Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
130887555
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2017
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Paramus, NJ, USA
Phone
2019772423
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Medical Research N.E.C.
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$64,436
Expenses
$96,964
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

36 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MS JUNE GUTTERMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • MS LEAH ROSENBAUM (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MS JUDY FREUNDLICH TIELL (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MS ARLENE COHEN (CEO)

People named in this filing

  • MS JUNE GUTTERMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • MS LEAH ROSENBAUM (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MR FRED STOCK (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies strengthens member agencies so they can maximize their impact and better serve their communities. Members connect with and learn from each other, applying best practices at their agencies.

What it reported doing in 2017

Member agency services - iajvs is the collective voice for its members. Iajvs represents the network nationally and internationally, and promotes the important work of our local member agencies in the u.s. And abroad.to help its member agencies reach the broadest possible client base, iajvs provides a wide range of technical, informational, and communications support. Iajvs researches governmental and private funding opportunities for its constituency and develops collaborative program models.iajvs is a forum for ideas and discussion, an advocate for its members on important issues nationally and internationally, and a tireless partner in its efforts to find creative ways to increase funding for the essential services that member agencies provide. To achieve that end, iajvs sponsors an annual conference for its members, providing a crucial forum for agencies to share ideas, collaborate on programs, and expand communication.in order to enhance services to its members, as well as increase the visibility of the jewish vocational service network, iajvs cultivates important relationships with other national organizations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 30
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 70.9%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -17.6% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -39.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -28.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 70.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 36 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2011 to 2017
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.