JLens

Overview

Mission

JLENS empowers investors to align their capital with Jewish values and advocates for Jewish communal priorities in the corporate arena. Nearly Half of Meta’s Independent Investors Support JLens’ Shareholder Push to Curtail Online Hate on Facebook and Instagram A shareholder proposal filed by JLens demanding Meta addresses antisemitism and hate content on Facebook and Instagram received 46.8% support from independent investors. While Meta’s dual-class share structure gives CEO Mark Zuckerberg 61% voting power, resulting in only 14.6% overall support, the strong independent shareholder backing demonstrates investor concerns about online hate. The proposal, endorsed by both major proxy advisory firms, called for a public report evaluating Meta’s content moderation policies and effectiveness in addressing online antisemitism, an.

What it reported doing in 2024

In february 2025, jlens helped launch a jewish advocacy etf (exchange-traded fund) on the New York stock exchange. Jlens takes part in shareholder advocacy efforts that matter to the jewish community including engaging with corporate leadership, voting on key issues on company ballots, and filing shareholder proposals that aim to combat antisemitism and hate. Key advocacy actions included an opposition of proposals related to the boycott, divestment, sanctions movement and advocating for companies to address antisemitism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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
873297460
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128857700
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most filed governance safeguards are in place. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 59
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.6%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 78% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 49.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 78.9% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.4M · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 25 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JONATHAN GREENBLATT (DIRECTOR): $1,435,295 total reported compensation
  • ADAM NEUFELD (SECRETARY): $413,761 total reported compensation
  • SUSAN ROBERSON (TREASURER (AS OF 09/2024)): $385,295 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.