Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Analysis

Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania reported income of $962k and spending of $647k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $554k to $962k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. 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 Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justpartners Inc ($962k), Loaves and Fishes ($962k) and Safety Compass ($962k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $290k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $64k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 10 employees.