Charity profile · Historical source record

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

EIN 59-0948696Community Development Florida Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening Jewish identity

Founded in 1938, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is the community-building organization of the Jewish community. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish identity, energize the relationship with Israel and meet human needs that are uniquely the obligation of the Jewish community. The Federation works with Jewish institutions to create opportunities for Jewish learning and Jewish experience. The Federation assists in the economic development of Israel, supports the ingathering of Jews to the historic Jewish homeland, and strengthens the bonds between the Jews of the Palm Beaches and the people, land, history and culture of Israel.. The Federation helps to develop and maintain, in a Jewish framework, high-quality human services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.15Overall score
out of 100

79.07Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$33,218,164

Total expenses · USD$25,698,461

Program expenses

$20,378,879.57 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$3,983,261.46 recorded amount

15.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,284,923.05 recorded amount

5.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael Hoffman
Recorded compensation: $292,387.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1938, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is the community-building organization of the Jewish community. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish identity, energize the relationship with Israel and meet human needs that are uniquely the obligation of the Jewish community. The Federation works with Jewish institutions to create opportunities for Jewish learning and Jewish experience. The Federation assists in the economic development of Israel, supports the ingathering of Jews to the historic Jewish homeland, and strengthens the bonds between the Jews of the Palm Beaches and the people, land, history and culture of Israel.. The Federation helps to develop and maintain, in a Jewish framework, high-quality human services.
`ein` EIN	59-0948696
`tot_exp` Total expenses	25698461.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.05
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.155
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	79.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Hoffman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	292387.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0113
`motto` Tagline	Strengthening Jewish identity
`name` Charity name	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	33218164.0
`score` Overall score	84.15
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20378879.573
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3983261.455
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1284923.05

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-0948696
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.