California · Nonprofit
JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE
JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,010,231 to it, the largest being Jewish Center for Justice ($947,015). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $648k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $309k
What Jews United for Democracy and Justice does
Mission
The mission of Jews United for Democracy and Justice (judj) is to increase public understanding of our american democracy, electoral systems and major public policy issues relating to american life and social systems.core issues for judj relate to our constitutional democracy and antisemitism. Judj brings together a diverse cross-section of american jews and allies to raise awareness about the dangers of authoritarianism and antisemitism. Further, judj seeks to raise awareness about the foundational principles and the value of preserving our constitutional democracy and our multi-cultural american society.judj achieves its mission primarily through the production of america at a crossroads, a virtual weekly town hall. The premise of america at a crossroads is that an educated electorate will be less antisemitic and will make a greater contribution to america and its future.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Core issues for judj relate to our constitutional democracy and antisemitism. Judj brings together a diverse cross-section of american jews and allies to raise awareness about the dangers of authoritarianism and antisemitism. Further, judj seeks to raise awareness about the foundational principles and the value of preserving our constitutional democracy and our multi-cultural american society.judj achieves its mission primarily through the production of america at a crossroads, a virtual weekly town hall. The premise of america at a crossroads is that an educated electorate will be less antisemitic and will make a greater contribution to america and its future.
$391,516 spentof which $180 as grants$647,901 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $391,516.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $19k → $349k.
From the IRS filings of JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE’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
JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 94% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
97% 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 JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2021 89% · 2022 97% · 2023 98% — 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
80% of JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 45% 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
99% of JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Against its field
JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 904 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 904 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% 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 JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE: 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 JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE?
- JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,010,231 to it, the largest being Jewish Center for Justice ($947,015). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $1,010,231 in grants to JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE?
- Jewish Center for Justice is the largest funder on record, with $947,015 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEWS UNITED FOR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 11 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