Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle reported income of $9.3m and spending of $8.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.4m to $9.3m (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gaston Community Foundation ($9.3m), United Way of Wyoming Valley ($9.3m) and Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $325k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $85.2m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $75.9m. It reported 34 employees.