Jewish Child and Family Services

Analysis

Jewish Child and Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Child and Family Services reported income of $36.9m and spending of $38.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $37.4m to $36.9m (-1.4%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Child and Family Services 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 IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood House Incorporated ($36.9m), Paul Shelton HCSR ($36.9m) and Minuteman Senior Services Inc ($36.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $652k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.0m. At year end it held assets of $81.1m against liabilities of $23.2m, net assets of $57.9m. It reported 548 employees.