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Friends of United Hatzalah
Friends of United Hatzalah reported $79.0 million in revenue and $41.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $71.98 went to program services, $12.32 to management and general costs and $15.70 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $688,791 (PRESIDENT). 21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 234% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 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 $79MOther revenue was negative: −$50,589. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 72.0% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.3% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.7% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $688,791 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.64% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 21 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 24.3 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 82 of 82 | 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 expenseFriends of United Hatzalah, inc. (fouh) raises and provides funding to not-for-profit organizations that provide medical and trauma-related first responder services in israel and around the world. Fouh focuses the majority of its support on United Hatzalah of israel (uh) and its core of volunteers. Uh is israel's largest independent, non-profit volunteer emergency medical service that serves anyone in need of care, entirely for free. Fouh funds a program supporting uh volunteers in israel. This program support activities including training, recognition, and social events for uh volunteers
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $557,705 | $0 | $131,086 | $688,791 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $499,008 | $0 | $13,743 | $512,751 |
| NATIONAL MAJOR GIFTS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $297,838 | $0 | $25,337 | $323,175 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $279,234 | $0 | $29,941 | $309,175 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $282,060 | $0 | $14,850 | $296,910 |
| West Coast Regional Director Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $159,299 | $0 | $85,256 | $244,555 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS (AS OF 01/2024) Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $193,143 | $0 | $24,186 | $217,329 |
| MAJOR GIFTS DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $193,080 | $0 | $11,190 | $204,270 |
21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends of United Hatzalah (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b82 · 82 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 551
- Volunteers Part I, line 682
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PETERBOROUGH SA DE CV CIRCUITO ORADORES Fundraising consulting | $309,606 |
| JAMMEN82 LLC Management consulting | $289,000 |
| RESCUE CONSULTING & DEVELOPING LTD Fundraising consulting | $249,591 |
| PONTIS PARTNERS LLC Lobbying services | $205,000 |
| PROJECTO INC Fundraising consulting & marketing | $161,897 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
383 private foundations reported grants to Friends of United Hatzalah totaling $20M 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 United Hatzalah spent in 2024, $71.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Friends of United Hatzalah's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Friends of United Hatzalah reported that 72.0% of its $41.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 15.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Friends of United Hatzalah pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Friends of United Hatzalah reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $688,791, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Friends of United Hatzalah get its money?
Of $79.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Friends of United Hatzalah a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-3533002 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 202543199349303089 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413189349307311 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349316630 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349332945 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202200569349301110 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349308225 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-3533002: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.