Jewish Year Abroad

Analysis

Jewish Year Abroad is a registered charity in United States, based in Teaneck, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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 (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 Year Abroad reported income of $921k and spending of $998k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $157k to $921k (+485%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Jewish Year Abroad sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atzum Inc ($920k), Friends of Access Israel Inc ($922k) and Icii International ($919k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $488k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $488k.