Jewish Philosophy Fund Inc

Analysis

Jewish Philosophy Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Jewish Philosophy Fund Inc reported income of $82k and spending of $208k, spending 253% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $455k to $82k (-82%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jewish Philosophy Fund Inc sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ventura County Master Chorale and Opera Association Inc ($82k), South Jersey Track Coaches Association Inc ($82k) and Pink Space Theory ($82k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.

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.