Bnai Brith Foundation of the United States

Analysis

Bnai Brith Foundation of the United States is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1961, 65 years ago. 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, Bnai Brith Foundation of the United States reported income of $1.3m and spending of $386k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $643k to $1.3m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bnai Brith Foundation of the United States 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 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Johnland ($1.3m), Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Inc ($1.3m) and YMCA of Moore County ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $863k, net assets of $8.9m.