Israel Institute for Strategic Studies
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 272625586
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
- Phone
- 3107347001
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $53,766
- Expenses
- $26,395
- Assets
- $31,411
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARTIN SHERMAN (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- MARTIN SHERMAN (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
- STEVE GOLDBERG (OFFICER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To establish an independent policy research center in israel that will focus on analysis and formulation of strategic policy initiatives and public diplomacy initiatives that relate to the preservation, promotion and propagation of shared values and mutual interests that are common to the united states and israel.
What it reported doing in 2024
Research and education
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 63
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 72
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 45.3%; rating input score 45
- Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 50.9%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -13.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 45.3% of revenue deployed · 92.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $24K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.