Jewish Film Institute

Analysis

Jewish Film Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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, Jewish Film Institute reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $2.0m (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jewish Film Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre ($2.0m), Preservation League of New York State ($2.0m) and Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Association ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $734k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $413k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 34 employees.