American Foundation for Jewish Education Inc

Analysis

American Foundation for Jewish Education Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Passaic, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, American Foundation for Jewish Education Inc reported income of $79k and spending of $106k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $141k to $79k (-44%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, American Foundation for Jewish Education Inc sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millville Community Foundation Inc ($79k), Toledo Lions Club ($79k) and LLK Foundation ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $500. At year end it held assets of $101k against liabilities of $134k, net assets of -$33k.