The Jewish Community Foundation Of Greater MetroWest NJ (JCFNJ)

Legal name: Cooperman Family Fund for a Jewish Future

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223829231
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Whippany, NJ, USA
Phone
9739293094
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$19,870,992
Expenses
$26,074,163
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOBY COOPERMAN (PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE)
  • JODI COOPERMAN (VICE PRESIDENT/Trustee)

Highest reported compensation

  • Dov Ben-Shimon (ASSISTANT TREASURER/TRUSTEE): $485,888 total reported compensation
  • HOWARD J RABNER (Treasurer/Secretary): $287,286 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) engages, educates, and inspires donors so the work they support will continue and the Jewish community remains strong and vibrant for generations—through donor-advised funds and grants to qualified charities, informed by Jewish values. We know that donors not only want to make a difference today—they aspire to make enduring change. We can help you craft a clear vision and mission based on your values, make well-informed decisions, and assess the effectiveness of your giving. We specialize in facilitating rich and meaningful conversations that engage children and grandchildren in values-driven philanthropy. Whether you're starting on a modest scale or you oversee more substantial personal or institutional assets, the Jewish Community Foundation can help you: Define your philanthropic goals.

What it reported doing in 2023

The Organization is a supporting organization which makes grants to carry out the purposes of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ, Inc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Affiliate-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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: 80%; rating input score 80; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -31.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $486K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.