Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
30 S Wells St, Chicago, IL · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $154,199,770 | $140,164,885 | $204,325,389 |
| FY2024 | $163,243,369 | $138,963,160 | $199,836,287 |
| FY2023 | $117,138,769 | $124,160,159 | $154,933,824 |
| FY2022 | $118,541,995 | $114,975,976 | $150,838,322 |
| FY2021 | $116,282,083 | $108,530,242 | $164,966,352 |
| FY2020 | $27,529,191 | $17,014,389 | $128,075,716 |
| FY2019 | $98,017,955 | $103,986,982 | $124,824,020 |
| FY2018 | $115,511,637 | $106,258,445 | $124,763,234 |
| FY2017 | $136,960,384 | $101,539,859 | $129,468,495 |
| FY2016 | $110,204,977 | $98,956,490 | $85,842,673 |
| FY2015 | $95,605,809 | $103,262,907 | $74,392,628 |
| FY2014 | $105,337,088 | $104,714,559 | $88,427,049 |
| FY2013 | $98,049,878 | $90,808,091 | $88,026,601 |
| FY2012 | $93,654,220 | $92,985,543 | $75,359,162 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (EIN 36-2167034), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $127,003,642 | 82% |
| Program service revenue | $6,041,762 | 4% |
| Other revenue | $21,154,366 | 14% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $118,484,597 | 85% |
| Management & general | $12,727,813 | 9% |
| Fundraising | $8,952,475 | 6% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 82% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 85% of functional expenses, management & general 9%, and fundraising 6%.
- 85% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 18.9% of 37 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in IL.
- Net assets covered about 17.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 20th percentile among 2703 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in IL.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.8% of 2754 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in IL.
- Total revenue rose from $93,654,220 in FY2012 to $154,199,770 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2015, FY2019, FY2023).
- The highest revenue on record here is $163,243,369 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $75,359,162 to $204,325,389 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 90% of revenue in FY2012 and 82% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
JUF IS THE CHICAGO JEWISH COMMUNITY'S CENTRAL PHILANTHROPY, FUNDING WIDE-RANGING SERVICES.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1950 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T700 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in IL) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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