Jewish Community Service Inc

Analysis

Jewish Community Service Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1942, 84 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 June 2023, Jewish Community Service Inc reported income of $22.5m and spending of $21.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.9m to $22.5m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Service Inc 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 97th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Illinois Foodbank ($22.5m), Gateways to Better Living Inc ($22.6m) and Hospice of Southern Maine ($22.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $391k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.6m. At year end it held assets of $21.0m against liabilities of $6.0m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 277 employees.