Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley

Analysis

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1952, 74 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 June 2023, Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley reported income of $3.2m and spending of $4.1m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.2m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Federation of the Lehigh Valley 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 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Railroad USA Inc ($3.2m), Lancaster General Health Foundation ($3.2m) and United Way of Indian River County Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $434k. At year end it held assets of $42.3m against liabilities of $19.3m, net assets of $23.0m. It reported 13 employees.