The Jewish Federation of Central California

Analysis

The Jewish Federation of Central California is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1955, 71 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 December 2023, The Jewish Federation of Central California reported income of $285k and spending of $215k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $285k (+19%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Jewish Federation of Central California sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include H Douglas Weaver Perpetual Charitable Trust ($284k), Formidable Joy ($285k) and Anondo Fund Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1,592, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 2 employees.