Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego

Analysis

Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1968, 58 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 June 2023, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego reported income of $172.5m and spending of $179.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $125.1m to $172.5m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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 Community Foundation of San Diego sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Van Andel Institute ($171.8m), The Seattle Foundation ($186.7m) and Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund ($171.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $671.5m against liabilities of $170.3m, net assets of $501.2m. It reported 18 employees.