Jewish Community Center of Allentown Pennsylvania

Analysis

Jewish Community Center of Allentown Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1939, 87 years ago. 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 Center of Allentown Pennsylvania reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.9m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jewish Community Center of Allentown Pennsylvania 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 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc ($3.9m), Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board Inc ($3.9m) and Young Mens Christian Assoc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 133 employees.