Jewish Family Service

Analysis

Jewish Family Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Jewish Family Service reported income of $9.6m and spending of $10.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $9.6m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Family Service sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Supportive Living Services Inc ($9.6m), Hias and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia Inc ($9.6m) and National Healthplex Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $752k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $12.2m against liabilities of $595k, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 117 employees.