Charity profile · Historical source record

Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara

EIN 23-7354759Community Development California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creating and advancing a cohesive Santa Barbara Jewish community

The mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara (JFGSB) is to create and advance a cohesive Santa Barbara Jewish community by promoting identification and connectedness to the Jewish community, generating mutual respect amongst Jews of different practices, promoting cooperative relationships among the Jewish organizations and promoting positive relationships between the Jewish community and the community at large. The SBJF strives, in all of its endeavors, to preserve and foster Judaism and hold fast to its values, particularly tzedaka (charity and justice) kol Y'israel areyvim zeh lazeh (all Israel must care for one another) and tikkun olam (healing the world).

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.91Overall score
out of 100

91.81Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,057,414

Total expenses · USD$1,345,491

Program expenses

$1,111,375.57 recorded amount

82.6%

Fundraising expenses

$127,821.65 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$103,602.81 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Michael Rassler
Recorded compensation: $155,750.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara (JFGSB) is to create and advance a cohesive Santa Barbara Jewish community by promoting identification and connectedness to the Jewish community, generating mutual respect amongst Jews of different practices, promoting cooperative relationships among the Jewish organizations and promoting positive relationships between the Jewish community and the community at large. The SBJF strives, in all of its endeavors, to preserve and foster Judaism and hold fast to its values, particularly tzedaka (charity and justice) kol Y'israel areyvim zeh lazeh (all Israel must care for one another) and tikkun olam (healing the world).
`ein` EIN	23-7354759
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1345491.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.826
`fscore` Financial score	91.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Rassler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	155750.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1157
`motto` Tagline	Creating and advancing a cohesive Santa Barbara Jewish community
`name` Charity name	Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2057414.0
`score` Overall score	87.91
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1111375.5659999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	127821.645
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	103602.807

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7354759
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.