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Jewish Federation of Columbus

EIN 31-0838745Community Development Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We are one

The Jewish Federation of Columbus, founded in 1926, is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the central Ohio Jewish Community through the support of and service to the Jewish community through its comprehensive family of social service, human service, and Jewish educational agencies, synagogues. and organizations. In addition, the Jewish Federation's of Columbus outstanding commitment to and responsibility for the state of Israel and Jews in need around the world remains steadfast. The Federation's core competencies include the efficient raising of annual campaign funds and the prudent and fiscally responsible investment of those funds towards the betterment of our community and world Jewry.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.45Overall score
out of 100

84.11Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,443,114

Total expenses · USD$6,707,138

Program expenses

$5,493,146.02 recorded amount

81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$536,571.04 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$664,006.66 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gordon Hecker
Recorded compensation: $359,814.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Federation of Columbus
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Jewish Federation of Columbus, founded in 1926, is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the central Ohio Jewish Community through the support of and service to the Jewish community through its comprehensive family of social service, human service, and Jewish educational agencies, synagogues. and organizations. In addition, the Jewish Federation's of Columbus outstanding commitment to and responsibility for the state of Israel and Jews in need around the world remains steadfast. The Federation's core competencies include the efficient raising of annual campaign funds and the prudent and fiscally responsible investment of those funds towards the betterment of our community and world Jewry.
`ein` EIN	31-0838745
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6707138.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	84.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Gordon Hecker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	359814.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0536
`motto` Tagline	We are one
`name` Charity name	Jewish Federation of Columbus
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5443114.0
`score` Overall score	78.45
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5493146.022000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	536571.04
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	664006.662

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-0838745
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.