Chevra USA FY2020 filing

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Littleton, CO501(c)(3)Since 2001Human ServicesEIN 30-0176770Revenue $379K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmychevra.orgPo Box 632214, 80163-2214 · Littleton, COTax-exempt since Sep 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Chevra USA exists to provide humanitarian aid to Jewish people, many of whom are elderly and Holocaust survivors, in the former Soviet Union, primarily Ukraine, Moldova and Poland, and in Israel. We operate soup kitchens and distribute food parcels to shut-ins, provide warm clothing, medicine and other necessities, and as much as possible, meet the spiritual needs of those we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$379K
Spent
$330K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$153K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$379K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$381K
Expenses
$330K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$432K
Net assets
$153K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$171K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $211K Management & general 36% · $119K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,079Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Schiffman’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Schiffman$46,814$43,226$41,606$38,533$36,534$45,079

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, medical aid, and religious items to Jewish people in need.

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3 programs · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Israel Relief Aid (ira) Accomplishment

We partnered with our sister organization in Israel to provide humanitarian aid to new immigrants, the elderly, the unemployed, impoverished Jews, Holocaust survivors, single mothers and the disabled in Israel.

$137Kprogram expense
02

Poland (pol) Accomplishment

We support a full range of humanitarian services in Poland, funded through unrestricted donations. Support includes humanitarian aid to the elderly, Holocaust survivors and poor.

$29Kprogram expense
03

Ukraine Accomplishment(ukr)

We support soup kitchens in a number of cities in Ukraine which feed a large number of people each month, in addition to the regular humanitarian aid distributed in that country. The grants made to Ukraine were supported by donations received that were specifically designated for our Ukraine ministry and supplemented by unrestricted…

$25Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
GE FoundationFY2024$99
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$57K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$379K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45
Money outPt IX
$330K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$153K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$379K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45
Total revenueLn 12$379K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$153K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$153K
LiabilitiesLn 26$374$0
Net assetsLn 32$105K$153K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$211K$211K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$0$98K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$6K$0$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$119$119
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100$0$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K$211K$119K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $381K$432K−$51K$171K 990 PDF
FY2024 $491K$526K−$35K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $465K$478K−$13K$275K 990 PDF
FY2022 $573K$480K$93K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021 $379K$335K$43K$197K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $379K$330K$49K$153K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $378,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $214,673$378,814
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $227,143$45
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,816$378,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $263,428$210,765
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,131$103,387
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,184$15,975
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $381,743$330,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,073$48,732
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $378,859 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$378,814
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$378,814
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $45 · Excluded from tax $0$45
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $45 · Excluded from tax $0$378,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,127 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $210,765$210,765
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $97,661$97,661
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $5,726$5,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,750$2,750
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,852$10,852
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $119$119
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,154$2,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $100$100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,765 · Management $119,362 · Fundraising $0$330,127
Part X · Balance sheet $153,398 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,040$153,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,040$153,398
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $374$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $374$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,666$153,398
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,040$153,398
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $153,398 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$378,859
XI-2 Total expenses$330,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,732
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,666
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$153,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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