Mikvah USA

Overview

Mission

With incredible Siyatta Dishmaya, Mikvah USA’s grassroots efforts have blossomed into a professionally structured organization; the mission will only be complete when every Jew in North America will find it easy and appealing to adhere to the highest level of taharah. “This is an incredible opportunity that you have given us. Thank you for all your support in bringing more yiddishkeit to our community.” - California “College students are at a very pivotal time in their life. They soaked in the speaker’s words, visibly enjoying the speech. One attendee commented, ‘This is exactly what I am missing: inspiration on mitzvoth and a deeper understanding of Torah.’”. With incredible siyatta dishmaya, Rabbi Bistritzky’s sincere grassroots efforts have blossomed into the powerhouse that is Mikvah USA today. Mikvah USA is a professionally structured organization with a Board of Directors...

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% 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: 81
• Transparency & Controls: 62
• Accountability: 90
• Sustainability: 18
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 92.5% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $6.6M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $514K · 4 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
• Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 48 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 47 filed related-organization links
• 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: 7 of 8 not reported.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.