Jewish Federation of El Paso

Analysis

Jewish Federation of El Paso is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. 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 2022, Jewish Federation of El Paso reported income of $874k and spending of $1.0m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $771k to $874k (+13%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jewish Federation of El Paso sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences ($874k), Nami Kansas Inc ($874k) and Marathi Vishwa ($874k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $180k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $325k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 8 employees.

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.