World Jewish Relief USA

Legal name: World Jewish Relief USA Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
874022962
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
6468670994
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,013,660
Expenses
$1,518,575
Assets
$802,633
Liabilities
$31,769

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEVIN SNEADER (PRESIDENT)
  • DINA BRAWER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DINA BRAWER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $141,469 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

World Jewish Relief delivers life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world. Our people are at the heart of what we do, providing specialist knowledge, expertise and care to help us fulfil our mission. Meet Our Team Staff and lay leaders at World Jewish Relief 90th anniversary Event. Our Values Our People Our people are at the heart of what we do, providing specialist knowledge, expertise and care to help us fulfil our mission. Staff and lay leaders at World Jewish Relief 90th anniversary Event World Jewish Relief Since 1933, World Jewish Relief has responded to the needs of marginalised communities. Originally founded to support Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe, we have provided vital assistance to Jewish communities in crisis across the world. Today, we work across 21 countries, helping those in need within and beyond the Jewish community.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, world jewish relief USA awarded grants to a selection of world jewish relief projects as determined by the board of directors.in total, world jewish relief supported 142,142 people across 21 countries, partnering with 100 local organizations. The organization delivers vital assistance through four core service areas: humanitarian response, climate resilience, employment & livelihoods, and support for older people, providing lifechanging aidfrom emergency relief to longterm community resilience. Particular project grants from world jewish relief USA included trauma support following the october 2023 attacks in israel, relief for ukraine amid ongoing conflict, and support for earthquake victims in myanmar.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.7%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 84.4%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • 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: 24.6%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 64.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 72.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 102% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 63.7% of revenue deployed · 84.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.