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Union for Reform Judaism and Consolidated Entities
Statement of Activities For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 ($ in millions)
Revenues
Audited
Membership Support from Congregations (1)
$7.2
Program Fees (from summer camps and other youth/adult programs
$50.4
Program Fees (Congregational Engagement, Social Change Initiatives, Network Expansion) and other income
$4.5
Contributions and Grants
$19.6
Support from Endowment Funds
$4.2
TOTAL REVENUE
$85.9
Expenses
Program Expenses:
Youth, Camp and Israel Programs
$65.9
Congregational Engagement and Leadership Experiences
$5.9
Network Expansion Experiences
$2.0
Social Change Initiatives
$7.8
Total Program Expenses
$81.6
Management and General (2)
$3.6
Fundraising (3)
$5.8
TOTAL EXPENSES
$91.0
Net Operating Income
($5.1)
Depreciation and Amortization
($6.1)
Change in Net Assets from Operations
($11.2)
Other Activities (4)(5)
$58.9
Change in Net Assets
$47.7
Union for Reform Judaism and Consolidated Entities
Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2023 ($ in millions)
Assets
Audited 2023
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$17.5
Contributions Receivable, net
$9.7
Reform Movement Affiliation Commitment receivable, net
$1.5
Accounts and Loans Receivable
$5.7
Investments
$112.4
Property and Equipment
$138.3
Prepaid Expenses and other Assets
$3.6
TOTAL ASSETS
$288.7
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses, and Other Liabilities
$6.1
Notes Payable
$34.3
Annuities Payable
$0.1
Deferred Revenue
$11.8
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$52.3
Net Assets:
Without Donor Restrictions
$177.9
With Donor Restrictions
$58.5
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$236.4
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$288.7
(1) The URJ provided $5.2M in support to Hebrew Union College from Membership Support received from congregations
(2) Includes $10M of Marketing, IT, Finance, Business Strategy, and Administrative costs shared to programs
(3) Fundraising includes fundraising teams from all divisions
(4) Includes net income (expenses) from Investment, Capital, Pension, and Other Activities
(5) URJ received $30.9M from California Fire Victim's Trust claim from the 2017 total loss of URJ Camp Newman
The URJ's audited financial statements are available at URJ.org/Finances
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