Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

What it reported doing in 2024

Serving vulnerable populations (safety net)caring for those in need locally grants to organizations which advance the lives of those who are underrepresented, at-risk, and struggling to promote self-sufficiency, provide food security and basic needs and care for older adults and holocaust survivors. Grantees include: abramson senior care (in fall 2025, abramson senior care merged with jewish family and children's service), dignified burial association, dinah, federation housing, the female hebrew benevolent society, hebrew free loan society of greater philadelphia, jevs human services, jewish family and children's service, jewish relief agency, judith creed horizons for achieving independence, kleinlife, mitzvah food program, and tikvah ajmi.poverty/food assistance: 57.4+ million meals and food packages provided locally and globally. 1.6 million people facing poverty helped locally and around the world. 1+ million pounds of food provided to around 8,000 people in need through the jewish federation's mitzvah food program. 1,500+ low - and moderate-income seniors received affordable and dignified living accommodations from federation housing. 3,700 israeli children from underserved communities received stem education through ofanim. 233,445 russian speakers and people from the former soviet union served locally and around the world.disability/mental health: 43,877 people with disabilities were served locally and globally. 25,000 youth, aged 3 to18, from 53 evacuated communities participated in educational and mental health programming through the jewish federation's support of dror israel.older adults: 40,000+ holocaust survivors were served locally and globally. 1,600 older adults received coordinated healthcare and comprehensive support from abramson senior care.security: $1.2 million secured in grant funding for 51 organizations to address security issues. ~12,000 campers and staff protected in 2025 by the security trainings provided at 21 local jewish day and overnight camps. ~4,000 jewish day school and preschool students and staff protected for the 2025-2026 academic year through security trainings. 190+ local jewish institutions receive security guidance from the jewish federation.jewish education/connection: 1,200 jewish day-and pre-school students were awarded scholarships through the eitc program, in partnership with the foundation for jewish day schools, for the 2025-2026 school year. 5,700 local youth received free, monthly, jewish-themed books through pj library last year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.5%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 89.5%; rating input score 89; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 97%; rating input score 97; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 96.6%; rating input score 97; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 26.7%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.98; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings