Fort Wayne Jewish Federation

Analysis

Fort Wayne Jewish Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Wayne, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1942, 84 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, Fort Wayne Jewish Federation reported income of $711k and spending of $531k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $491k to $711k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Fort Wayne Jewish Federation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awoke ($711k), LL Foundation for Youth ($712k) and Rosenbluth Family Charitable Foundation ($711k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 9 employees.