Springfield Jewish Community Center

Legal name: Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc

Overview

Mission

The Springfield JCC enriches community and nurtures wellness through physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual programs and services. The JCC is guided by Jewish values, welcoming people of all abilities, ages, backgrounds, identities and faiths. Modeling a dependable, predictable, ethical, and safe behavior that will demonstrate to community members and staff alike that they can rely on the J, as well as each other. Our Mission The Springfield Jewish Community Center enriches community and nurtures wellness through physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual programs and services.

What it reported doing in 2023

Nursery & elementary school, children at play & day camp - childhood development programs geared to educational and social needs of children

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 76% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042103802
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Headquarters
Springfield, MA, United States
Phone
(413) 739-4715
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Recreational Centers
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 59.6%; rating input score 60
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -4.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.41; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.3%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 85.3% of revenue deployed · 59.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $229K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $752K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SAMANTHA DUBRINSKY (CHIEF EXEC OFFICER): $228,551 total reported compensation
  • YISROEL GESIN (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $134,344 total reported compensation
  • DEBBIE KRIVOY (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $129,579 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2023.