Jewbelong Inc

Analysis

Jewbelong Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2017, 9 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, Jewbelong Inc reported income of $6.9m and spending of $5.1m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $300k to $6.9m (+2192%), an average of +119% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jewbelong Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japanese Childrens Society Inc ($6.9m), Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc ($6.9m) and Mid-South Public Communications Foundation ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $810k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $469k. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $211k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 9 employees.