Jewish Community Center

Analysis

Jewish Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1941, 85 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 December 2023, Jewish Community Center reported income of $15.8m and spending of $15.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.2m to $15.8m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Jewish Community Center sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana High School Athletics Association ($15.6m), Arizona Interscholastic Association Inc ($16.0m) and Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst Inc ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $707k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $41.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $39.6m. It reported 235 employees.