JCC Princeton Mercer Bucks & Abrams Camps

What it reported doing in 2024

Camp: camp changes lives the jcc abrams camps is more than just a camp, it's an experience our premier camp program serves over 300 children from pre-k thru 10th grades at an incredible campus with three outdoor pools, mega 30' rock wall, ninja adventure track, athletic fields, sports courts, organic gardens and indoor & outdoor facilities. All camp fees include air-conditioned transportation, nutritious & delicious catered lunches and snacks. Weekly activities include aquatics, sports, creative & performing arts, outdoor adventure, lego, stem, nature, electives & camp traditions that create memories of a lifetime. We unplug our tweens & teens grades with exciting travel programs too the tweens (6th-7th grades) is the best of both worlds with weekly elective activities, camp traditions, fun off- site trips and overnight excursions. The teen travelers (8th-9th grades)embark on an exciting journey filled with daily adventures and week-long, once-in-a-lifetime extended trips. Now celebrating 60 years in jewish camping that promotes integrity, self-esteem, positive values, and good sportsmanship. Our belief is that your child will walk away with their lives significantly impacted from learning life-skills and making new friends in our warm, safe, and nurturing camp community. Community: the jcc, since 1911, serves as an inclusive, dynamic and nurturing home for the local jewish community and welcomes the community at large. The jcc is dedicated to enhancing jewish identity, continuity, and enriching jewish life with connections to israel and world jewry. The jcc is committed to meeting the social, cultural, physical, recreational, and intellectual needs of the entire jewish community by providing exceptional programs and services.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: 10.3%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.86; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.7%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings