AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE US - ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE US - ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

EIN 45-4296987 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Science and Technology Research (U12)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE AMERICAN FRIENDS of THE U.S.-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (AFBSF) is to ENSURE THE CONTINUATION of COLLABORATIVE WORLD-CLASS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BY ISRAELI and AMERICAN SCIENTISTS THROUGH THE US ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $88.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

100.00%of revenue went to mission work88.6% of expenses · Program services

$112.88spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

12.88%of revenue went to management and office costs11.4% of expenses

$0.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$75,000

Mission workProgram services$75,000100.00% of revenue88.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$9,66112.88% of revenue11.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$84,661112.88% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.6% mission · 11.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 11.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.39% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.4% mission · 11.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.42% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 11.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.30% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 12.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 7.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.52% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.1% mission · 8.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.52% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 11.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.50% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$75,000

Expenses$84,661

Annual shortfall $9,661 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$75,000 · 88.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$9,661 · 11.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$75,000

Expenses$84,661

Assets$10,891

Income$75,000

Contributions$75,000

Mission work (program services)$75,000

Management and general$9,661

Accounting fees$1,834

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (6)

BARRY KLEIN PHDDIRECTOR

DR HENI HARINGDIRECTOR

JILL PACESECRETARY

MATTHEW JONASTREASURER

MINA TEICHERDIRECTOR

PAUL S ROVINSKYCHAIRMAN

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2013
Location: 6013 VALERIAN LN, N BETHESDA, MD 20852-3411
County: Montgomery
In care of: PAUL S ROVINSKY
Primary officer: PAUL S ROVINSKY, Chairman

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@afbsf.org Phone(240) 899-1319

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: April 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BENDLER & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Science and Technology Research (U12)
IRS tax category: Fund Raising & Fund Distribution