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Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington

EIN 53-0205921Human Services Maryland Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting Jewish continuity and identity

The Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (BJCCGW) is one of the largest metropolitan JCCs in the country. Our mission is to promote Jewish continuity and identity, and create community in an atmosphere of warmth and meaning. We inspire and connect people of all ages and backgrounds through educational, cultural and recreational opportunities in a welcoming and inclusive environment. The BJCCGW was created in 1913 and incorporated in 1923. Today, the BJCC's programs and facilities serve more than 2,500 people of varying backgrounds and ages each day. With more than 2,000 diverse programs, services and classes offered each year, every individual and family can create their own personal JCC experience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.74Overall score
out of 100

89.74Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,720,956

Total expenses · USD$14,681,556

Program expenses

$12,347,188.60 recorded amount

84.1%

Fundraising expenses

$851,530.25 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,468,155.60 recorded amount

10.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael Feinstein
Recorded compensation: $236,466.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington (BJCCGW) is one of the largest metropolitan JCCs in the country. Our mission is to promote Jewish continuity and identity, and create community in an atmosphere of warmth and meaning. We inspire and connect people of all ages and backgrounds through educational, cultural and recreational opportunities in a welcoming and inclusive environment. The BJCCGW was created in 1913 and incorporated in 1923. Today, the BJCC's programs and facilities serve more than 2,500 people of varying backgrounds and ages each day. With more than 2,000 diverse programs, services and classes offered each year, every individual and family can create their own personal JCC experience.
`ein` EIN	53-0205921
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14681556.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.1
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.841
`fscore` Financial score	89.74
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Feinstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	236466.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0161
`motto` Tagline	Promoting Jewish continuity and identity
`name` Charity name	Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12720956.0
`score` Overall score	92.74
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12347188.595999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	851530.2479999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1468155.6

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0205921
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.