Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1949, 77 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 August 2023, Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg reported income of $10.1m and spending of $7.2m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $10.1m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg 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 94th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sumner Community Food Bank ($10.1m), YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc ($10.1m) and Shaohannahs Hope Inc ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $25.8m against liabilities of $8.4m, net assets of $17.4m. It reported 149 employees.