Jewish Federation of Greater Portland

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Tigard, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1956, 70 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 Portland reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $3.8m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Portland sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Sandals Foundation ($3.8m), Herzog Tomorrow Foundation ($3.8m) and Chinatown Health Clinic Foundation Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $315k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $765k. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 12 employees.