Youth Centers of Israel Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE THE GAP BEWTWEEN CHILDREN FROM DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, WHILE EMPOWERING COMMUNITY, PRIDE, AND COMMITMENT AND IDENTITY. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE GAPS AND OPEN HORIZONS IN ISRAELI SOCIETY BY GIVING OPPORTUNITIES OF ADVANCEMENT FOR THOSE YOUNGSTERS WHO DO NOT HAVE IT, OFTEN DUE TO THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IN THEIR FAMILIES. THE IDEA OF CLOSING THE SOCIAL GAP IN ISRAEL IS A NATIONAL PRIORITY AND IS THE KEY GOAL FOR THE YCOI.
- Income
- $14,302
- Spending
- $10,870
- Reserves
- 96.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $9,800 spent. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE GAPS AND OPEN HORIZONS IN ISRAELI SOCIETY BY GIVING OPPORTUNITIES OF ADVANCEMENT FOR THOSE YOUNGSTERS WHO DON'T HAVE IT, OFTEN DUE TO ECONOMIC HARDSHIP IN THEIR FAMILIES. THE IDEA OF CLOSING THE SOCIAL GAP IN ISRAEL IS A NATIONAL PRIORITY AND IS A KEY GOAL FOR THE YOUTH CENTERS OF ISRAEL (YCOI). YCOI ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL, SUCH AS CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 March 1976.
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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