Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West

Analysis

Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West is a registered charity in United States, based in East Orange, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $5.4m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Vocational Service of Metro West sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries Inc ($5.4m), Ark Homes Foster Family Agency ($5.4m) and Grow Greater Englewood Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $5.4m, net assets of -$1.6m. It reported 173 employees.