Crown Heights Jewish Community Council

Overview

Mission

Uplifting every individual, family, and business in our community through care, advocacy, and opportunity. It was in this spirit that CHJCC was established. The Council was created to serve as a central address for advocacy, social services, and community development. From its earliest days, CHJCC worked to support residents facing hardship, to advocate for safety and resources, and to uphold the wellbeing of the entire neighborhood, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. The Rebbe repeatedly described Crown Heights as a place where Hashem has commanded His blessing. He saw the neighborhood as one with the capacity to flourish when its people commit to one another with compassion, responsibility, and resolve. That belief continues to guide CHJCC today. More than five decades later, CHJCC remains rooted in.

Operating model

Revenue model

Grant-funded. 89% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 86
• Transparency & Controls: 83
• Accountability: 92
• Sustainability: 26
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site
• Where the money goes: 97.8% of revenue deployed · 96% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $4.6M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $172K · 11 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 4 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.