Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Analysis

Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $3.3m (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torchbearers International ($3.3m), Harvesters Ministries Inc ($3.3m) and Project42 ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $532k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $794k. At year end it held assets of $21.5m against liabilities of $636k, net assets of $20.9m. It reported 44 employees.