Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia

Overview

Mission

Guided by Jewish values, the Pozez JCC will spark, foster, and build Jewish Connection, Community, and Peoplehood throughout Northern Virginia by creating outstanding opportunities for every individual to explore the boundless potential of Jewish life. Each year during the Annual Membership Meeting, the Pozez JCC recognizes select staff, lay leaders, and volunteers for the important work they do to meet the needs of our burgeoning commUNITY. You’ll find below the four awards that are presented and the honorees who have received the recognition. ) In 2009, an award was created that provides the President with the opportunity to recognize outstanding lay leaders and staff for the work they do to help the J fulfill its mission.

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 72% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 76
• Transparency & Controls: 87
• Accountability: 95
• Sustainability: 21
• Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 86.9% of revenue deployed · 70.5% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $7.3M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $358K · 33 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $135K reported
• Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
• Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 6 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.
• 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.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 37/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
• High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
• High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
• Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.