Jewish Community Center

Analysis

Jewish Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Jewish Community Center reported income of $25.8m and spending of $24.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $23.0m to $25.8m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Residential Opportunities Incorporated ($25.8m), BPH Holding Co Inc ($25.8m) and Chapman Partnership Inc ($25.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $403k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.8m. At year end it held assets of $76.6m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $73.6m. It reported 998 employees.