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JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY

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JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY

EIN 22-3054709 · Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (A82)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY of NEW JERSEY, FOUNDED IN 1990 BY SAUL SCHWARZ and RUTH and JEROME FEIN, is to SERVE AS THE ARCHIVAL REPOSITORY of THE JEWISH COMMUNITY of GREATER METROWEST, ENCOMPASSING ESSEX, MORRIS, SUSSEX, UNION and PORTIONS of SOMERSET COUNTIES of NEW JERSEY. WE ADHERE to OUR MISSION BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, MAINTAINING and MAKING AVAILABLE to THE PUBLIC THE RECORDS of ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL, FISCAL or HISTORICAL VALUE, HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, BOOKS, ORAL HISTORY and MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS. THE SOCIETY SERVES THE JEWISH and GENERAL COMMUNITIES AS A RESEARCH CENTER, EXHIBIT CENTER, PRODUCER of PUBLIC FORMS, and PUBLISHER of BOOKS and PAPERS ON TOPICS of HISTORICAL JEWISH INTEREST.

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Of every $100 spent, about $55.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money made simple

50.67%of revenue went to mission work55.8% of expenses · Program services
2.23%of revenue went to fundraising2.5% of expenses
37.84%of revenue went to management and office costs41.7% of expenses

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2021

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How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$275,767
Mission workProgram services$139,73350.67% of revenue55.8% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$104,34937.84% of revenue41.7% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$6,1432.23% of revenue2.5% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$25,5429.26% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$250,22590.74% of revenue

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2021CurrentExpense mix: 55.8% mission · 41.7% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.74% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 60.0% mission · 37.8% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 151.96% of revenue
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Income$280,171
Contributions$2,820
Mission work (program services)$139,733
Fundraising$6,143
Executive compensation (total)$65,163

About this charity

Location
901 ROUTE 10, WHIPPANY, NJ 07981
County
Morris
In care of
Howard Rabner
Primary officer
Howard Rabner, CFO/COO

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Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2021
Tax period began
July 1, 2021
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (A82)
IRS tax category
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation

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