Portland Jewish Academy

Analysis

Portland Jewish Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Portland Jewish Academy reported income of $8.6m and spending of $8.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $8.6m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Portland Jewish Academy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Picture Schools California Inc ($8.6m), St Johns Community Services - Pennsylvania ($8.6m) and Plan Bee Academy ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $489k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 156 employees.