Itisapartheid Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271311326
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Cambridge, MA, USA
Phone
6173546471
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Human Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$56,334
Expenses
$100,863
Assets
$49,687

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD COLBATH HESS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RICHARD COLBATH HESS (TREASURER)
  • RICHARD COLBATH HESS (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD COLBATH HESS (CLERK)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To publicize (1) israeli human rights abuses and violations in the palestinian territory and in israel itself based on racial, religious and ethnic differences, in violation of international law, and specifically including but not limited to the apartheid convention adopted by the united nations general assembly on november 30, 1973(the apartheid convention), (2) other israeli violations of international law constituted by such abuses and violations, (3) and the conditions of palestinian refugees, in both internal and in exile; to educate the general public about such abuses and violations; to organize the general public to educate others about and to oppose the above abuses and violations; to support other organizations opposing such israeli human rights abuses, though financial aid, collaboration, joint projects and the like, such support to be limmited to organizations which are not so exempt but whose activities are aligned with our purpose.

What it reported doing in 2025

Publicize, educate, organize, and support the public about israeli human rights abuses and violations in the palestinian territory and in israel itself.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -79%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.8% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $101K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.