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Zionist Organization of America

EIN 13-5628475International New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel

Founded in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA is dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing and relentless Arab war against Israel. ZOA is also committed to promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations. ZOA works to protect Jewish college and high school students from intimidation, harassment and discrimination, and in fighting anti-Semitism in general.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.87Overall score
out of 100

95.27Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,640,512

Total expenses · USD$7,117,973

Program expenses

$5,495,075.16 recorded amount

77.2%

Fundraising expenses

$448,432.30 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,167,347.57 recorded amount

16.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Morton Klein
Recorded compensation: $462,462.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.49%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Zionist Organization of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (“ZOA”) is the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States. With offices around the country and in Israel, the ZOA is dedicated to educating the public, elected officials, media, and college/high school students about the truth of the ongoing and relentless Arab war against Israel. ZOA is also committed to promoting strong U.S.-Israel relations. ZOA works to protect Jewish college and high school students from intimidation, harassment and discrimination, and in fighting anti-Semitism in general.
`ein` EIN	13-5628475
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7117973.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16399999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.772
`fscore` Financial score	95.27
`leader` Recorded leader	Morton Klein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	462462.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0649
`motto` Tagline	Fighting for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel
`name` Charity name	Zionist Organization of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5640512.0
`score` Overall score	88.87
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5495075.156
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	448432.299
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1167347.572

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5628475
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.