Jewish Family Service

Analysis

Jewish Family Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1961, 65 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 2023, Jewish Family Service reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $980k to $2.1m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jewish Family Service sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vida Inc ($2.1m), Ymi Cultural Center Inc ($2.1m) and Raleigh Swimming Association ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $798k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 24 employees.