Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Hillel at UCLA is to be the home away from home at UCLA for all Jewish students through Jewish life, learning, and Israel. Our six key program areas build a community anchored by Jewish values: leadership, social action, Jewish learning, Israel, Shabbat and holidays, culture and the arts. Through the creation of meaningful Jewish experiences, our goal is to discover each students individual interest or needs and, through these pursuits, provide energizing opportunities to embrace Judaism now and for a lifetime.
- Income
- $4.9 million
- Spending
- $3.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 12.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $240,573, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2527 of 27 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.1 million spent. Israel programs include bruins for Israel (bfi), BIPAC, Israel Learning Fellowship, Israel Week (300), mishelanu community building (including Hebrew conversation hour) (25), engage education sessions, and Israeli holidays.
- $1.1 million spent. shabbat & holiday programs include the weekly shabbat experience (average 75 people for weekly Shabbat dinner on Friday nights), high holy days, Sukkot, Purim, Chai on life, Hanukkah, Tu Beshvat, Shavuot.
- $429,819 spent. leadership & Jewish learning programs include the Hillel students board (30), campus intern program (20), Jewish Learning fellowship (average of 50 participants per quarter), ritual lab learning program, the simha and sara lainer senior jewish educator, jewish learning initiative on campus (jlic), jewish leadership curriculum, law n' learn, medical lunch n' learn, learning in chevrutah (both men and women), JewQ.
- $68,738 spent. other programs include social justice activities such as challah for hunger, bearing witness holocaust education, yom hashoah, programming specific to academic year (e.g. SYSH, FYSH), Wonderful Wednesday (450), many wellness activities including hikes, guest speakers, as well as other miscellaneous program activities. arts & culture programs include the annual student art show.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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