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LJD JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

EIN 59-0637868 JACKSONVILLE, FL

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Revenue 2024
$21,079,620
Expenses 2024
$21,667,584

Program services were 95.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P200
Classification
1000
Street
8540 BAYCENTER RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE LJD JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE JEWISH TRADITION OF HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE LJD JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. IS STRENGTHENING THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE JEWISH TRADITION OF HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES.

  • CHILD WELFARE: JFCS PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR ABUSED, ABANDONED, NEGLECTED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 3,756 CHILDREN WERE SERVED. AS A SUBCONTRACTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF NORTH FLORIDA, INC. AND PARTNERSHIP FOR STRONG FAMILIES, INC., JFCS PROVIDES SEVERAL SERVICES IN CONJUCTION WITH THIS PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS: - FOSTER CARE: 723 CHILDREN RECEIVED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY, WELL-BEING AND SAFE REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR FAMILY, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. - PREVENTION: 2,275 CHILDREN RECEIVED SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIVE FACTORS WITHIN THE HOME AND KEEP CHILDREN SAFE AND OUT OF FOSTER CARE. THROUGH STEPS, FAMILIES RECEIVED VOLUNTARY IN-HOME PARENTING, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, BUDGETING AND REFERRALS TO RESOURCES. THROUGH FAST, FAMILIES RECEIVED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION AND IN-HOME SERVICES TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE HOME. THROUGH HIGH RISK NEWBORN, CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AGES 0-5 RECEIVED COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN PARENT-CHILD BONDS AND ENSURE SAFETY. - ADOPTION: 100 FOSTER CHILDREN WHO COULD NOT SAFELY RETURN TO THEIR BIRTH PARENTS WERE PLACED WITH THEIR NEW FOREVER FAMILIES. - SUPERVISED VISITATION: VISITATION SPECIALISTS SUPERVISED 4,680 VISITS BETWEEN CHILDREN AND PARENTS, HELPING FAMILIES REBUILD ATTACHMENTS AND PAVE THE WAY FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION. VISITS ALLOW PARENTS A VENUE TO PRACTICE SKILLS LEARNED, WHILE AFFORDING CASE MANAGERS AND VISITATION SPECIALISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS SAFETY AND FAMILY INTERACTION.

    Expenses $10,882,027 · Grants $9,948

  • FAMILY SERVICES: JFCS PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS AND ENSURE FUTURE WELL-BEING. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 4,787 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING FAMILY SERVICES: - CIRCLE OF SECURITY PARENTING: 146 PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS ATTACHMENT-BASED PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM TO HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND AND BUILD ON THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. - ASSESSMENT: 161 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY THEIR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE NEEDS AND HELP SHAPE THEIR CASE PLAN. --*CREATE: THROUGH THIS FEDERALLY-FUNDED INITIATIVE, JFCS PROVIDED ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TO 27 LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS AND PARENTS. JFCS PARTNERS WITH DANIEL AND MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO SERVE YOUTH IN THE CREATE (CO-DESIGNING RICH ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL TO THRIVE EVERYDAY) SYSTEM OF CARE - DUPONT COUNSELING GROUP OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: 529 CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND/OR COUPLES ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING AND OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES. 279 CLIENTS RECEIVED PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES. - DUPONT COUNSELING GROUP OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: 57 TEENS AND ADULTS RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING, OUTPATIENT COUNSELING AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOCUSED ON RECOVERY AND WELLNESS. - GREAT KIDS THROUGH GREAT CO-PARENTING: 280 PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS DUVAL COUNTY FAMILY COURT-APPROVED CLASS, REQUIRED FOR DIVORCING PARENTS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. *EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT: AS THE SOLE THERAPEUTIC LIAISON FOR ECC IN JACKSONVILLE, JFCS CONNECTED 48 CHILDREN AND 46 PARENTS WITH SERVICES FOR HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SPEEDIER EXITS FROM FOSTER CARE. THIS INCLUDES PARENTING EDUCATION, CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY AND INDIVIDUAL/PLAY THERAPY. *FAST: 253 CHILDREN (AND THEIR PARENTS) RECEIVED INTENSIVE IN-HOME COUNSELING SERVICES AIMED AT STABILIZING THE FAMILY AND PREVENTING ENTRY INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM - FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS: 1,868 CHILDREN IN THE ARLINGTON FULL SERVICE SCHOOL FEEDER PATTERN RECEIVED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN WELLBEING. 386 STUDENTS ENGAGED IN INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING/BEHAVIORAL SERVICES, 61 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN GROUP COUNSELING AND 1,421 STUDENTS ATTENDED CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, ORIENTATIONS AND SMALL GROUP EDUCATION. - HIGH RISK NEWBORN: 619 CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AGES 0-5 RECEIVED COUNSELING TO STRENGTHEN PARENT-CHILD BONDS AND ENSURE SAFETY. - PROJECT LAUNCH: 243 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ENROLLED IN THIS PIONEERING NEW PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMSHA), FOR JFCS TO PARTNER WITH PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES OF AT-RISK CHILDREN AGES 0-8 TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES BEFORE THEY ESCALATE AND SOLIDIFY AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH. - TEAMS: 231 CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF CHILD TRAUMA UPON ENTRY INTO CARE AND INCREASE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND PLACEMENT STABILITY. -JEWISH SERVICES: JFCS ADDRESSES THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CARE MANAGEMENT, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HOME-CARE SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION SERVICES, MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, FAMILY LITERACY AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, TOLERANCE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 22,627 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM. - SAFETY FIRST SUPERVISED VISITATION & SAFE EXCHANGE: THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT AND HUBBARD HOUSE, INC., JFCS OPERATES JACKSONVILLE'S ONLY FEE-FREE SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SAFE EXCHANGE CENTER FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SAFETY FIRST HELPS CHILDREN MAINTAIN A CONNECTION WITH BOTH OF THEIR PARENTS, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF ALL INVOLVED, IN A WARM, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. JFCS SERVED 113 FAMILIES THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $4,807,269 · Grants $1,060,676 · Revenue $458,339

  • YOUTH SERVICES: JFCS SERVED 1,378 STUDENTS THROUGH THE ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE PROGRAM. SELECTED BY UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA FOR THIS PILOT INITIATIVE, JFCS PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT-RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES TO HELP MOVE THEM SUCCESSFULLY INTO THE NEXT GRADE AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY FOR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME. SERVING AS LIFE PROGRAM. SELECTED BY UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA FOR THIS PILOT INITIATIVE, JFCS PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT-RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES TO HELP MOVE THEM SUCCESSFULLY INTO THE NEXT GRADE AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY FOR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL ON TIME. SERVING AS THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - AT-HOPE YOUTH & FAMILY ADVOCACY: FAMILY ADVOCATES PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT TO 129 YOUTH WITH CIVIL CITATIONS OR DIVERSION SANCTIONS TO HELP THEM (AND THEIR FAMILIES) ACQUIRE THE RESOURCES, SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS TO MAKE MORE RESPONSIBLE CHOICES AND AVOID FURTHER CRIME. AFTER PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, 99% OF YOUTH DID NOT RE-ENTER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (RE-OFFEND). - SEEDS: 333 CHILDREN WERE SERVED VIA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE, AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA, JFCS CONNECTS FAMILIES OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH PARENT EDUCATION, FAMILY ADVOCACY AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO STABILIZE, STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER FAMILIES SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN CAN SUCCEED IN PRE-SCHOOL. --SOARS:543 CHILDREN WERE SERVED AND MODELED AFTER SEEDS, SOARS IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER AND FAMILY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE LITERACY FOR AT-RISK YOUNG CHILDREN IN TWO LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. ANCHOR PARTNERS INCLUDE KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE, EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF DUVAL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION. JFCS PROVIDES WRAPAROUND FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES AND ASSISTS 5TH GRADERS IN MAKING A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

    Expenses $2,503,568 · Grants $49,338

  • EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: JFCS DISTRIBUTES FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL DOLLARS TO HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 36,246 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FAMILIES RECEIVE RESOURCES INCLUDING TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION, EMERGENCY GROCERY SUPPLIES AND LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. - HOUSING ASSISTANCE: 830 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 2,503 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AT-RISK OF EVICTION, UTILITY SHUT-OFF OR HOMELESSNESS RECEIVED HELP WITH RENT, MORTGAGE AND UTILITY BILLS. - MAX BLOCK FOOD PANTRY: 31,652 HUNGRY INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED NUTRITIOUS, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD THROUGH THE ON-SITE EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY, RESULTING IN 284,868 MEALS PROVIDED. SATELLITE PANTRIES AT RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, BEAUCLERC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL AND INSPIRE TO RISEERVED 12,002 INDIVIDUALS. - FANNY LANDWIRTH CLOTHES CLOSET: MORE THAN 400 CHILDREN RECEIVED NEW AND GENTLY WORN CLOTHING. - HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING: THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF LOCAL DONORS, CORPORATIONS AND YOUTH GROUPS, 1,691 CHILDREN AND SENIORS RECEIVED GIFTS AND GIFT BASKETS TO BRIGHTEN THEIR HOLIDAYS.

    Expenses $2,498,206 · Grants $1,533,600 · Revenue $314,979

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Christen Luikart

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.8 related
  • James Lawson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.8 related
  • Matt Rickoff

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.4 related
  • Matthew Lufrano

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Mike Russell

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Allison Bovee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Cecilia Cristol

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Charles Joseph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Chase Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Daniel Bradley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.4 related
  • Daniel Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Dr Larry Wilf

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Emily Bellock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Errol White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Evan Goldman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Glori Katz

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Hon Robin Lanigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Phyllis Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Sharon Kaplan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Stephen Goldman

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.4 related
  • Steven Sherman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.4 related
  • Stuart Klein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4 + 0.4 related
  • Wiatt Bowers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.4
  • Colleen Rodriguez

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $253,312
    From this org
    $235,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,740
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,081
    Bonus
    $6,919
    Other
    $4,572
    Deferred
    $10,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,140
    Filer's total
    $253,312

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $21,079,620
    Expenses
    $21,667,584
    Contributions
    $20,273,356
    Grants paid
    $2,653,562
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $17,668,642
    Expenses
    $18,159,736
    Contributions
    $16,768,729
    Grants paid
    $2,099,368
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $16,843,070
    Expenses
    $17,003,140
    Contributions
    $15,900,198
    Grants paid
    $2,041,352

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,682,237
    Expenses
    $22,972,573
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,404,368
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,803,488
    Expenses
    $17,041,827
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,919,506
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,882,863
    Expenses
    $14,193,603
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,925,088
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,217,302
    Expenses
    $12,819,817
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,861,902
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,806,881
    Expenses
    $12,536,421
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,321,219
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,648,332
    Expenses
    $10,683,040
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,049,372
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,618,190
    Expenses
    $8,138,136
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,312,594
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,579,363
    Expenses
    $7,440,101
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,366,448
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,289,906
    Expenses
    $6,942,010
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,076,711
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $5,832,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,632,708

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.