Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Analysis

Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Medford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. 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 $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oneida Health Roswell Park Oncology LLC ($1.5m), Roam Share ($1.5m) and Loxahatchee River Historical Society Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $193k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $630k. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 11 employees.