Judson Foundation

Analysis

Judson Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Judson Foundation reported income of $972k and spending of $1.4m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $972k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Judson Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Assuta Ashdod Hospital Inc ($971k), Kathrine R Everett Charitable Testamentary Trust ($972k) and Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc ($970k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $280k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $35.6m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $35.4m.