Jewish Community Centers of Chicago

Analysis

Jewish Community Centers of Chicago is a registered charity in United States, based in Northbrook, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1923, 103 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 Community Centers of Chicago reported income of $45.6m and spending of $45.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $42.1m to $45.6m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Centers of Chicago sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Center for Developmental Disabilities Inc ($45.6m), Reach Resilience ($45.6m) and Albertina Kerr Centers ($45.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.0m. It paid $801 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $53.4m against liabilities of $40.8m, net assets of $12.6m. It reported 1,846 employees.