Contemporary Jewish Museum

Analysis

Contemporary Jewish Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 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 June 2023, Contemporary Jewish Museum reported income of $3.6m and spending of $8.5m, spending 238% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $8.8m to $3.6m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Contemporary Jewish Museum sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waioli Corporation ($3.6m), McDowell Mountain Music Festival Inc ($3.6m) and Patchogue Village Center for the Performing Arts Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $611k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $97k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $71.9m against liabilities of $29.2m, net assets of $42.6m. It reported 79 employees.