Shai Fund Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SHAI FUND BRINGS PEACE, SAFETY, AND STABILITY TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN CONFLICT AND CRISIS, OFFERING THEM HOPE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 14.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $181,583, president, e
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 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
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (3)
- $337,176 spent. THE SYRIA RELIEF FUND RESPONDS TO THE URGENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ACROSS SYRIA BY PROVIDING CRITICAL AID TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY ONGOING CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT, AND THE AFTERMATH OF THE DECADES LONG CIVIL WAR. RELIEF WORK FOCUSES ON EMERGENCY RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY TO HELP COMMUNITIES REBUILD AND THRIVE. SINCE 2015, SHAI FUND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SYRIA, PROVIDING CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND STRENGTHENING FOOD SECURITY FOR OVER 90,000 PEOPLE AT RISK.
- $102,566 spent. THE ISRAEL CRISIS RELIEF FUND IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE ISRAELI PEOPLE AFTER THE ATTACK OF HAMAS FROM GAZA. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THREE WAYS: 1. EVACUATING THOSE NEEDING TO RELOCATE OUT OF THE CRISIS ZONE 2. RETURNING FOREIGN ISRAELI'S BACK TO ISRAEL TO AID THEIR HOME COUNTRY 3. SENDING HUMANITARIAN AID, SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ETC. TO THOSE IN NEED WHO HAVE EVACUATED THE CRISIS ZONES.
- $584,454 spent. SHAI FUND WORKED IN 11 COUNTRIES INCLUDING AFGHANISTAN, ARMENIA, ETHIOPIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, MYANMAR, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 2024 WITH HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMMING THAT ASSISTED A TOTAL OF 42,519 PEOPLE. THE HUMANITARIAN AID INCLUDED ASSISTANCE GIVEN IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR 78 PERSONS, MEDICAL FOR 21,515 PERSONS, RELIEF WITH FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS FOR 208 PERSONS, SHELTER FOR 204 PERSONS, LIVELIHOOD AND JOB CREATION FOR 167 PERSONS, PROTECTION PROGRAMS FOR 57 PERSONS, COMBATTING FORCED/CHILD MARRIAGES FOR 2 PERSONS, CULTURE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR 12,203 PERSONS, FOOD SECURITY FOR 12,941 PERSONS AND WATER AND SANITATION HYGIENE (WASH) FOR 4,485 PERSONS.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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