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Screen a listThe Contemporary Jewish Museum
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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)
$3.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · −49% in 3 yrs83staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−129.5%
Months of reserve17.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−13.4%
Middle half of peersMedianContemporary Jewish Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.9M spent
Programs$4.5M64%Management and general$1.1M16%Fundraising$1.3M19%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$4.9M in FY2023, −$6.0M in FY2024 and −$3.9M in FY2025. Cash covers 17.1 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 20 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 9 of its 9 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2025. $40k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending101funders
$976ka year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph FoundationStopped after FY2022$380k$398k$213k$193k$5k$5k–Gaia FundStopped after FY2021$318k$248k$300k$50k$100k–Craig Newmark FoundationOn and off$900k$50kIrving & Eleanor Jaffe Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$150k$200k–John Pritzker Family FundOn and off$50k$50k$50k$50k$50k$50kAlexander M & June L Maisin FoundationEvery year since FY2017$40k$40k$40k$40k$40k$40k$40kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$192k$622k$334k$265k$115k$698k$338k82 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$492k$358k$357k$275k$258k$238k$502k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped