JCRC of Greater Boston

Legal name: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042104347
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
6174578662
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Human Rights
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,683,311
Expenses
$2,414,974
Assets
$3,551,843
Liabilities
$381,762

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

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT GILEFSKY (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • FRANK LITWIN (PRESIDENT)
  • ANDREW ZELERMYER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CATHARYN GILDESGAME (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JEREMY BURTON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • JEREMY BURTON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $295,239 total reported compensation
  • FAYERUTH FISHER (CHIEF OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS): $177,480 total reported compensation
  • JAMIE DARSA (CHIEF OF DEVELOPMENT): $124,147 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

JCRC is a coalition that represents and advances the values, interests, and priorities of the organized Jewish community in greater Boston, serving as a catalyst for building a strong and vibrant Jewish community in Boston and around the world. JCRC is a coalition of organizations and individuals that represents and advances the values, interests, and priorities of the organized Jewish community in greater Boston. Through our network of agencies, our programs, and our partnerships, we: Serve as a catalyst for building a strong and vibrant Jewish community in Boston and around the world;. JCRC partners with CJP to support the Jewish community in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, helping to rebuild Jewish life after the fall of the Soviet Union. JCRC plays a pivotal role in the dedication of the New England Holocaust Memorial, a powerful symbol of remembrance in Boston. The launch of the...

What it reported doing in 2024

Government affairs - working together with the Massachusetts association of jewish federations (majf), the council brings together broad coalitions of jewish agencies, organizations and individuals, to advocate for compassionate public policies and adequate funding to assist those most in need and improve the quality of life for all. Through successful collaborations with a variety of advocacy organizations in the broader community, the council multiplies its impact and the reach of its contacts and fosters and develops relationships with governmental officials at the federal, state and local levels in order to achieve policy successes in the budgetary, administrative and legislative arenas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.4%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 64.1%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: 10%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.7%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 60.4% of revenue deployed · 64.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $295K · 29 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $113K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.