Jordan River Foundation

Analysis

Jordan River Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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, Jordan River Foundation reported income of $326k and spending of $275k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $14k to $326k (+2258%), an average of +120% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 7960%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jordan River Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light 2 the World ($326k), Hope for the Homeless Foundation ($326k) and Landons Library Trust Fund ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $163k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $163k.