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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 14 16 17 18
(503) 892-2962
Post Office Box 80102
Portland, OR, 97280
https://handinhandk12.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

Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel does not meet the following 5 Standards for Charity Accountability:

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.

Hand in Hand does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

Hand in Hand does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2024 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

Hand in Hand does not meet this Standard because the 2023 annual report did not include:

  • Financial information matching the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2023.

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

Hand in Hand does not meet this Standard because the organization's website, https://handinhandk12.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • Financial information for the year ended August 31, 2023.
  • Electronic access to the organization's 2022 IRS Form 990.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Hand in Hand does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization's website, https://handinhandk12.org, does not provide access to a privacy policy.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 3, 13

Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel meets the remaining 13 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to build partnership and equality between Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel through our growing network of integrated Jewish-Arab schools and communities throughout the country."

Year, State Incorporated:
1998, OR

Also Known As:
American Friends of Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel (Hand in Hand) raises funds and transfers money to Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel (Hand in Hand - Israel), which reports that it operates seven bilingual schools with over 2,000 Jewish and Arab students in Jerusalem, the Galilee, Wadi Ara, Haifa, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and on the campus of Beit Berl College. From pre-school, students from Jewish and Arab families study together in both Hebrew and Arabic, learning one another's language, history, and heritage. The organization's Jewish-Arab co-teaching teams model shared society and use approaches that aim to build students' identities while fostering respect for one another. The communities program provides a framework for cross-cultural learning, and generating a sense of shared responsibility and accountability that inspires integrated, bilingual communities. The alumni program supports graduates in being civically active, advancing social change, modeling equality in their daily lives, and advocating for integration in a divided society.

For the year ended August 31, 2023, Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel's program expenses were:

Program services $6,568,460
Total Program Expenses $6,568,460

Chief Executive
Alon Shalev, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Stuart Brown

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired CPA

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
5

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

Note: Hand in Hand has not provided BBB WGA with Alon Shalev's compensation.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $10,854,350, 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 Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel's audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Investment income $69,151
Other contributions $2,515,710
Foundation grants and contributions $8,338,640
Total Income $10,923,501

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 2%

Total Income $10,923,501
Total expenses: $7,102,544
  Program expenses $6,568,460
  Fundraising expenses $380,231
  Administrative expenses $153,853
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,820,957
Beginning Net Assets $2,926,025
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,746,982
Total Liabilities $26,026
Total Assets $6,773,008

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