Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley

Analysis

Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Family Service of the Lehigh Valley reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $878k to $1.2m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Service League of LA Jolla ($1.2m), Kool Kidz World Inc ($1.2m) and Helping Hands Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $436k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 18 employees.