Recorded Talmud

Analysis

Recorded Talmud is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 December 2023, Recorded Talmud reported income of $661k and spending of $683k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $392k to $661k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 76%. 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, Recorded Talmud sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Contemporary Ballet ($661k), Hickory Log Personal Care Inc ($661k) and Portland Toy & Joy Makers Incorporated ($661k).

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 $2,056 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2,056.

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.