Judson

Analysis

Judson is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1956, 70 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Judson reported income of $30.7m and spending of $32.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $19.1m to $30.7m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Judson sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Rhode Island ($30.7m), Baptist Convalescent Center Inc ($30.7m) and Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service ($30.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $815k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.8m. At year end it held assets of $68.9m against liabilities of $93.3m, net assets of -$24.4m. It reported 427 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.