Jewish Federation of Orange County

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 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, Jewish Federation of Orange County reported income of $6.0m and spending of $4.3m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.1m to $6.0m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Orange County sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indianapolis Colts Foundation Inc ($6.0m), Garden of Dreams Foundation ($6.0m) and Birchtree ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $329k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $569k, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 23 employees.