Jewish Communities of Western

Analysis

Jewish Communities of Western is a registered charity in United States, based in Southbury, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1952, 74 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 June 2023, Jewish Communities of Western reported income of $845k and spending of $1.4m, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $845k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Communities of Western sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Create Birmingham ($845k), Faithful Journey Foundation ($846k) and Provincetown Theatre Foundation Inc ($844k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $256k. At year end it held assets of $24.8m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $20.6m. It reported 4 employees.