Jewish Relief Network Ukraine

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882131119
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tempe, AZ, USA
Phone
7039444077
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security N.E.C.
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,491,607
Expenses
$10,316,696
Assets
$271,515
Liabilities
$1,804

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHLOMO PELES (President/Treas)

Highest reported compensation

  • JUDITH GARRETT (COO): $182,311 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT KAUFFMAN (ADMINISTRATIVE): $63,046 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

During the past year we provided humanitarian aid to more than 50,000 people in communities across Ukraine. We provided food, medicine, medical care, programs for children, lodging, counseling and much more. These efforts were carried out by the local charity LifeChanger with whom we work closely and to whom we provide substantial funding, as well as local rabbis and volunteers. We work around the clock, 6 days a week to carry out our mission, with people in the United States, Ukraine, and Israel, supporting our efforts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Food: Food vouchers are provided for individuals and families to purchase items they need most. On average, vouchers are provided in the amount of $100 per person per month; certificates are distributed by LifeChanger staff and volunteers, with careful records maintained regarding recipients. Vouchers are redeemed at a local grocery store where the voucher was purchased.Soup Kitchens: Soup kitchens operate in many cities around the country, at the local synagogue or Jewish community center where all people are welcomed. The kitchens are supported by the local rabbi and volunteers with support from LifeChanger staff. On average, 15 soup kitchens operate each month.Packages: Distribution of food packages have helped tens of thousands of people survive the past year. For many individuals and families, the staples of their diet were contained in the boxes they pick up each week from the local synagogue or community center. Filled with all types of food products as well as personal hygiene products, these boxes have been a lifeline for men, women and children who have very limited incomes and have exhausted their savings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.6%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 97.2%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 52.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 51.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.6% of revenue deployed · 97.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $10M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 8 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.