Jewish Social Service Agency

Analysis

Jewish Social Service Agency is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 Social Service Agency reported income of $36.8m and spending of $39.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $28.4m to $36.8m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Social Service Agency 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 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark ($36.8m), Avivo ($36.8m) and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago ($36.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $950k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.9m. At year end it held assets of $69.4m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $62.5m. It reported 335 employees.