Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan

Analysis

Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Community Project of Lower Manhattan reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.0m (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan 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 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norm Waitt Sr Young Mens Christian Association ($5.0m), Little Red Hen Nursery Inc ($5.0m) and Operation Healing Forces Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $245k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. It paid $60k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $373k. It reported 90 employees.