Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Analysis

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City is a registered charity in United States, based in Overland Park, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1962, 64 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 Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City reported income of $20.0m and spending of $21.1m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.8m to $20.0m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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 Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opportunity Village Foundation ($19.9m), Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc ($20.0m) and Foundation for the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation ($19.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $484k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $414k. At year end it held assets of $280.9m against liabilities of $180.1m, net assets of $100.9m. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.