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American Friends of Leket Israel
American Friends of Leket Israel reported $22.8 million in revenue and $18.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.06 went to program services, $1.90 to management and general costs and $4.04 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $254,657 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 126% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 79.9% |
| 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 | $254,657 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.37% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.9 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 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 expenseGrants were utilized for the purpose of supporting ongoing and extensive food rescue operations and activities overseas. Grants were paid to Leket Israel in support of that organizations project leket (gleaning) program, hot meals for kids project, meal rescue initiative, capacity building projects and general operating support
Grants were utilized for the purpose of supporting various programs in conjunction with Leket Israel in response to the october 7, 2023 terorist attacks against israel. These programs generally provide support for displaced families and other parties in need due to these attacks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $252,136 | $0 | $2,521 | $254,657 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Friends of Leket Israel (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $255K (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–1b10 · 10 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 2No
- 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 510
Private foundation grants it received
131 private foundations reported grants to American Friends of Leket Israel totaling $7.3M 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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Every number above is copied from American Friends of Leket Israel's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for American Friends of Leket Israel, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of American Friends of Leket Israel's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Friends of Leket Israel reported that 94.1% of its $18.5 million in expenses went to program services, 1.9% to management and general and 4.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Friends of Leket Israel pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Friends of Leket Israel reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $254,657, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Friends of Leket Israel get its money?
Of $22.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Friends of Leket Israel a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-8202424 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 202533159349302928 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413169349302721 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202303329349300505 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203159349302405 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143089349303544 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013099349300121 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-8202424: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.