Jewish Childrens Regional Service

Analysis

Jewish Childrens Regional Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Metairie, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1947, 79 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 July 2023, Jewish Childrens Regional Service reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Childrens Regional Service sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carry It Forward ($1.4m), Lynchburg Daily Bread Inc ($1.4m) and Expectant Heart Pregnancy Resource Center ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $279k. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $8,343, net assets of $15.7m. It reported 12 employees.