envision a safe, stronger israel with a swell-equipped idf and an informed global support network united in purpose and action.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 74% for direct work, and 26% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 90
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 95.5%; rating input score 96
- Fundraising efficiency: $130.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 93.6%; rating input score 94; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: 10.4%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.6% of revenue deployed · 95.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $660K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 7 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
- Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.