Jewish Community Center Sonoma County

Analysis

Jewish Community Center Sonoma County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Center Sonoma County reported income of $150k and spending of $278k, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $598k to $150k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jewish Community Center Sonoma County sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Orchestras of Palm Beach County Inc ($150k), Friends of Howell Living Historical ($150k) and Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $121k against liabilities of $1,525, net assets of $119k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.