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← JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICE.

Totals

Total revenue
$31,346,583
Total expenses
$29,310,336
Contributions and grants received
$9,429,051
Grants paid
$41,500
Program service revenue
$20,988,135
Investment income
$861,317
Other revenue
$68,080
Total assets, end of year
$48,761,854
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,563,323
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$46,198,531
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,401,823
Management and general expenses
$3,712,299
Fundraising expenses
$1,196,214
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,401,823

Program services were 83.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,429,051

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $786,706

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

    total $11,165,902 · related or exempt $11,165,902

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEE INCOME

    total $6,408,162 · related or exempt $6,408,162

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GRANT INCOME

    total $2,978,629 · related or exempt $2,978,629

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $435,442 · related or exempt $435,442

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $224,923 · unrelated business $82,691 · excluded $142,232

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $65,682

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $65,682

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $65,682 · excluded $65,682

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,426,968

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,787,471 · other assets $3,103

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $639,497 · other assets -$3,103

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $636,394 · excluded $636,394

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $2,398 · excluded $2,398

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,398

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $27,500 · program services $27,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $14,000 · program services $14,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $660,106 · management and general $660,106

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,350,595 · program services $11,934,974 · management and general $1,567,862 · fundraising $847,759

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $149,366 · program services $119,613 · management and general $20,798 · fundraising $8,955

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,393,964 · program services $1,116,295 · management and general $194,100 · fundraising $83,569

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,151,007 · program services $921,733 · management and general $160,270 · fundraising $69,004

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $109,978 · program services $58,855 · management and general $51,123

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $132,798 · program services $8,496 · management and general $124,302

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $54,000 · program services $54,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $170,425 · management and general $170,425

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,387,131 · program services $2,313,168 · management and general $62,864 · fundraising $11,099

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $99,041 · program services $74,687 · management and general $23,732 · fundraising $622

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $356,562 · program services $246,135 · management and general $97,359 · fundraising $13,068

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $795,897 · program services $722,646 · management and general $4,590 · fundraising $68,661

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,001,556 · program services $903,461 · management and general $79,352 · fundraising $18,743

  • 17 · Travel

    total $215,472 · program services $212,352 · management and general $2,653 · fundraising $467

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $30,234 · program services $21,446 · management and general $6,769 · fundraising $2,019

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $498,828 · program services $405,092 · management and general $74,199 · fundraising $19,537

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $351,677 · program services $169,412 · management and general $175,489 · fundraising $6,776

  • 24a · Other expenses: FAMILY ASSISTANCE

    total $4,313,412 · program services $4,312,412 · management and general $1,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT REIMBURSABLE EXP

    total $254,767 · program services $254,767

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $251,663 · program services $251,579 · management and general $84

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $132,824 · program services $124,772 · management and general $7,466 · fundraising $586

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $407,533 · program services $134,428 · management and general $227,756 · fundraising $45,349

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,820,420 · end of year $5,297,820

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $847,675 · end of year $608,208

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,151,114 · end of year $3,393,899

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $408,658 · end of year $364,195

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $495,343 · end of year $386,854

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,987,586

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,840,827

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,478,919 · end of year $2,146,759

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,678,913 · end of year $6,185,038

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $18,387,481 · end of year $24,316,887

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,840,534 · end of year $6,062,194

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,302,419 · end of year $2,201,056

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $180,173 · end of year $182,712

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $4,898 · end of year $7,834

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $386,595 · end of year $171,721

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,338,826 · end of year $23,618,813

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,896,146 · end of year $22,579,718

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE CARES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN SERVICES GUIDED BY JEWISH TRADITIONS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMPASSION, AND RESPECT FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.JF&CS FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND ADVANCING BEST PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING OF ITS TARGET POPULATIONS: NEW PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS, CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HUNGER, OR DOMESTIC ABUSE.

  • CHAI SERVICES:CHAI SERVICES PROMOTES COMMUNITY, HOUSING, ACCESS, AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, PLUS THOSE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF STRENGTHS AND NEEDS. SERVICES INCLUDE CONSULTATION, PLANNING AND ADVOCACY, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY BASED DAY PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING, SOCIAL GROUPS, AND SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF COACHING FOR LIFE SKILLS, INDEPENDENT EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIALIZATION. WHILE ALL OF JF&CS'S DIVISIONS OFFER SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CHAI SERVICES OFFERS SERVICES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND COORDINATES MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION ACROSS JF&CS.

    Expenses $10,007,129 · Revenue $9,492,239

  • SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS:SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS HELPS AGING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE LIFE TRANSITIONS AND CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, FIND SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS, AND LIVE WELL AS THEY GROW OLDER. SERVICES INCLUDE EXPERT GUIDANCE AND CARE MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS, RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING. SPECIALTY AREAS INCLUDE OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH, ALZHEIMER'S AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE, SPIRITUALITY AND AGING RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.

    Expenses $7,939,215 · Revenue $7,623,239

  • CENTER FOR EARLY RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT:THE CENTER FOR EARLY RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT (CERS) PROMOTES THE EARLIEST PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES TO NEW PARENTS, ALONG WITH TRAINING FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CERS SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS, HOME VISITING PROGRAMS, PARENT-CHILD THERAPY, ADOPTION SERVICES, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING. BY FOCUSING ON THE EARLIEST YEARS, CERS HELPS PARENTS BUILD RESPONSIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILD AS A FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIPS.

    Expenses $3,561,202 · Grants $14,000 · Revenue $3,266,304

  • THE CENTER FOR BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE:THE CENTER FOR BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE (CBNA) OFFERS AN INTEGRATED RESPONSE TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC INSECURITY IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. BY INTEGRATING MANY CORE SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF, WE HELP OUR CLIENTS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS FOR FOOD, HOUSING, FUEL, UTILITIES, SAFETY, AND MORE. SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND AN ACCLAIMED KOSHER FOOD PANTRY, ALONG WITH EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS ADVOCACY, LEGAL SERVICE, AND SUPPORTS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    Expenses $2,894,277 · Grants $27,500 · Revenue $606,353

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Abraham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Hedy Adler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Matthew Appelstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Stephen Bernstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Michelle Black

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Shari Cashman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jill Cohen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Morea Cutler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Danielle Darish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Sunitha Das

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Gayle Dublin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jose Fridman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Nora Friedman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Joan Wasser Gish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • David Goldstone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Penny Goodman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Robin Gross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Steven Kaitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Scott Krentzman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Michael Levinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Patricia McWeeney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Shirley Paley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Karen Deresiewicz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Laurence Schoen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Lori Shaer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Alexandra Simes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Adam Suttin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Wayne Ushman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jack Swartz

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/04/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Susan Wilk

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/04/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Karen Rosenberg

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/04/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Steven Weil

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Andrew Pearlstein

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Lewis J Pearlson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Kimberly Creem

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Gail Schulman

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $415,396
    From this org
    $406,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,110
    Hours/week
    35.25 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $403,471
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,815
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,510
    Filer's total
    $415,396
  • Elayne S Weinstein

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $229,390
    From this org
    $185,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,719
    Hours/week
    35.25 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,887
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $784
    Deferred
    $4,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,679
    Filer's total
    $229,390
  • Karen Silverman

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $209,435
    From this org
    $185,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,700
    Hours/week
    36.25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,564
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $171
    Deferred
    $3,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,842
    Filer's total
    $209,435
  • Jill Snider

    SR. PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $171,211
    From this org
    $154,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,354
    Hours/week
    36.25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,738
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $119
    Deferred
    $2,988
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,366
    Filer's total
    $171,211
  • Elizabeth Kelder

    CHIEF PEOPLE & OPER. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,954
    From this org
    $160,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,174
    Hours/week
    36.25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,581
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $199
    Deferred
    $1,732
    Nontaxable benefits
    $442
    Filer's total
    $162,954
  • Anna Slavin

    MGR, BUDGET & FIN COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $145,807
    From this org
    $133,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,092
    Hours/week
    36.25
  • Sara Freedman Sr Director

    CHAI SVCS & AGENCY INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $142,312
    From this org
    $127,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,130
    Hours/week
    36.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE RECEIVED NON-FIXED PAYMENTS IN THE FORM OF A BONUS DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR. JILL SNIDER, SR. PHILANTHROPIC ADVISOR - $10,000

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC

    501(C)(3) · HOLDS BUSINESS PROPERTY · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (1)

    T · CHARITABLE TRUST · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502279349302435

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