Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Action Inc

Overview

Mission

Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action (JFREJ Action or JFREJ) is the home for Jewish New Yorkers organizing with our neighbors and allies to transform New York from a playground for the wealthy few into a real democracy for all of us. JFREJ members are working to make the city we love a more caring place, free from all forms of racist violence, where everyone has the opportunity and resources they need to thrive. We work toward our mission through community organizing around issues central to racial and economic justice, public education, legislative advocacy, and limited electoral work.

What it reported doing in 2024

The New York Caring Majority is a movement of older adults, disabled people, family caregivers, domestic workers, and home care providers from all across New York State working toward dignified wages for homecare workers and for universal healthcare for all.NYC Against Hate: Freedom to thrive is our campaign working toward investment in the things that keep New Yorkers truly safe. We do this through public education, canvassing our neighbors, and advocacy. We also lead the coalition, NYC Against Hate which is a diverse group of community-based organizations working across identities to prevent and address hate violence in New York. While maintaining our local focus, JFREJ Action has often spoken out about the conflict in Israel-Palestine. We know that what happens in Israel-Palestine impacts New Yorkers and we have developed a clear strategy for addressing Israel-Palestine as a local issue. This includes countering the Rights use of Israel-Palestine to divide progressives; fighting anti-semitism and McCarthyism; educating ourselves on Israel-Palestine; and speaking out in key moments.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853906443
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2126478966
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.9%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: 21.1%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.9% of revenue deployed · 69.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $147K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 annual filings from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • AUDREY SASSON (Executive Dir.): $146,521 total reported compensation
  • SHIFRA B SERED (Dupty Director): $122,837 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.