America-Israel Friendship League Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 31% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.
- Income
- $648,348
- Spending
- $473,287
- Spent on programs
- 31%
- Reserves
- -3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 36
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1531% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (international, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2536 of 36 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $133,437 spent. LEADERSHIP DELEGATIONS - 2022-2024 SAW THE RELAUNCHING OF DELEGATION ACTIVITY. AIFL CONTINUES TO SEE HIGH-IMPACT DELEGATION ACTIVITY AS A CORNERSTONE OF ITS CONTINUED ACTIVITY BASE. THE FIRST DELEGATION WAS THAT OF HISPANIC COMMUNITY LEADERS, INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ACTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND ARE WELL POSITIONED TO ACTIVATE SOCIAL SUPPORT. THEY ARE LEADERS FROM VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL ARENAS SUCH AS ACADEMIA, BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THE PURPOSE OF THE DELEGATION'S VISIT WAS TO BRING TOGETHER HISPANIC COMMUNITY LEADERS AS AIFL STAKEHOLDERS. THEIR ITINERARY WAS DESIGNED TO HELP THEM RECOGNIZE AND GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF U.S. - ISRAEL RELATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE TIES THAT BIND THESE TWO DEMOCRACIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE
- $13,268 spent. PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION - THE AIFL WEBINAR SERIES GREW IN TOTAL UNIQUE VIEWERSHIP TO EXCEED 2 MILLION VIEWERS, WITH AN EXPOSURE OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THE ORGANIZATION VIA ONLINE PROMOTION TO NEARLY 12 MILLION VIEWS, AND HAS INCREASED THE VIEWERSHIP FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS AT THE OUTSET, IN EARLY 2020, TO AN AVERAGE EXCEEDING 10,000 UNIQUE VIEWERS PER SESSION ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THIS IS UNHEARD OF, AS MOST ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENGAGED IN WEBINARS DURING THE COVID YEARS HAVE SEEN THEIR NUMBERS DWINDLE AS LIFE IS RESORTING BACK TO NORMAL, AND HAVE THEREFORE BEEN FORCED TO DISCONTINUE THE WEBINAR ACTIVITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1973.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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