World Ort Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
135562424
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2125057700
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,928,629
Expenses
$15,059,369
Assets
$25,202,317
Liabilities
$5,397,636

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

38 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GAIL LANZNAR (VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY)
  • SAUL BERKOWITZ (VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER)
  • SUELLEN KADIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON WEINGER (CEO - ORT AMERICA)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALLISON WEINGER (CEO - ORT AMERICA): $322,131 total reported compensation
  • NICOLE MILLER (DIRECTOR, MICHIGAN REGION): $210,933 total reported compensation
  • LILY JOY M SEMBRANO (CONTROLLER): $201,423 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To transform lives through education driven by jewish values and innovation that empowers people and strengthens communities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ort america provides financial support to the ort network of schools and training programs in 30 countries, benefitting over 200,000 beneficiaries annually. The cutting-edge education acquired at ort schools, colleges and international programs provide marketable skills that enable students to attain successful careers, become community leaders and live independently. Among the recipients of financial support from ort america are the ort programs in the united states, including the jewish vocational services center of detroit which have adult education programs oriented toward job placement in their chosen field and the baruch college fund. Overseas programs that ort america provides funding to include kadima mada (science journey), which is an initiative of the global ort program that focuses on stem (science, technology, engineering and math) instruction in cooperation with the israel ministry of education to elevate science and technology education for israeli middle and high schools in low-income regions as a means of enhancing opportunities for the students served. Ort's latin america program is another key recipient of funding, assuring that jewish and other students in argentina, mexico, brazil, and other latin american countries receive a cutting-edge education leading to meaningful careers. Another primary recipient of ort america funding is the ort program in the former soviet union and baltic states. Over roughly thirty years, ort has built a network of schools and programs currently serving over 15,000 students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 66% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $64.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: Missing
    • 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: 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; 76th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.9%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $13.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $322K · 38 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $273K reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.