Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1957, 69 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 Greater Pittsburgh reported income of $48.7m and spending of $33.1m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $52.2m to $48.7m (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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 Greater Pittsburgh sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fund for Charitable Giving ($48.6m), Tiger Woods Charity Event Corp ($49.6m) and James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association ($48.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $329.4m against liabilities of $119.6m, net assets of $209.9m. It reported 82 employees.