Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Analysis

Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 $3.0m and spending of $2.5m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.0m (+44%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Positive Growth Inc ($3.0m), Almaghrib Institute Inc ($3.0m) and Thesend ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $400k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $577k. At year end it held assets of $21.6m against liabilities of $11.5m, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 64 employees.