Greater Altoona Jewish Federation

Analysis

Greater Altoona Jewish Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Hollidaysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Greater Altoona Jewish Federation reported income of $199k and spending of $203k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $179k to $199k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Greater Altoona Jewish Federation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jingled Elves Inc ($199k), Philadelphia Telangana Association ($199k) and Harbert Employees Reaching Out Foundation ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.