Boro Park Jewish Community Council Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 113475993
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Phone
- 7189726600
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Judaism
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,591,425
- Expenses
- $1,784,438
- Assets
- $1,342,102
- Liabilities
- $816,597
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RABBI AVRAHAM GREENSTEIN (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- RABBI AVRAHAM GREENSTEIN (CEO): $287,427 total reported compensation
- SCHNEUR Z ABRAMS (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $95,215 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The boro park jewish community council (bpjcc), a leading nonprofit social service organization, is dedicated to enhancing the social, educational, and economic well-being of the boro park community. The organization provides comprehensive services, support, and advocacy with compassion, integrity, and cultural sensitivity. As a vital safety net, bpjcc offers essential programs - including food assistance, housing, healthcare, job placement, business support, safety initiatives, senior care, mental and physical health services and referrals - serving thousands annually. Through crisis intervention, counseling, training, and community initiatives, the bpjcc empowers individuals and families to thrive, fostering a stronger, more resilient community.
What it reported doing in 2024
Bpjcc delivered a broad spectrum of social services to support boro park residents, including health insurance enrollment (medicaid, medicare, nys marketplace), snap enrollment, housing assistance ssi and social security disability applications, digital inclusion programs (ecommerce workshops, computer literacy classes), and workforce development. These services address immediate needs while fostering long-term self-sufficiency for boro park community members. Funded by nyc department of youth and community development (dycd) discretionary, dycd neighborhood development area (nda) initiative, nyc human resources administration (hra) department of social services (dss), and department of health and mental hygiene (dhmh). Bpjcc's efforts have enrolled thousands in critical benefit programs, secured housing stability, and empowered individuals through employment opportunities. The annual pesach extravaganza, supported by nys office of children and family services (ocfs) funds, provided community engagement to thousands of boro park families while alleviating holiday-related financial burdens for families averaging 6.72 children, ensuring cultural observance with dignity.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 74% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 60
- Transparency & Controls: 74
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 20
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.5%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 62.8%; rating input score 63
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- 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: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 21.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.5% of revenue deployed · 62.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $287K · 16 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.