Oshman Family Jewish Community Center

Analysis

Oshman Family Jewish Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1989, 37 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center reported income of $28.0m and spending of $32.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $29.4m to $28.0m (-4.9%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College of the Atlantic ($28.0m), Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services Inc ($28.0m) and Child Development Centers Inc ($28.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.2m. At year end it held assets of $113.5m against liabilities of $40.4m, net assets of $73.1m. It reported 574 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.