UConn Hillel

Legal name: BNai Brith Hillel Foundation at the University of Connecticut

Overview

Mission

& Vision Mission UConn Hillel, the Center for Jewish Life, fosters inclusive and meaningful experiential opportunities to enrich the lives of students and help them explore Judaism and Jewish values on their own terms. UConn Hillel, the Center for Jewish Life, fosters inclusive and meaningful experiential opportunities to enrich the lives of students and help them explore Judaism and Jewish values on their own terms. Vision. Thank you to the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven | Your Partner in Planning for their generous Community Security Grant support. This grant is made in memory of Arthur and Yvette Eder. bottom of page.

What it reported doing in 2024

UConn Hillel enriches the lives of students through inclusive and meaningful experiential opportunities to explore Judaism and Jewish values on their own terms. We provide numerous programs at its facility on the UConn campus as well as outreach to the regional campuses. Program accomplishments include: Weekly Shabbat experience to approximately 55 students each week. Holiday services and celebrations including High Holy Days, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Purim and Passover.Educational opportunities through our Jewish Learning and Israel Learning cohortsIsrael education and advocacy. Our Israel fellow and multiple Israel groups educate UConn students on current issues, including the social, political and cultural nuances of Israel. Our signature events include our IsraelFest and Israeli Shabbats. We also coordinate free travel to Israel for students through our partnerships with Birthright.Interfaith initiatives in collaboration with UConn FaithStudent leadership development for board members, interns, building ambassadors and other student leaders.Our facility is a safe, welcoming place for students to relax, study, and socialize We served over 850 students last year through our religious, social and educational initiatives. Expenses = $341,672; Grants = $7,137; Revenues = $18,746

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 80% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
066071635
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Storrs, CT, United States
Phone
860.429.9007
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.8%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 48.5%; rating input score 48
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.5%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.35; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 53.8% of revenue deployed · 48.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $342K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Edina Oestreicher (Executive Dir.): $141,844 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.