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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2026 Expires: February 2028

T'ruah

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 845-5201
266 West 37th Street, Suite 803
New York, NY, 10018
https://truah.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Stated Purpose:
"to bring a moral voice to the most pressing issues of our time; to bring the wisdom of the Jewish tradition, and the power of the Jewish community to the sacred work of protecting human rights and dignity of all people."

Year, State Incorporated:
2002, NY

Also Known As:
T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

T'ruah reports that it works towards ensuring human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Canada, Israel, and Palestinian territories. Programs include organizing rabbis, cantors, and their communities to work for change on issues in the United States, Israel, and Palestinian territories. In the United States, this work includes campaigns for immigration justice, democracy and voting rights, worker justice, and an end to mass incarceration, as well as fighting for racial justice and against antisemitism. Other work includes training rabbinical students to be human rights leaders through a year-long program for students studying in Israel; training rabbis to be human rights leaders through convenings, trainings, communities of practice, and one-on-one support; producing Jewish educational materials on human rights; creating prayers, rituals, and weekly Torah commentaries; and amplifying the voice of rabbis as human rights leaders through op-eds, public statements, and public testimony.

For the year ended September 30, 2024, T'ruah's program expenses were:

Program services $2,231,067
Total Program Expenses $2,231,067

Chief Executive
Jill Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$214,475

Chair of the Board
Rabbi Daniel G. Zemel

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Congressional Rabbi

Board Size
19

Paid Staff Size
21

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: Co-Chair, Rabbi Rachel Bearman, serves as the Executive Director, Meals on Wheels Orange County, NC.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Membership appeals, Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,252,419, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on T'ruah's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,799,613
Grants and contracts $989,500
Special events, net $334,153
Employee Retention Credit income $177,480
In-kind contributions $88,599
Interest income $41,240
State grants $40,554
Rental income $31,000
Honoraria and other income $20,444
Program service fees $18,746
Total Income $3,541,329

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 21% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $3,541,329
Total expenses: $3,207,219
  Program expenses $2,231,067
  Fundraising expenses $681,201
  Administrative expenses $294,951
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $334,110
Beginning Net Assets $1,185,148
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,519,258
Total Liabilities $505,300
Total Assets $2,024,558

Note: According to T'ruah's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024, the organization received $88,599 in donated legal and graphic design services.

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Report completed by:
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