Jewish Federation of Columbus

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Columbus is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1956, 70 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 Columbus reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.9m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $7.5m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Columbus 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board ($7.5m), Wellington Management Foundation ($7.5m) and Just Keep Livin Foundation ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16.2m against liabilities of $10.5m, net assets of $5.6m.