Hands of Peace
Hands of Peace
Glenview IL | IRS ruling year: 2006 | EIN: 59-3806403
Organization Mission
HANDS OF PEACE EMPOWERS AMERICAN, ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE.
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Glenview IL | IRS ruling year: 2006 | EIN: 59-3806403
Organization Mission
HANDS OF PEACE EMPOWERS AMERICAN, ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE.
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This charity's score is 87%, earning it a Three-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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Most Recent Fiscal Year:
FY 2022
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
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Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. We check to see that a majority of board members are identified as independent on their tax form.
Source: IRS Form 990
Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. For most organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least three independent board members. For large, donor-funded organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least five independent board members
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
$2 million or higher and 40% or higher donor support | Expected to complete an audit and have an audit oversight committee |
$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
A diversion of assets — any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft — also can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity. We review the charity's most recent IRS Form 990 to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the IRS Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
For almost all charities, we check the charity's IRS Form 990 to see if it discloses that the Form 990 is available on the charity's website. As with the audited financial statement, donors need easy access to this financial report to help determine if the organization is managing its financial resources well.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent IRS Form 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization's solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three IRS Forms 990). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Scott Rasmussen, Executive Director
$80,324
Margaret Lee, Chair
Compensation not entered
Wayne Andersen, Immediate Past Chair
Compensation not entered
Michele Arnison, Financial Secretary
Compensation not entered
Adam Heffez, Director
Compensation not entered
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2022
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Hands of Peace) or EIN (593806403) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Hands of Peace cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. The methodology leveraged for Constituent Feedback is based on The Core Principles of Constituent Feedback, which describes listening and responding well to feedback. Charity Navigator participates in a consortium with other feedback experts and leading nonprofit infrastructure platforms to drive Constituent Feedback's advancement, promotion, and data collection.
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To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is difficult to get honest feedback from our clients, Other means
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. This assessment demonstrates the importance of implementing practices that contribute positively to an organization's overall culture, both internally and with respect to community engagement. Furthermore, equity centered frameworks and similar approaches have drawn much attention from donors, experts, and sector leaders who underscore its value to the nonprofit's overall health and capacity for mission success. Currently, the Equity Strategies Checklist assessment consists of practices and policies that promote racial equity in their operations and programs (per the Equity Strategies checklist administered by Candid). As we refine our DEI assessment, Charity Navigator partners with DEI consultants and field experts to broaden and deepen this work.
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This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
HANDS OF PEACE EMPOWERS AMERICAN, ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN YOUTH TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
WE ENVISION: An interconnected network of youth leaders who contribute to more peaceful communities
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Post-COVID: Return to a full Summer Program running concurrently in Chicago and San Diego with for teens who have demonstrated their commitment to becoming agents of change.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Develop a sequence of alumni programs that provide skills and networks that support them as agents of change on the community, regional and international level.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: Expand our fundraising capacity and outreach to diversify our fundraising base and grow giving from current donors.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Hands of Peace invested over 60 team hours to working with a Spark Team from San Diego Social Venture Partners (SVP) so that the Executive Director, Site Director and Development Director could define and refine our Theory of Change. Hands of Peace turned to SVP at a pivotal point in its organizational growth as it began the shift from an established summer peacebuilding program to a robust alumni action network of engaged global citizens advocating for social change. The close relationship between SVP and the organization enabled work to continue despite the disruptions caused by the resurgence of conflict in the Middle East this May. The Hands of Peace team learned a lot from the Partners, and they also learned a lot about working as a team, with several new staff learning about the organization's history, programs, past evaluations, and how to use these materials to develop a cohesive Theory of change.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
In order to "Grow a Thriving Network of Young Agents of Change," Hands of Peace relies on hundreds of host family and volunteers each year in the U.S., plus partnerships in the U.S. and Middle East. We also need to educate the American hosts and volunteers on the topics of youth leadership, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and dialogue processes so that they can support the youth. We accomplish this by "Serving as a hub for intercultural exchange and education, for a vibrant, international community." Monthly Community Circles include panels, readings, films, and interactive dialogue that reflects our youth programming. Alumni are featured in media and public events. Youth speak at faith congregations during the Summer Program. Staff and alumni speak at national and international conferences as well as to local groups and schools. We have an outstanding Marketing and Communications Specialist to spread our mission and stories through e-newsletters, media and social media, and events.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
When we realized that COVID was going to extend into a second year with continued travel restrictions, barriers to face-to-face meetings and reduced funding, we pivoted quickly to online programs by enhancing our tech capacity, staff training and partnerships. Instead of a three-week in person Summer Program with American, Israeli and Palestinian youth, we offered a four-week eight-session online program that allowed each delegation to meet separately (our research indicated that it could be harmful to connect them online for their first encounter). We conducted Resilience Training for our Middle East alumni to manage stress due to conflict, COVID and other factors. We partnered with another Middle East organization that already has a Negotiations Training program and interactive platform to offer a virtual training for alumni. Fundraising events went virtual with great success, reminding supporters that also it was less visible, their impact is continuing. Last, but perhaps most importantly, we managed to rebuild our staff from four back to 9 people living in 7 different cities in three countries, and create a strong cohesive team.
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