Jewish Council for Youth Services

Analysis

Jewish Council for Youth Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1939, 87 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 May 2023, Jewish Council for Youth Services reported income of $11.8m and spending of $12.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $14.3m to $11.8m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Jewish Council for Youth Services 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 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund ($11.8m), Impact Living Services ($11.8m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore ($11.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.5% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $631k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.9m. At year end it held assets of $17.9m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $14.6m. It reported 284 employees.