Jerusalem Fund

Analysis

Jerusalem Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1982, 44 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, Jerusalem Fund reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.4m (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Jerusalem Fund sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Affairs Council ($1.4m), Foundation for Children in Need Inc ($1.4m) and Mary Queen of Heaven Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 3 employees.

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.