Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1963, 63 years ago. 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 December 2023, Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County reported income of $8.9m and spending of $9.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $14.4m to $8.9m (-38%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 338%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach and West Orange County 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 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bill of Rights Institute ($8.9m), Emmaus Bible College ($8.9m) and Morgan Autism Center ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $42.8m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $39.5m. It reported 187 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.