JCC of Central New Jersey

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222667094
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Scotch Plains, NJ, USA
Phone
9088898800
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,207,476
Expenses
$15,002,488
Assets
$17,625,172
Liabilities
$6,442,900

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Goldstein (Executive Director)
  • Robin Brous (Associate Executive Director)
  • Mallory Zipkin (Assistant Executive Director)
  • Tracey Hoberman (President)
  • Stacie Friedman (Past President)
  • Lauren Barr (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Michael Goldstein (Executive Director): $304,022 total reported compensation
  • Robin Brous (Associate Executive Director): $176,173 total reported compensation
  • Therese Casserly (Director of Finance): $155,549 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 JCC of Central New Jersey, Inc. (the JCC) is a not-for-profit community center which serves both the Jewish community and the community at large. As a leader in the community, the JCCs mission is to educate, enrich and empower from generation to generation. (See Sch O)

What it reported doing in 2024

Community: Theres something about this place. For people whose goals are as modest as shooting hoops in a friendly environment or as ambitious as imparting important values to their children, the JCC is the ideal place to live up to them. Here individuals and families can become involved in community, meet up with old friends and connect with new ones. There are cultural arts classes, programs and events and a state-of-the-art Fitness Center with group exercise classes for adults. In addition to school and camp, children can come to the JCC for our after school program or for a wide variety of after school enrichments. Both youth and adults can participate in sports leagues and enjoy our indoor and outdoor pools. There is something for every age, interest and ability. As a Jewish Community Enter, we are grounded in Jewish values and traditions and believe in fostering inclusion, creating connections and ensuring continuity for our community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.6%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81.3%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 25th 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.17; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.6% of revenue deployed · 81.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 26 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $12.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $304K · 32 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $620K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.