Kehilos Yaakov Yisroel Institutions Co LeebaReena Castle

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954206624
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$80,013
Assets
$45,225

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David Castle (President)

People named in this filing

  • David Castle (President)
  • LeebaReena Castle (Treasurer)
  • Robbie Swarz (Secretary)

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

Kehilos Yaakov Yisroel Institutions operates to assist economically depressed individuals in the United States, but mainly in Israel, by providing financial assistance for provisions like clothing and food, and for education. In addition to the foregoing, Kehilos will offer financial assistance and scholarships to those interested in pursuing an education in Judaic history and religious training. Kehilos also promotes studies aimed at increasing peace and harmony among people.The activities described above are carried out and directed by Rabbi Castle, who is an experienced educator and scholar. Rabbi Castle has the technical expertise to implement an organizational structure to disburse financial assistance and commodities to those individuals or families requiring the assistance described above.

What it reported doing in 2018

Direct financial assistance given to individuals that were in need of basic assistance, with special emphasis on families dealing with illness and on widows and orphans.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 33; 33rd 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: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -39.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $80K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2012 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.