Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore

Legal name: Jewish Community Center of Baltimore Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
520619002
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Owings Mills, MD, USA
Phone
410.559.3500
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,046,528
Expenses
$22,596,119
Assets
$25,294,973
Liabilities
$17,888,768

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARAK HERMANN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 6/25))
  • PAUL LURIE (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (CEO 9/25))

Highest reported compensation

  • BARAK HERMANN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (UNTIL 6/25)): $411,933 total reported compensation
  • PAUL LURIE (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (CEO 9/25)): $187,807 total reported compensation
  • KENNETH KARSH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $178,679 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To promote and strengthen Jewish life and values through communal programs and activities for individuals and families (inspired by Jewish values and aiming to enrich, connect, and celebrate a vibrant Jewish community). The JCC of Greater Baltimore is open to the entire community with two locations in Northwest Baltimore, including the Weinberg Park Heights and the Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCCs. The JCC is proud to be a part of The Associated network which provides funding and professional support services to our agency. Families and children celebrating Jewish life together at a JCC Baltimore community event. The entrance of the JCC building. © 2023 Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore. All rights reserved.

What it reported doing in 2024

Fitness, wellness, recreation & aquatics: fitness, wellness, recreation & aquatics is a key point of entry for membership. To this end, the jcc is fully committed to enhancing membership growth and retention for its 5,000 member households this year. Youth programing continued to expand reaching additional households and children. The aquatics department is continuing to provide year-round programs for all levels and ages. The jcc is the largest provider of american red cross certification programs in the baltimore area which include lifeguarding, water safety instructor, certified pool operator, babysitting, first aid and cpr trainings.

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 88% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th 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: 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; 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 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 34 of 34 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $19.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $412K · 41 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2M reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 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: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.