The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc

Analysis

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Orange, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.6m to $1.7m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Employment Law Institute ($1.7m), Insideout Literary Arts Project ($1.7m) and Musicians at Play Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $285k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $12.0m. It reported 2 employees.