Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylania

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylania is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 Northeastern Pennsylania reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.8m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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 Northeastern Pennsylania sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include VT Seva ($1.8m), Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund ($1.8m) and Rahbar Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $286k, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 4 employees.