The Jewish Community Foundation of the West

Analysis

The Jewish Community Foundation of the West is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Jewish Community Foundation of the West reported income of $5.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $5.5m (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Jewish Community Foundation of the West sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesapeake-Potomac Home Health Agency Inc ($5.5m), Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc ($5.5m) and Portland Community College Foundation Inc ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,107. At year end it held assets of $18.1m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 2 employees.