Charity profile · Historical source record

Institute of Southern Jewish Life

EIN 64-0762027Religion Mississippi Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing educational and rabbinic services to Southern Jewish communities

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is dedicated to providing educational and rabbinic services to Southern Jewish communities, documenting and preserving the rich history of the Southern Jewish experience, and promoting a Jewish cultural presence throughout a thirteen state region. The Institute began as the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in 1986 and is now a subsidiary of the ISJL. The ISJL's innovative regional programming includes annual Jewish film festivals, concerts highlighting cross-cultural music, literary programs, dance and theater performances, and other activities that promote artistic interpretation of the Southern Jewish Experience. Through these dynamic offerings, the Institute enhances Jewish life, celebrates diversity, educates the public, and promotes interfaith, inter-racial, intergenerational dialogue and bridge-building.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.31Overall score
out of 100

76.70Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,439,301

Total expenses · USD$2,606,555

Program expenses

$1,975,768.69 recorded amount

75.8%

Fundraising expenses

$390,983.25 recorded amount

15.0%

Administrative expenses

$237,196.51 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Macy Hart
Recorded compensation: $233,496.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.95%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Institute of Southern Jewish Life
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is dedicated to providing educational and rabbinic services to Southern Jewish communities, documenting and preserving the rich history of the Southern Jewish experience, and promoting a Jewish cultural presence throughout a thirteen state region. The Institute began as the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in 1986 and is now a subsidiary of the ISJL. The ISJL's innovative regional programming includes annual Jewish film festivals, concerts highlighting cross-cultural music, literary programs, dance and theater performances, and other activities that promote artistic interpretation of the Southern Jewish Experience. Through these dynamic offerings, the Institute enhances Jewish life, celebrates diversity, educates the public, and promotes interfaith, inter-racial, intergenerational dialogue and bridge-building.
`ein` EIN	64-0762027
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2606555.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.15
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.758
`fscore` Financial score	76.7
`leader` Recorded leader	Macy Hart
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	233496.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0895
`motto` Tagline	Providing educational and rabbinic services to Southern Jewish communities
`name` Charity name	Institute of Southern Jewish Life
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1439301.0
`score` Overall score	75.31
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1975768.69
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	390983.25
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	237196.505

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 64-0762027
Source category: Religion
Source subcategory: Religious Activities
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.