Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Analysis

Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a registered charity in United States, based in New Brunswick, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. 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 2023, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.0m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $1.5m (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ($1.5m), Wyoming Valley Alcohol & Drug Services Inc ($1.5m) and St Annes Guest Home ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $539k. It paid $149k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 26 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.