Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported $72.8 million in revenue and $69.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.04 went to program services, $8.49 to management and general costs and $10.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 86.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $731,633 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 80 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $70MFor context, the median across 290 covered religion-related charities: $88.39 programs, $9.62 management, $1.99 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $73MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.0% | 86.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.5% | 1.9% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.12 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 86.6% | 83.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.1% | 2.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $731,633 | $276,040 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.05% | 1.40% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 80 | 4 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.0 | 12.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 17 | 90.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
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Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $698,875 | $0 | $32,758 | $731,633 |
| CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $236,968 | $0 | $147,908 | $384,876 |
| CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $334,694 | $0 | $38,392 | $373,086 |
| SR VP OF LEADERSHIP GIVING Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $332,379 | $0 | $23,527 | $355,906 |
| VP OF UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $328,719 | $0 | $26,838 | $355,557 |
| EXC DIR OF CTR FOR RABBINIC Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $240,310 | $0 | $108,752 | $349,062 |
| Chief Operating Officer Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $340,015 | $0 | $7,209 | $347,224 |
| CHIEF STRAGETY OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $274,717 | $0 | $22,763 | $297,480 |
80 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.7M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5264
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Smash Productions LLC AV Services | $541,336 |
| GELB PRODUCTIONS LLC Production Services | $423,746 |
| Greater Good Strategy Consulting Services | $358,953 |
| Berlin Rosen LLC Consulting Services | $357,696 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 18 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
216 private foundations reported grants to Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life totaling $25M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life spent in FY2025, $81.04 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported that 81.0% of its $69.5 million in expenses went to program services, 8.5% to management and general and 10.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $731,633, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life get its money?
Of $72.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 86.6% came from contributions and grants and 8.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1844823 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601339349307120 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540459349301774 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421219349301862 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321079349300207 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200589349300000 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111109349300001 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1844823: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.