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Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

EIN 74-1109654Community Development Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making a difference in Jewish lives

The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston was originally founded in 1936 as the Jewish Community Council to provide for Jewish social welfare and philanthropic works. Since that time, the Federation has generated and distributed more than $100 million to meet the wide-ranging needs of the Jewish community by working with our numerous community partners, both locally and globally. Our mission is to preserve and enrich Jewish communal life through innovative and visionary leadership that is responsive and responsible to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.48Overall score
out of 100

76.24Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,568,219

Total expenses · USD$12,609,897

Program expenses

$10,163,576.98 recorded amount

80.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,260,989.70 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$1,160,110.52 recorded amount

9.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lee Wunsch
Recorded compensation: $357,533.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston was originally founded in 1936 as the Jewish Community Council to provide for Jewish social welfare and philanthropic works. Since that time, the Federation has generated and distributed more than $100 million to meet the wide-ranging needs of the Jewish community by working with our numerous community partners, both locally and globally. Our mission is to preserve and enrich Jewish communal life through innovative and visionary leadership that is responsive and responsible to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and around the world.
`ein` EIN	74-1109654
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12609897.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8059999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	76.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Lee Wunsch
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	357533.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.028300000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Making a difference in Jewish lives
`name` Charity name	Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13568219.0
`score` Overall score	81.48
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10163576.981999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1260989.7000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1160110.524

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1109654
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.