Friends of Yad Sarah
Friends of Yad Sarah reported $11.8 million in revenue and $11.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.51 went to program services, $1.03 to management and general costs and $3.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,121 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 165% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.5% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $187,121 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.66% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 88.9% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseYad Sarah, Israel's largest volunteer staffed organization, provides a vital array of compassionate health and home care services for people of all ages. Today, 50 years after it was founded, Yad Sarah has 100+ branches throughout Israel staffed by more than 7,000 volunteers. Although the organization is best known for its extensive Lending Service for medical equipment, its volunteers also drive the organization's accessible vans, reach out to the homebound, advocate for the elderly at risk for abuse, provide in-home geriatric dental care and staff the Play Center for children with special…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Highest compensated employee, 35 hrs/week | $166,117 | $0 | $21,004 | $187,121 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends of Yad Sarah (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $187K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b7 · 7 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 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Private foundation grants it received
69 private foundations reported grants to Friends of Yad Sarah totaling $874K 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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Questions people ask
How much of Friends of Yad Sarah's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Friends of Yad Sarah reported that 95.5% of its $11.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Friends of Yad Sarah pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Friends of Yad Sarah reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $187,121, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Friends of Yad Sarah get its money?
Of $11.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Friends of Yad Sarah a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3106175 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621059349302132 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500919349300910 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420399349300732 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340459349300014 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240919349300314 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101279349301980 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3106175: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.