Jewish Community Alliance

Legal name: Jewish Community Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592620208
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Jacksonville, FL, United States
Phone
(904) 730-2100
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,425,560
Expenses
$9,116,354
Assets
$17,047,815
Liabilities
$3,722,802

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM CHASKIN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ADAM CHASKIN (CEO): $267,189 total reported compensation
  • JO-ELLEN UNGER (COO): $125,805 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

All that we do at the JCA and in the Jacksonville community is possible through the support and guidance of our Board of Trustees as well as our Executive Committee and our past Chairs. Meet Our Board Lior Spring, Nicole Brown, Adam Chaskin and Helen Rowan stand together smiling at the JCCA Biennial Summit 2024 Conference. The Jewish Community Alliance strengthens Jewish life, creates a common meeting ground and enhances the quality of life of the entire community supported by our exceptional staff, programs, and facilities. ECE Shuk with children and the Israeli flag.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community services - jewish community alliance, inc. Is a community social, and cultural services agency that meets the unique needs of the jewish community and enhances the quality of life of the entire community of jacksonville, Florida. The organization's community programs include the following: - early childhood education center - provides high quality learning experiences that promote school success in the following areas: social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of children ages one to six years. The jewish community alliance provides a developmentally appropriate educational program which ensures young children are ready to learn and are prepared for school. This program is based on the principles of child development. Program services include year round day care, pre-school, summer camp, and enrichment programs to over 195 children. - summer camp - the jca summer camp program provides high quality summer day camp for children ages 5 to 14. Activities include sports, arts & crafts, swim lessons and free swim. Campers have access to facility including full size indoor gymnasium, outdoor pools, racquetball courts, pottery/arts & crafts studio and several outdoor playgrounds. In the current year, over 860 children attended summer camp.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $158.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 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: 26.6%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 67% of revenue deployed · 90.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $8.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $267K · 22 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.