Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Analysis

Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Isla Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported income of $761k and spending of $879k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $946k to $761k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Movement Technologies Foundation Inc ($761k), Milford Wampold Support Foundation ($762k) and Eat Better Live Better Inc ($760k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $284k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $183k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 11 employees.