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Vaad L'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Restoring traditional Jewish life and culture

Vaad l'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel (VAAD) was founded in the early eighties for the purpose of restoring traditional Jewish life and culture in the countries formerly part of the Soviet Union. Originally, the Vaad conducted clandestine missions all over the communist empire, which brought about the refusnik movement. Today, the Vaad is committed to the establishment of an infrastructure in the Jewish communities of these lands, to revive Jewish life by operating schools, from kindergartens to advanced learning and kollels, synagogues services, mikvaot, kosher food, orphan homes, social and cultural centers, senior citizen centers, recreational centers, summer camps, Judaica stores, Jewish books, Torahs, Brit Milah, Shechitah, marriage counselors, and funeral services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

65.17Overall score
out of 100

67.50Financial score
out of 100

63.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$631,599

Total expenses · USD$544,663

Program expenses

$467,865.52 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$19,063.21 recorded amount

3.5%

Administrative expenses

$57,189.61 recorded amount

10.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: M. Mendlowitz
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Vaad L'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	63.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Vaad l'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel (VAAD) was founded in the early eighties for the purpose of restoring traditional Jewish life and culture in the countries formerly part of the Soviet Union. Originally, the Vaad conducted clandestine missions all over the communist empire, which brought about the refusnik movement. Today, the Vaad is committed to the establishment of an infrastructure in the Jewish communities of these lands, to revive Jewish life by operating schools, from kindergartens to advanced learning and kollels, synagogues services, mikvaot, kosher food, orphan homes, social and cultural centers, senior citizen centers, recreational centers, summer camps, Judaica stores, Jewish books, Torahs, Brit Milah, Shechitah, marriage counselors, and funeral services.
`ein` EIN	11-3245314
`tot_exp` Total expenses	544663.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.035
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	67.5
`leader` Recorded leader	M. Mendlowitz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Restoring traditional Jewish life and culture
`name` Charity name	Vaad L'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel
`tot_rev` Total revenue	631599.0
`score` Overall score	65.17
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	467865.51700000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	19063.205
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	57189.615

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 11-3245314
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.