Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver

Analysis

Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver is a registered charity in United States, based in Canada. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending August 2023, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver reported income of $27.8m and spending of $9.7m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $7.0m to $27.8m (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Focus ($27.8m), Unique People Services Inc ($27.8m) and Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance Inc ($27.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $212k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $44.9m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $41.3m. It reported 165 employees.