Yad Sarah

Tax-deductible

Israel501(c)(3)Since 1976Human ServicesEIN 98-0151689Revenue $29.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSyadsarah.org.ilJerusalem, 00000-0000 · IsraelTax-exempt since Apr 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Yad Sarah,the largest volunteer organization in Israel provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost services to make life easier for sick, disabled and elderly individuals and their families Yad Sarah`s best-known service is the lending of medical and rehabilitative equipment on a short-term basis free of charge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7,000 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible by treaty
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $197K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.7M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.8M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$29.0M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$177.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$29.8M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31.9M
FY2021$33.7M
FY2022$27.3M
FY2023$28.7M
FY2024$29.8M
Expenses
$29.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.2M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$27.5M
FY2024$29.0M
Net assets
$177.0M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145.9M
FY2021$156.7M
FY2022$147.6M
FY2023$156.3M
FY2024$177.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $27.1M Management & general 3% · $805K Fundraising 4% · $1.1M

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Lends medical equipment and offers support services to improve lives for the sick, disabled, and elderly.

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3 programs · $18.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Free loan of medical and rehabilitative equipment he goal of the organization is to enable individuals who are in need of medical equipment such as wheelchairs and hospital beds to remain in their homes thus saving hospitalization costs and keeping them close to thier family and friends.This is accomplished by the free loan of various…

$15.7Mprogram expense
02

Transportation for the disabled Specially equipped vans take wheelchair-bound elderly or disabled persons from their homes to medical appointments and social events.These vans give homebound people a chance to participate in life beyond their four walls while remaining in their own homes and not in nursing facilities.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Frenkel Urgent Care Center Provides evening hour services for mild gynecological,pediatric and internal medicine cases thus relieving the pressure on the rauma centers at the major Jerusalem Medical Centers

$1.3Mprogram expense

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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
Ford FoundationFY2024$180K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$197K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.8M
Money outPt IX
$29.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$27.1M
Managementcol C$805K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$177.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$192.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$206K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3−$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$54K
Total revenueLn 12$29.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$84.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47.6M
Other assetsLn 15$54.3M
Total assetsLn 16$192.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M
Net assetsLn 32$177.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K$93K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71.1M$84.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.4M$47.6M
Total assetsLn 16$160.4M$192.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M$15.7M
Net assetsLn 32$156.3M$177.0M
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$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$233K$0$233K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$7.5M$7.5M$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7−$128K−$763K$149K$486K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$187K$0$49K$138K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$416K$328K$24K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$98K$0$98K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$0$21K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$184K$184K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$658K$658K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$272K$80K$27K$165K
Office expensesLn 13$753K$641K$78K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$506K$506K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.2M$34K$0
TravelLn 17$1.4M$1.4M$42K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19−$75K−$75K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11.2M$11.1M$43K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$394K$394K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$4.1M$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.0M$27.1M$805K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $29.8M$29.0M$798K$177.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.7M$27.5M$1.2M$156.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $27.3M$26.3M$975K$147.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.7M$32.3M$1.4M$156.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $31.9M$22.2M$9.7M$145.9M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,779,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,233,000$21,768,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,170,000$4,256,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$242,000−$170,000
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,563,000$3,925,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,724,000$29,779,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,223,000$8,252,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $28,000$184,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,270,000$20,545,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,521,000$28,981,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,203,000$798,000
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,779,000 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,359,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$3,119,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,649,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$206,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,768,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,320,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,320,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission −$224,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$224,000
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $502,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$502,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $54,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$54,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,011,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,779,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,981,000 across 31 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 $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $233,000 · Fundraising $0$233,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $7,544,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,544,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms −$763,000 · Management $149,000 · Fundraising $486,000−$128,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $49,000 · Fundraising $138,000$187,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $328,000 · Management $24,000 · Fundraising $64,000$416,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $98,000 · Fundraising $0$98,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,000 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,000 · Fundraising $0$21,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $184,000$184,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $658,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$658,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $80,000 · Management $27,000 · Fundraising $165,000$272,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $641,000 · Management $78,000 · Fundraising $34,000$753,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $506,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$506,000
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,154,000 · Management $34,000 · Fundraising $0$1,188,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,371,000 · Management $42,000 · Fundraising $0$1,413,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms −$75,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0−$75,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,122,000 · Management $43,000 · Fundraising $30,000$11,195,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $394,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$394,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,114,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,114,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,075,000 · Management $805,000 · Fundraising $1,101,000$28,981,000
Part X · Balance sheet $192,669,000 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,000$93,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,385,000$5,780,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,447,000$47,594,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $71,112,000$84,926,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56,299,000$54,276,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,396,000$192,669,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,102,000$15,664,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,102,000$15,664,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,183,000$94,639,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $71,111,000$82,366,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $156,294,000$177,005,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,396,000$192,669,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,005,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,779,000
XI-2 Total expenses$28,981,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$798,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$156,294,000
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$19,913,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,005,000

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