Junior League of San Jose

Analysis

Junior League of San Jose is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 May 2023, Junior League of San Jose reported income of $267k and spending of $163k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $334k to $267k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Junior League of San Jose sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Backpack Buddies of Greater Bluffto N & Hardeeville ($267k), Dallas Christian Womens Job Corps Inc ($267k) and Tools & Tiaras Inc ($267k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6,880. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 1 employees.