The Board of Jewish Education

Analysis

The Board of Jewish Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Northbrook, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1935, 91 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Board of Jewish Education reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.7m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Board of Jewish Education sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indy Latin School Association Inc ($1.7m), Metrowest Jewish Day School Inc ($1.7m) and Read Better Be Better ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $721k against liabilities of $119k, net assets of $602k. It reported 43 employees.