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Yad Elka

Brooklyn, NY · EIN 85-2621700 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Yad Elka reported $50.9 million in revenue and $50.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 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 156% between 2022 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $50M

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $51M

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

2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
100.0%94.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%3.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%96.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%10.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%1.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
Not reported$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported0.61%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.36.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
0 of 4100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$50M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $50M · revenue $51M

Support of various charities that provide financial assisstatnce for people in need

4 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2022202320242025$51M$50M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$51M$50M100.0%$1.2M—
2024 ⓘ$38M$38M100.0%$409K—
2023 ⓘ$27M$27M100.0%$125K—
2022 ⓘ$20M$20M100.0%$34,819—

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b4 · 0 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 51

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Yad Elka totaling $845K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Yad Elka's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Yad Elka, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Yad Elka's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Yad Elka reported that 100.0% of its $50.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Yad Elka get its money?

Of $50.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Yad Elka a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-2621700 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 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611359349307971 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543099349303029 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403189349309470 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202441709349300644 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-2621700: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.