Jewish Family Services of Western New York

Analysis

Jewish Family Services of Western New York is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1948, 78 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 December 2023, Jewish Family Services of Western New York reported income of $10.5m and spending of $10.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $10.5m (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family Services of Western New York sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Sack Lunch ($10.5m), Licking County Family YMCA ($10.5m) and Community Action Center ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $411k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 150 employees.