American Committee for Shaare Zedek

Analysis

American Committee for Shaare Zedek is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2022, American Committee for Shaare Zedek reported income of $36.6m and spending of $34.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $25.6m to $36.6m (+43%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Committee for Shaare Zedek 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 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc ($36.0m), Global Fund for Women Inc ($36.7m) and Life for Relief and Development Inc ($35.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $680k. At year end it held assets of $28.5m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $26.1m. It reported 15 employees.