Jewish Family Services

Analysis

Jewish Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Overland Park, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1972, 54 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 December 2023, Jewish Family Services reported income of $6.6m and spending of $7.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $6.6m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family Services sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Will Home Association ($6.6m), Disability Rights Michigan ($6.6m) and CCH Individualized Support Services Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $471k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 83 employees.