Jews for Racial and Economic Justice

Analysis

Jews for Racial and Economic Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola Inc ($1.7m), Sanctuary Inc ($1.7m) and Bridges of America-The Bradenton Bridge Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $154k, net assets of $1.4m.