Israel Ideas Inc C/o Mark Cohen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465246632
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Palm Beach, FL, USA
Phone
2155198497
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$127,614
Expenses
$81,614
Assets
$80,494
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK COHEN (FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARK COHEN (FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT)
  • JEAN COHEN (DIRECTOR)
  • MICHAEL KIRSCHNER (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Israel ideas is organized primarily for the purpose of educating and engaging americans about the many developments in israel which contribute to world society, improving and saving lives across the globe.

What it reported doing in 2018

During its fifth year of operation (2018), israel ideas, in cooperation with hasbara fellowships staged 13 start-up nation technology fairs on us college campuses. These events showcased new technologies from 155 different israeli companies who conducted seminars for over 2200 students. There were 140 different student applications received for 70 different intership positions. The campuses these events took place on were columbia, georgetown, gw, Michigan, Michigan state, northwestern, binghamton, brown, cornell, harvard, stanford, temple, and upenn.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -100% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2014 to 2018
  • 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.

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: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.