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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2025 Expires: September 2027

Ezer Mizion

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
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(718) 853-8400
5225 New Utrecht Avenue, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
https://ezermizion.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Ezer Mizion does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 1 (Oversight of Operations and Staff)
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.

Ezer Mizion does not meet this Standard because its board of directors does not:

  • Have a voting member of the board who is assigned the responsibility of serving as the treasurer. 

Standard 2 (Number of Board Members)
Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.

Ezer Mizion does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has four voting members of the board.

Standard 3 (Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings)
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.

Ezer Mizion does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors held one meeting in 2024.

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Ezer Mizion does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization's effectiveness assessment policy does not specify that this assessment will take place at least once every two years.

Ezer Mizion meets the remaining 16 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to save lives worldwide by facilitating stem cell transplants to patients whose sole chance of survival is a transplant."

Year, State Incorporated:
1988, NY

Ezer Mizion reports that its programs and activities include: promoting access to and facilitating stem cell testing of individuals for inclusion on the international WMDA registry; medical referrals; support and rehabilitation services; food distribution; ambulance and volunteer car transport; and the free loan of medical, pediatric development, augmentative communication and rehabilitation equipment.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Ezer Mizion's program expenses were:

Program services: $3,107,369

Total Program Expenses: $3,107,369

Chief Executive
Chana Mindy Herskovits, Executive Director

Compensation*
$126,996

Chair of the Board
Moshe Bodner

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Executive Officer, L & R Distributors

Board Size
4

Paid Staff Size
9

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Special events, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,931,628, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Ezer Mizion's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $2,432,532
Special events, net $2,499,096
Total Income $4,931,628

Programs: 65% Fundraising: 20% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $4,931,628
Total expenses: $4,816,083
  Program expenses $3,107,369
  Fundraising expenses $964,527
  Administrative expenses $744,187
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $115,545
Beginning Net Assets $1,170,892
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,286,527
Total Liabilities $356,128
Total Assets $1,642,655

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance