New York · Nonprofit
THE SHMITAH FUND INC
THE SHMITAH FUND INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $520,606 to it, the largest being KEREN HASHVIIS INC ($520,606). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $128k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $521k
- Net assets
- $360k
What The Shmitah Fund Inc does
Mission
To promote the observance of the jewish laws relating to the shmittah - sabbatical year,in which farming & agricultural activity is forbidden in the land of israel, through education and the providing of critical financial assistance.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
To educate israeli farmers in the proper observance of the jewish laws regarding the sabbatical - shmittah year in israel, and provide them with critical financial assistance
$13,333 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $13,333.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $276k to $360k (+30%).
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.
100% of THE SHMITAH FUND INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $14k → $70k.
From the IRS filings of THE SHMITAH FUND 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.
Where its funders are
100% of THE SHMITAH FUND INC's grant income comes from New York 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
THE SHMITAH FUND INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE SHMITAH FUND INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
31% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE SHMITAH FUND 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 THE SHMITAH FUND INC?
- THE SHMITAH FUND INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $520,606 to it, the largest being KEREN HASHVIIS INC ($520,606). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SHMITAH FUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $520,606 in grants to THE SHMITAH FUND INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SHMITAH FUND INC?
- KEREN HASHVIIS INC is the largest funder on record, with $520,606 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SHMITAH FUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), and the filings of 1 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