Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1949, 77 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 December 2023, Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois reported income of $816k and spending of $908k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $530k to $816k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildwood Foundation Inc ($815k), Rooks County Healthcare Foundation ($816k) and Middle Tennessee Electric Sharingchange Inc ($815k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. It paid $31k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $748k against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $606k. It reported 49 employees.