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Friends of Ir David
Friends of Ir David reported $15.6 million in revenue and $16.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $98.22 went to program services, $0.67 to management and general costs and $1.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $70,000 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue fell 32% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $70,000 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.42% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe operations grant to elad financed operations and supervision of various ongoing archaeological development in the ancient city of david, primarily at the second temple era pilgrimage road, the givati parking lot, and the upper fortress excavations. Other supported areas include educational and academic programming related to the historic discoveries found in the area of the city of david and new programs such as the robotic model exhibit, hinnom valley agricultural park and siloam pool excavation
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 51
- Volunteers Part I, line 66
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to Friends of Ir David totaling $5.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Friends of Ir David spent in 2024, $98.22 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Friends of Ir David's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Friends of Ir David reported that 98.2% of its $16.7 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Friends of Ir David pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Friends of Ir David reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $70,000, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Friends of Ir David get its money?
Of $15.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.8% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Friends of Ir David a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-3466176 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349307076 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349305197 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349312502 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223159349300832 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349307859 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019 (amended), object 202110679349301401 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-3466176: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.