This World: The Values Network

What it reported doing in 2019

Form 990 page 2 part iii line 4aprogram service accomplishments - 2019the world values network is dedicated to the dissemination of universal jewish values in the political sphere, the cultural mainstream, and the global media. Through our renowned lecture series, debates, radio and tv broadcasts, classes, religious services, websites, social media campaigns, and published works, we seek to impact and inspire the broadest international audience. 24 january - 2 february 2019: rabbi shmuley led a mission to israel with roseanne barr and former chief pentagon spokesperson dana white. The visit covered key strategic areas and historical sites, along with visits to the communities in judea and samaria facing boycotts and economic discrimination. 13-15 february 2019: rabbi shmuley traveled to warsaw for the international summit held by the american state department about countering the threat from iran. 24 february 2019: event held in los angeles with rabbi shmuley and roseanne barr about israel advocacy and their mission to israel. 24 march 2019: organized, produced and paid for a full-page ad published in the Washington post, comparing ilhan omar's anti-semitic rhetoric to classic anti-semitic texts. 24 march 2019: rabbi shmuley attended the aipac conference, headlining a counterdemonstration against those protesting outside the venue. 28 march 2019: 7th annual international champions of jewish values gala at carnegie hall in nyc which honored human rights icon marion wiesel, academy award-winning actor jon voight, president trump's director of the national economic council larry kudlow, former chief pentagon spokesperson dana white, assistant to the president and special representative for international negotiations jason greenblatt, carnegie hall's executive and artistic director, sir clive gillinson, and discovery communications chairman and ceo david zaslav.30 may 2019: organized, produced and paid for a full-page ad published in the New York times, one calling out rep. Rashida tlaib for her slanderous lies that palestinians provided a "safe-haven" for jews fleeing the holocaust. 18 june 2019: the wvn hosted a panel discussion event featuring jason greenblatt, bret stephens, and rabbi shmuley boteach discuss trump peace plan at world values network event23 june 2019: organized, produced and paid for a full-page ad published in the New York times calling out rep. Alexandra ocasio cortez for her comparison of ice detention centers on the southern us border to concentration camps used by the nazis to enslave and murder jews. 8 august 2019: event held on "is the new testament anti-semitic?" with rabbi shmuley boteach and the evangelist michael brown. 18 august 2019: organized, produced and paid for a full-page ad published in the New York times tackling the european union's legal case for labelling only israeli product. The add argued that the ruling was anti-semitic for singling out jews and a reflection of the thousand-year old european habit of labelling jews. 24 august 2019: organized, produced and paid for a full-page ad published in the New York times targeting canada, whose federal courts enforced the labeling earlier this year. That specific ad pointed out the elephant in the room that through a band of mining giants, canadas might be the world's foremost exploiter of the chinese occupation of tibet. Each made the case for the jewish connection the biblical lands of judea and samaria and highlighting the obvious discrimination and hypocrisy. 28 august 2019: event held with american birthright group in tel aviv featuring american ambassador to israel david friedman. 31 august 2019: republished the same full-page ad in the New York times targeting canada. 17 september 2019: the wvn hosted a panel discussion event featuring jason greenblatt, bret stephens, and rabbi shmuley boteach discuss trump peace plan at world values network event26 september 2019: rabbi shmuley met with polish president andrej duda together with a deleg

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 79.3%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 14th 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: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • 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: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 33.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings