Mission: WE BUILD LEARNING COMMUNITIES WHERE RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE BECOMES A POWERFUL FORCE FOR GOOD.
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1988, and donations are tax-deductible.
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Encompass Rating System by Charity Navigator
Overall Score
90
out of 100
This charity's score is a passing score.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 85% Finance & Accountability, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, and 5% Culture & Community
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Finance & Accountability
This score provides an assessment of a nonprofit's financial health (stability, efficiency and sustainability) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
Finance & Accountability Score
88
out of 100
The score earned by Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. is a passing score
This V5 of the Finance & Accountability Score provides a baseline measure of an organization’s health including the indicators listed in the report below.
This score represents Form 990 data from 2020, the latest year electronically filed and published by the IRS.
Finance & Accountability Report
88
of 100 points
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Program Expense Ratio
60.14%
Higher effect on score
More data
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| 70% or higher | Full Credit |
| 60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
| Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense percentage AND Liabilities to Assets |
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Composition
33/33 Independent
Higher effect on score
Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Audit or Financial Review
Has Audit/Review
Higher effect on score
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
|---|---|
| $1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
| $500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
| Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Liabilities to Assets Ratio
0.07%
Lower effect on score
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
|---|---|
| Less than 50% | Full Credit |
| 50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
| 60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
Website
Listed
Lower effect on score
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy
Listed
Lower effect on score
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Board Meeting Minutes
Documented
Lower effect on score
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction
Listed
Lower effect on score
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy
Listed
Lower effect on score
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Additional Information
Unscored
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Total Revenue and Expenses
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
HEATHER MILLER RUBENS, EXECUTIVE DI
$160,631
IMAN AWAD, DIRECTOR
$0
PATRICIA BATZA, DIRECTOR
$0
THOMAS M BROWN, DIRECTOR
$0
RABBI DANIEL COTZIN BURG, DIRECTOR
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Business Master File Data
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other school related activities (BMF activity code: 059)
Community service organization (BMF activity code: 408)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
Data Sources: IRS Forms 990
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to view this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available).
Pandemic Response
Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
ICJS maintained its robust record of raising funds to support its critical programs.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
ICJS offered all programs online, increasing access for all. From July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, ICJS hosted appro ximately 850 participants.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
ICJS offfered the following programs during the Covid pandemic: 1. Nine public educational programs featuring national authors, film discussions, or panel presentations; 2. Community Conversation series of four public sessions on the theme of "Imagining Justice in Baltimore: Water Justice." Participants studied, reflected, and discussed how Christianity, Judaism, and Islam each teach and practice an ethic of promoting water justice for all. 3. Four study courses: These 3-week or 8-week courses offered intergenerational adult education on interreligious topics.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
ICJS will continue to offer programming in both online and in-person formats, depending on the program and the purpose.
Impact & Results
This score estimates the actual impact a nonprofit has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
Impact & Results Score
Not Currently Scored
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Encompass Rating Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Additional Information
Unscored
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Largest Programs
Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. reported its largest program on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
$715,333
Spent in most recent FY
100%
Percent of program expenses
PROGRAMS PROVIDE ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ADULT LEARNERS, EDUCATORS, CLERGY, AND MEMBERS OF CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, AND MUSLIM CONGREGATIONS, LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE ICJS MISSI ... (More)
Leadership & Adaptability
This score provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
Leadership & Adaptability Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. is a passing score.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of the organization's Leadership & Adaptability through the nonprofit organization submitting a survey response directly to Charity Navigator.
Leadership & Adaptability Report
100
of 100 points
Mission
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s mission
To dismantle religious bias and bigotry, we build learning communities where religious difference becomes a powerful force for good.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Vision
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
ICJS envisions an interreligious society in which dialogue replaces division, friendship overcomes fear, and education eradicates ignorance.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Strategic Goals
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Goal 1: Increase interreligious literacy.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Goal 2: Build resilient interreligious networks.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Goal 3: Advance the academic field of Interreligious and Interfaith Studies.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Leadership Development
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
ICJS is a member of Maryland Nonprofits and participates in training, conferences, and webinars to keep our leaders and organization current on nonprofit issues and best practices. ICJS Development staff participate on the board of Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP-MD) and participate in ongoing training to improve the professional practices of the Development office.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Mobilizing for Mission
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
Key ICJS Partnerships: 1) Washington Theological Consortium: Partners in developing and presenting the annual Emerging Religious Leaders program for seminarians and religious leaders in training; 2) 5 local universities (Goucher College, Morgan State, Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins, Loyola, St. Mary's Seminary & Univeristy): To present the ICJS Silber-Obrecht Lecture, a national award for a leading thinker in the arena of interreligious studies. (Inaugural lecture to launch in spring 2023); 3) Center for the Study of Religion in the City at Morgan State University: To support Baltimore-based programming for Justice Leaders; 4) American Academy of Religion: 4 ICJS scholars are members of AAR, serve on committees, panels, and review boards for the Academy; 5) U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Committee on Ethics, Religion and the Holocaust: Heather Miller Rubens, ICJS executive director, has served as a committee member since 2014.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Story of Adaptability
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Throughout the pandemic, ICJS rose to the challenge imposed by the global lockdown. We expanded our program offerings and moved them online to increase access and participation to enhance religious—and interreligious—literacy. We hosted three cohorts of Fellows to build resilient interreligious networks. We brought the best of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian scholarship and thinking to a broad audience. We committed to doing all this within a culture that fosters equity and inclusion.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Culture & Community
This score provides an assessment of the organization's engagement with the constituents it serves, a practice we term Constituent Feedback. When organizations listen to constituents, they are able to better deliver on programs and meet the needs of stakeholders. A future version of this Beacon will also assess an organization's people operations and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) metrics.
Culture & Community Score
100
out of 100
The score earned by Institute for Islamic Christian and Jewish Studies Inc. is a passing score.
Encompass Rating V4 provides an evaluation of an organization's Culture and Community by measuring its Constituent Feedback practices (see report below). Constituent Feedback data provides 100% of the basis for the initial evaluation of the Culture & Community Beacon.
Culture & Community Report
100
of 100 points
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Constituent Feedback
Full Credit
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback.
Here's how this organization is listening and learning from the people they serve:
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
In 2021, ICJS began using the feedback tools provided from a Listen4Good grant from the Fund for Shared Insight. As we build a culture of continuous feedback from our learning communities, we will incorporate our findings into our program design and offerings.
Methodology
Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective. We've partnered with GuideStar by Candid to survey organizations about their feedback practices. Nonprofit organizations can fill out the How We Listen section of their Candid profile to receive a rating.
Charity Navigator awards full credit for this Beacon to every nonprofit that is eligible for an Encompass Rating that completes the survey, in recognition of their willingness to publicly share this information with the nonprofit and philanthropic communities. This data is not evaluated for quality at this time. Validation will be added in future iterations of this Beacon.
Analysis and Research
Like the overall Encompass Rating System, the Culture & Community Beacon is designed to evolve as metrics are developed and ready for integration. Our partnership with Feedback Labs and Guidestar by Candid, and other partners including Fund for Shared Insight, GlobalGiving, and Keystone Accountability, enables us to launch the first version of this beacon with Constituent Feedback information collected on Candid's site.
Feedback practices have been shown to support better Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion outcomes, an essential area of assessment that we intend to further expand and develop in the future. Feedback Labs has documented several studies which indicate that beyond achieving organizational goals, nonprofits that are attentive and responsive to concerns and ideas raised by beneficiaries establish stronger relationships with the people they serve, promote greater equity, and empower constituents in ways that can help to ensure better long-term outcomes. You can find resources to help nonprofits improve their feedback practices here.
