Jewish Federation of St Louis

Analysis

Jewish Federation of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1947, 79 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 St Louis reported income of $19.2m and spending of $20.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $24.0m to $19.2m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 St Louis sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Central Oklahoma ($19.2m), Northern New York Community Foundation Inc ($19.2m) and Lacrosse Community Foundation ($19.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $701k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $154.4m against liabilities of $46.8m, net assets of $107.6m. It reported 91 employees.