CJE SeniorLife

Legal name: Council for Jewish Elderly

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
362727597
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Phone
773.508.1000
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Supportive Housing for Older Adults
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$62,703,406
Expenses
$57,649,475
Assets
$40,186,196
Liabilities
$41,169,009

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

Leadership & pay

55 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAN FAGIN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • STACEY TURNER (VICE PRESIDENT & CFO)
  • JENNIFER WEININGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAMARISK)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAN FAGIN (PRESIDENT & CEO): $581,876 total reported compensation
  • ANDREA LEBOVITS (VP COMMUNITY SERVICES): $451,325 total reported compensation
  • STACEY TURNER (VICE PRESIDENT & CFO): $321,592 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Help older adults enhance quality of life and facilitate independence through a hub for care coordination and a full range of services and programs. Helping you live life to your fullest, no matter where you are on your journey, is CJE’s number one goal! We are your first and only call for help in developing a plan for successful aging. Our trustworthy network of support, guidance, and resources are second to none. Our comprehensive hub for care coordination focuses on the services and programs necessary to help seniors stay active, keep their independence, and find fulfillment. These services include independent housing, assisted living, home-delivered meals, transportation, adult day services, geriatric care management, health and wellness activities, counseling services, and support groups for older adults and caregivers. In addition,.

What it reported doing in 2024

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Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 61% for direct work, and 39% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th 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: 8.1%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.02; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 75.6% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 44 of 44 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $47.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $582K · 55 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.