Columbus Jewish Foundation

Analysis

Columbus Jewish Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 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, Columbus Jewish Foundation reported income of $14.6m and spending of $12.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.7m to $14.6m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Columbus Jewish Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Museum of Art and Light Land Inc ($14.6m), United Way of Central New Mexico ($14.7m) and Oneoc ($14.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $158.0m against liabilities of $31.1m, net assets of $126.9m.