Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651127438
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Boca Raton, FL, United States
Phone
561-852-3200
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Neighborhood Centers
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,006,114
Expenses
$10,772,733
Assets
$35,557,993
Liabilities
$17,648,284

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

52 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARTY HABERER (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARTY HABERER (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $319,222 total reported compensation
  • CINDY BERGMAN (EVP OF DEVELOPMENT): $162,843 total reported compensation
  • ALAN NASH (COO AS OF 09/24): $140,188 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

OUR MISSION: Building connections. Celebrating community. Creating meaningful experiences inspired by Jewish values. Provide first-impression positive experience for patrons entering the Sandler Center. Answer phones and answer questions, handle ticket and membership orders, and occasionally conduct tours of the building. Must be personable and calm with a pleasant phone manner. Judi & Allan Schuman Museum Gallery Volunteer Assist the gallery director with a variety of tasks ranging from helping to curate, install and de-install exhibitions and assist at opening receptions, plan and execute art workshops and art trips, or help with routine clerical tasks. All types of abilities are appreciated—some tasks require computer skills, many require only a willing hand and a helpful attitude. Must love and appreci.

What it reported doing in 2024

Arts, culture, and learning - the levis jcc phyllis & harvey sandler center provides an array of programming that serves the local jewish community. Such programs include performing arts, theatre, adult classes, lecturers a year round film festival that showcases relevant jewish films, and offers travel to various countries around the world.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 71% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 93
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.5%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 96.1%; rating input score 96; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.3%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.3; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.5; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 72.5% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 49 of 51 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $8.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $319K · 52 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 21/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.