Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix

Analysis

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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 Phoenix reported income of $16.3m and spending of $11.0m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $16.3m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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 Phoenix 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 AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way Suncoast Inc ($16.3m), United Way of Central Florida Inc ($16.4m) and Metro United Way Inc ($16.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $439k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $476k. At year end it held assets of $86.5m against liabilities of $14.7m, net assets of $71.8m.