Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
American University Hillel Inc
American University Hillel Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,232,835 to it, the largest being HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE ($615,269). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $655k
- Funders on record
- 25
- Grants received
- $2.2M
- Net assets
- $180k
What American University Hillel Inc does
Mission
To enrich the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Sabbath and Holiday Programming: Hillel works with students to create meaningful Sabbath and holiday experiences. An average of 50+ students participate in Sabbath programming each week, and more than 700 unique students participated in Sabbath and holiday programming over the course of the year. Highlights this year included our pre- Rosh Hashanah Apple Fest on the Quad; Shabbat Across AU, through which 20 different dinners happened around and off campus; and the expansion of "Shabbat moments" at Friday evening theater rehearsals and performances.
$126,456 spent$937 earned by the program42% of program spendingJewish Learning: Nearly 100 students participated in semester-long learning fellowships that explored topics such as Life's Big Questions and Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wellbeing, all through the lens of Jewish tradition and thought. Dozens more students participated in one-off educational events.
$67,610 spent$13,140 earned by the program22% of program spendingEngagement Initiatives: Hillel facilitates a wide range of programming designed to engage students with the campus Jewish community, and members of the Hillel staff spend time each day building one-on-one relationships with students to help them find pathways to involvement. This year, Hillel staff had 995 individual coffee chats with students. Through Hillel's programming and engagement initiatives, the organization reached 1719 AU students during the 2024-25 academic year.
$107,972 spent$3,780 earned by the program36% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $302,038.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $180k to $33k (−81%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 13% · 2022 3% · 2023 5% · 2024 0% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jason Benkendorf
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 8 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $113k → $208k.
5 of 25 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 24% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of American University Hillel Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
American University Hillel Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 28% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
75% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund American University Hillel Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 58% · 2019 48% · 2020 47% · 2021 31% · 2022 33% · 2023 38% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of American University Hillel Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
American University Hillel Inc draws 63% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $532k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
58% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American University Hillel Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American University Hillel Inc?
- American University Hillel Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,232,835 to it, the largest being HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE ($615,269). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American University Hillel Inc have?
- IRS filings report 25 organizations giving $2,232,835 in grants to American University Hillel Inc, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American University Hillel Inc?
- HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE is the largest funder on record, with $615,269 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American University Hillel Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 25 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing