Jewish Book Council

Analysis

Jewish Book Council is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Jewish Book Council reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.4m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jewish Book Council sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stark County Historical Society ($1.4m), Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship Inc ($1.4m) and Hidden Valley Music Seminars ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $371k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $4,299, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 8 employees.