Jewish Big Brother-Sister Association of Boston

Analysis

Jewish Big Brother-Sister Association of Boston is a registered charity in United States, based in Waltham, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 Big Brother-Sister Association of Boston reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.2m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Jewish Big Brother-Sister Association of Boston sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aorn Foundation ($2.2m), Community Foundation for Greater Rome ($2.2m) and National Association of State Budget Officers ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $477k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 27 employees.