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Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group reported $22.6 million in revenue and $24.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.03 went to program services, $0.97 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 71.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $664,762 (Director). Revenue rose 205% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 71.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $664,762 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.72% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 27.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 127 of 134 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director Director/trustee, 0.2 hrs/week | $0 | $457,974 | $206,788 | $664,762 |
| Director (BEG 8/24) Director/trustee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $376,258 | $71,349 | $447,607 |
| Treasurer Officer, 1.8 hrs/week | $0 | $327,105 | $42,737 | $369,842 |
| Secretary/Assistant Secretary/Director Director/trustee, officer, 1.9 hrs/week | $0 | $231,014 | $36,596 | $267,610 |
| Director (BEG 1/24) Director/trustee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $223,634 | $23,585 | $247,219 |
| Director (BEG 5/24) Director/trustee, 0.1 hrs/week | $0 | $116,333 | $39,812 | $156,145 |
| Director Director/trustee, 0.2 hrs/week | $0 | $125,187 | $27,223 | $152,410 |
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b134 · 127 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 534
- Volunteers Part I, line 6127
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Of every $100 Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group spent in 2024, $99.03 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group reported that 99.0% of its $24.4 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $664,762, for the role of Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group get its money?
Of $22.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 71.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 37-1858193 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503189349315710 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403189349311740 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303159349301710 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233169349302013 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123149349303427 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003109349302575 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 37-1858193: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.