Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit

Analysis

Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit is a registered charity in United States, based in W Bloomfield, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1968, 58 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 May 2023, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit reported income of $12.0m and spending of $10.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $14.1m to $12.0m (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tazewell County Resource Centers Inc ($11.9m), Power Works Industries Inc ($12.0m) and Pauls Pantry Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. It paid $34k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $33.7m against liabilities of $8.1m, net assets of $25.5m. It reported 222 employees.