Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey is a registered charity in United States, based in Cherry Hill, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1951, 75 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 Federation of Southern New Jersey reported income of $44.4m and spending of $41.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $33.1m to $44.4m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Federation of Southern New Jersey sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of Greater Flint ($43.6m), United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc ($44.6m) and The Greater New Orleans Foundation ($43.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $18.9m. At year end it held assets of $15.4m against liabilities of $5.9m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 1,519 employees.