Jewish Discovery Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272592843
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Newton, MA, USA
Phone
6179648210
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Interfaith Coalitions
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,197
Expenses
$69,021
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Bruce Creditor (President)
  • Rabbi Braham David (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • John Herrera (Treasurer)
  • Bruce Creditor (President)
  • Rabbi Braham David (Executive Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Jewish Discovery Institute, Inc. (JDI) offers a variety of programs to help people explore the intricacies of interfaith relationships including, for those interested, a meaningful conversion program. Additionally, we provide training and support to Rabbis, educators, and lay leaders to make local Conservative and independent synagogues more sensitive to the needs of interfaith couples.

What it reported doing in 2023

We offer a variety of programs to help people explore the intricacies of interfaith relationships including, for those interested, a meaningful conversion program. Additionally, we provide training and support to Rabbis, educators, and lay leaders to make local Conservative and independent synagogues more sensitive to the needs of interfaith couples.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.4%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 65.2%; rating input score 65

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -49.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -36.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.4% of revenue deployed · 65.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.