Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania

Analysis

Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1942, 84 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 August 2023, Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania reported income of $4.5m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $4.5m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 639%. Over the whole period it spent 37% 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 Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barton Institute for Community Action ($4.5m), Ithuriel Fund ($4.5m) and Detroit Association of Black Organizations Dabo Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $186k. At year end it held assets of $41.4m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $35.8m. It reported 4 employees.