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Screen a listThe Center for Jewish History Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.5Mrevenue
FY2024 · −24% in 3 yrs61staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−35.2%
Months of reserve4.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−0.6%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Jewish History
Where the money goes FY2024 · $10M spent
Programs$8.1M80%Management and general$1.1M11%Fundraising$899k9%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 10% of revenue stopped after FY2021
Blavatnik Family Foundation 2020 gave $1.0M in FY2021, 10% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.5M in FY2022 and −$2.6M in FY2024. Cash covers 4.8 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 10% of revenue in FY2024. $2.6M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Humanities.
990 Part VIII · USAspending158funders
$2.4Ma year, last 3 years
25%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Slovin FoundationOn and off$2.5M$3.1M$2.5M$500k$1kLeon Levy FoundationSince FY2019$5k$55k$95k$15k$1.1MBlavatnik Family Foundation 2020On and off$1.0MThe David Berg Foundation IncEvery year since FY2017$30k$65k$5k$77k$80k$80k$135kCouncil on Library and Information ResourcesOn and off$365k$7kThe Robert S Rifkind Charitable FoundationOn and off$25k$285kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$75k$334k$363k$390k$129k$1.1M$1.5M117 other fundersUp to $250k a year each$73k$70k$46k$274k$142k$517k$542k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund