Jewish Family & Childrens Service

Analysis

Jewish Family & Childrens Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1956, 70 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 & Childrens Service reported income of $12.5m and spending of $11.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.5m to $12.5m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family & Childrens Service sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evangelical Childrens Home ($12.4m), Spoonfuls Inc ($12.5m) and Jewish Association on Aging ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $547k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $25.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $23.5m. It reported 198 employees.