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Memphis Jewish Federation

EIN 62-0475747Community Development Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Caring for our Memphis community and secures the Jewish future at home, in Israel, and worldwide

Memphis Jewish Federation offers the best opportunity to build a strong community and better life for Jews at home, in Israel and in communities throughout the world. We serve as the central coordinating, fundraising, strategic planning and budgeting agency for the Memphis Jewish community. In partnership with the Memphis Jewish Community Center, the Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab, Jewish Family Service, Plough Towers, Morris S. Fogelman Jewish Student Center at Hillel of Memphis, the synagogues and schools of the Jewish community, a rich fabric of services is available for Jews and non-Jews in our city.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.60Overall score
out of 100

97.10Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,323,996

Total expenses · USD$4,505,508

Program expenses

$3,766,604.69 recorded amount

83.6%

Fundraising expenses

$261,319.46 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$473,078.34 recorded amount

10.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Laura Linder
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Memphis Jewish Federation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Memphis Jewish Federation offers the best opportunity to build a strong community and better life for Jews at home, in Israel and in communities throughout the world. We serve as the central coordinating, fundraising, strategic planning and budgeting agency for the Memphis Jewish community. In partnership with the Memphis Jewish Community Center, the Memphis Jewish Home and Rehab, Jewish Family Service, Plough Towers, Morris S. Fogelman Jewish Student Center at Hillel of Memphis, the synagogues and schools of the Jewish community, a rich fabric of services is available for Jews and non-Jews in our city.
`ein` EIN	62-0475747
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4505508.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.836
`fscore` Financial score	97.1
`leader` Recorded leader	Laura Linder
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Caring for our Memphis community and secures the Jewish future at home, in Israel, and worldwide
`name` Charity name	Memphis Jewish Federation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4323996.0
`score` Overall score	83.6
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3766604.6879999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	261319.46399999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	473078.33999999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-0475747
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.