Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston

Analysis

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Diplomat Inc ($3.0m), Mindrolling Charitable Society ($3.0m) and University of Edinburgh USA Development Trust Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $481k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $623k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 13 employees.