Wizo USA

What it reported doing in 2024

Wizo USA funds welfare institutions in israel including: a. Day care centers that serve children whose parents must work long hours. Wizo day care centers provide a safe haven where every child's emotional and developmental needs are met. B. Schools and youth villages, including dormitories to house at risk youth. Funds for the youth villages and dormitories enable all children access to academic and vocational programming. Wizo youth villages ensure every student has tools to excel and compete in a complex global environment. The villages help students realize their academic and social potential and provide opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable. C. Two shelters for women and their children that provide a secret and safe residence for families escaping domestic violence. Women living in wizo shelters are offered vocational training, therapies, and skill building workshops to prepare them for independent living. D. A center for the prevention of violence in the family. The center serves to prevent the cycle of violence in the family through intervention and ongoing therapeutic support. The center provides the only men's hotline in israel, established to prevent violent incidences. E. Community centers providing much needed after school activities for neighborhood children including sports, academic tutoring and therapeutic programming shelter open during covid quarantine for women and their children fleeing dangerous partners. Activities for neighborhood children including sports, academic tutoring and therapeutic programming. F. Foster homes mishpachton family unit: for students that require special assistance to progress in their studies and personal issues, provides a foster home where students live as a cohesive family through their high school. The "parents" of this family are actually trained social workers who provide the structure, supervision, and nurturing.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 74.9%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings