The Jed Foundation

Analysis

The Jed Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Jed Foundation reported income of $20.7m and spending of $25.8m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.0m to $20.7m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Jed Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Plains of Republic Co Inc ($20.7m), Codac Inc ($20.7m) and Great Plains of Sabetha Inc ($20.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.4m. At year end it held assets of $36.8m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $33.2m. It reported 140 employees.