Jewish Soldier's Tfilin Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300992978
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Phone
5612121192
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,129,725
Expenses
$1,129,725
Assets
$18,778
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Daniel Halamish (President)

People named in this filing

  • Daniel Halamish (President)
  • Sarah Nahari (Director)
  • Naomi Atari (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

This organization strengthens the practice and observance of the Jewish Faith by providing the sacred objects required for the fulfillment ofGods commandments to those unable to afford them, especially Jewish Soldiers. It also serves far flung and impoverished Jewishcommunities around the world to facilitate their practice of Jewish Worship. It provides religious education classes, courses and seminars onthe proper way to use these sacred objects in Jewish practice and worship. It trains practitioners of the sacred arts to create the sacred

What it reported doing in 2024

Program 1. Creation of Torah scrolls for military units and far-flung Jewish communities: Torah scrolls are required for Jewish worship several times a week and on all holy days. Scrolls are hand written on vellum and must be rigorously checked so there are no mistakes. New Scrolls cost 52300. Each scroll has its set of sacred accessories. Cost of the Torah scrolls Includes payments for scribes, writing materials, scroll checkers, and sacred accessories. Scrolls required special transportation to the recipients. 8 scrolls were delivered to military units and 3 to needy far flung Jewish communities, in eastern Europe and South America. There was a tremendous outpouring of generosity on the part of our supporters, to see new Torah scrolls in use by military units during breaks in the battles. Also provided 8 Scrolls of the Book of Esther for use on the holiday of Purim.

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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $134.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 36.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.2% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.