Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience

Analysis

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.7m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas Prince William County Inc ($1.4m), Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership ($1.4m) and San Antonio Little Theatre Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $8.8m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 14 employees.