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JBI International

EIN 13-1683279Human Services New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing Jewish interest books for the blind and visually impaired

JBI International was established in 1931 as the Jewish Braille Institute specifically to provide Hebrew and Yiddish language materials for the blind. Today, The JBI Library offers its readers a collection ranging from mystery novels to cookbooks to timely topics such as the production of biological weapons. It also includes a broad spectrum of biography, history, Holocaust studies, short stories, psychology and self-help, memoirs, humor and more. The JBI Library contains the largest collection of Jewish interest books (very broadly defined) for the blind and visually impaired in the world and is the only resource of its kind. JBI's unique programs enrich the lives of 35,000 individuals in the United States, Israel and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.24Overall score
out of 100

86.54Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,187,211

Total expenses · USD$3,545,267

Program expenses

$2,868,121.00 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$361,617.23 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$311,983.50 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ellen Isler
Recorded compensation: $354,453.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for JBI International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	JBI International was established in 1931 as the Jewish Braille Institute specifically to provide Hebrew and Yiddish language materials for the blind. Today, The JBI Library offers its readers a collection ranging from mystery novels to cookbooks to timely topics such as the production of biological weapons. It also includes a broad spectrum of biography, history, Holocaust studies, short stories, psychology and self-help, memoirs, humor and more. The JBI Library contains the largest collection of Jewish interest books (very broadly defined) for the blind and visually impaired in the world and is the only resource of its kind. JBI's unique programs enrich the lives of 35,000 individuals in the United States, Israel and around the world.
`ein` EIN	13-1683279
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3545267.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	86.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellen Isler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	354453.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0999
`motto` Tagline	Providing Jewish interest books for the blind and visually impaired
`name` Charity name	JBI International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6187211.0
`score` Overall score	90.24
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2868121.003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	361617.234
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	311983.49600000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1683279
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.