Kulanu INC EIN 52-1919094

Kulanu INC FY2020 filing

EIN  52-1919094 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities worldwide.
Leadership
Harriet Bograd · President and Board Member
Money in and out
$379K revenue, $339K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

Supports isolated, emerging, and returning Jewish communities worldwide. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $379K in revenue, $339K in expenses, and $356K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$379K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$339K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$379K
FY2020
Expenses
$339K
FY2020
Total assets
$378K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$22K
FY2020
Total revenue
$379K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$339K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$356K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$378K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $233K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Religion-Related, Spiritual Development

Religious and spirtual development of Jewish communities across the globe, including Pakistan - religious programs; Ghana - community hall/guest house; Kenya - synagogue/social hall and COVID food relief; Ethiopia - Jewish cemetery; Madagascar - printing of religious books; Latin America - COVID food relief; India - COVID food relief; US…

$94Kprogram expense
02

Religion-Related, Spiritual Development

Religious and spiritual development of the Lemba Jewish community in Zimbabwe. Kulanu also provided funding for various Lemba projects including COVID food relief, synagogue/community center, agriculture projects, and water projects.

$82Kprogram expense
03

Religion-Related, Spiritual Development

Religious and spiritual development of the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda. Kulanu provided funding for various projects including COVID food relief, synagogue/community center, agriculture projects, nutrition, and education.

$57Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKulanu INC
EINHdr · item D52-1919094
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kulanu.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q710)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Levine’s $89K as Executive Di is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Molly Levine$88,645$84,421

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$374K · 99%
Other revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$374K
Other revenue1%$3K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$379K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.16
Program services69%$233K
Management & general16%$53K
Fundraising16%$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$339K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Total assetsLn 16$378K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$22K
Total net assetsLn 32$356K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $378K · Operating expenses/yr $339K
13.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $233K · Total expenses $339K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $53K · Total expenses $339K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $54K · Total expenses $339K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $54K · Solicited contributions $374K
$0.14 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $374K · Total revenue $379K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $379K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $379K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $379K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $339K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $379K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $356K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $379K · Expenses $339K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $378K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $356K · Total assets $378K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $110K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $378K
30%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Harriet Bograd · Reported title President and Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $339K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $134K · Total expenses $339K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$2.4M
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $69K · 2021–2024
Global Village ConnectFY2024$9,300
Global Village ConnectFY2023$24,915
All Under 5000 EachFY2023$5,811
Global Village ConnectMN · FY2022$10,083
Global Village ConnectMN · FY2022$10,083
Global Village ConnectMN · FY2021$8,800

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$510K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$459K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$836K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$379K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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