Charity profile · Historical source record

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

EIN 04-2131409Community Development Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Caring for those in need and nurturing and sustaining the Jewish community

Founded in 1954 and guided by our Jewish values, the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires brings together the Berkshire Jewish community to leverage its resources to care for Jews in need here and abroad, assure the continuity of the Jewish people, support a secure State of Israel, and mobilize on issues of concern to the local Berkshire community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.71Overall score
out of 100

86.55Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,119,987

Total expenses · USD$1,060,129

Program expenses

$743,150.43 recorded amount

70.1%

Fundraising expenses

$177,041.54 recorded amount

16.7%

Administrative expenses

$138,876.90 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Dara Kaufman
Recorded compensation: $100,300.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1954 and guided by our Jewish values, the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires brings together the Berkshire Jewish community to leverage its resources to care for Jews in need here and abroad, assure the continuity of the Jewish people, support a secure State of Israel, and mobilize on issues of concern to the local Berkshire community.
`ein` EIN	04-2131409
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1060129.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.701
`fscore` Financial score	86.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Dara Kaufman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100300.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0946
`motto` Tagline	Caring for those in need and nurturing and sustaining the Jewish community
`name` Charity name	Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1119987.0
`score` Overall score	87.71
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	743150.429
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	177041.54299999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	138876.899

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2131409
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.