American Friends of the Russian Jewish Congress

Analysis

American Friends of the Russian Jewish Congress is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Friends of the Russian Jewish Congress reported income of $814k and spending of $680k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $814k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Friends of the Russian Jewish Congress sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nosnuma International ($814k), To Move Mountains Projects ($815k) and Elevate Orphan ($814k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $215k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $198k.