Center for Jewish History Inc

Analysis

Center for Jewish History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Center for Jewish History Inc reported income of $13.6m and spending of $9.8m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.0m to $13.6m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. 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, Center for Jewish History Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Nebraska Art ($13.5m), Crocker Art Museum Association ($13.6m) and Human Services Research Institute Inc ($13.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $683k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $53.1m against liabilities of $808k, net assets of $52.3m. It reported 61 employees.