Jewish Museum

Analysis

Jewish Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1958, 68 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Jewish Museum reported income of $22.5m and spending of $25.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $26.0m to $22.5m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Museum sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World War II Theatre Inc ($22.4m), Roof Above Inc ($22.5m) and Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial Building ($22.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.3m. It paid $133k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $143.4m against liabilities of $7.1m, net assets of $136.3m. It reported 244 employees.