Jason Foundation

Analysis

Jason Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Hendersonvlle, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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, Jason Foundation reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jason Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Eisner Scholars ($2.3m), Parent to Parent of Georgia Inc ($2.3m) and US Farming and Ranching Foundation ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $683k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $489k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $272k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 22 employees.