Ezer Mizion

Mission:
Ezer Mizion, (http://www.ezer-mizion.org.il)/ the Israel
Health Support Organization, offers an extensive range of medical
and social support services to help Israel's sick, disabled, elderly
and underprivileged populations. Since its founding in 1979, Ezer
Mizion has grown to become one of the largest non-profit
organizations in Israel, benefiting over half a million people
every year. Ezer Mizion operates in dozens of cities throughout
Israel, with over 10,000 volunteers. Our diverse line-up of
services includes the world's largest Jewish Bone Marrow
Donor Registry and specialized programs for children with
special needs, cancer patients, the elderly, and terror victims.
Financial Efficiency Evaluation:
According to Charity Navigator
(http://www.charitynavigator.org/), America’s leading charity
evaluator, Ezer Mizion has an overall rating of 4 stars (four stars
is the highest rating.) Charity Navigator provides the following
breakdown of the Ezer Mizion based on 990 tax returns through
2006:
Overall Rating: 4 stars ****
Organizational Efficiency: Efficiency Rating 4 stars****
Program Expenses: 85.2%
Administrative Expenses: 8.9%
Fundraising Expenses: 5.8%
Fundraising Efficiency: $0.05
(Ezer Mizion spends $0.05 to raise $1.)
Organizational Capacity: Capacity Rating 4 stars ****
Primary Revenue Growth: 22.2%
Program Expenses Growth: 48.8%
Working Capital Ratio (years): 0.08 (Ezer Mzion can sustain itself
for 0.08 years without generating new revenue.)
(Organizational Capacity refers to an organization’s ability to
sustain itself over time. Charities that exhibit consistent revenue
and expenses growth are more likely to sustain its programs and
services over the long haul.)
Ezer Mizion has net assets of $226,216. Compensation for its
Executive Director, Irv Hackel, was $77,849 which represents 2.23%
of expenses.

Recent News:
1) A gala event marking "Volunteer's Day" took place last week
in the Beit Hatsulah Hall in Kiryat Gat in the presence of Mayor
Aviram Dahari and other community leaders. The event was
held to salute volunteers who are active in the area. In the
course of the event the Mayor's Shield was awarded to Ezer
Mizion's Branch in Kiryat Gat and certificates of merit were
awarded to four outstanding volunteers.
2) Ezer Mizion, in cooperation with the Israel Juvenile Diabetes
Associatioin held a retreat in August for religious girls afflicted
with juvenile diabetes. Together with their mothers, the girls met
at Oranit, Ezer Mizion's Guest Home for Cancer Patients (whose
guests were away at Ezer Mizion's summer camp for cancer
patients). Ezer Mizion's "Sweet Retreat" gave mothers a chance
to get away from the 24/7 occupation with the illness and realize
that "there is life beyond diabetes." It also enabled them to enjoy
the emotional reprieve gained from meeting other parents who
are dealing with the same challenges and sharing experiences.


Recommendation:
Ezer Mizion is a highly efficient non-profit. 85.2% of its revenue
reaches its target – Israel's sick, disabled, elderly and underprivileged
populations. Ezer Mizion is is also poised to sustain its programs and
services over the long haul. Ezer Mizion needs to advertise its
financial efficiency and its four star efficiency rating from Charity
Navigator.

For comparison purposes, Charity Navigator has given
an overall rating of three stars to Easter Seals, a non-profit
that helps people with disabilities gain greater independence.

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