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American Friends of Israel Organizations

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 46-3101553 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (tax year 2023) · View the filing · Correct or respond

American Friends of Israel Organizations reported $12.6 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2023. Of every $100 it spent, $99.25 went to program services, $0.75 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Revenue rose 55% between 2019 and 2023. Source: Form 990, 2023.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2023 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

For 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 2023 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2023 filing. Median across 469 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2023Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.2%86.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.8%8.0%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%2.6%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%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
Not reported$341,362
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported1.06%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
010
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.07.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 2100.0%

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

2023 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Financial assistance to organizations operating for charitable, religious, or educational purposes

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M20192020202120222023$13M$14M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2023 ⓘ$13M$14M99.2%$0—
2022 ⓘ$12M$11M99.0%$1.6M—
2021 ⓘ$5.7M$5.7M98.0%$35,926—
2020 ⓘ$7.1M$7.7M98.8%$4,745—
2019 ⓘ$8.1M$8.9M98.6%$533K—

Governance answers, as filed

2023 · 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–1b2 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 63

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from American Friends of Israel Organizations'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 Israel Organizations, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of American Friends of Israel Organizations's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2023, American Friends of Israel Organizations reported that 99.2% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does American Friends of Israel Organizations get its money?

Of $12.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2023, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is American Friends of Israel Organizations a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-3101553 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412509349300636 · read the filing · XML
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323199349303072 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349315710 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111339349305551 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202101369349300010 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-3101553: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.