Sja Foundation

Analysis

Sja Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Sja Foundation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sja Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners in Torah Inc ($1.9m), Church on the Move International Inc ($1.9m) and Benevolence Temple ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $397k, net assets of $10.4m.