Jewish Council of North Central Florida
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 592346066
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Gainesville, FL, United States
- Phone
- (352) 371-3846
- Rating
- 57
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Standard
- Sector
- Management & Technical Assistance
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $231,289
- Expenses
- $202,921
- Assets
- $307,143
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Eytan Oren (President)
- Alice Kropp (Vice President)
- Debby Kinman -Ford (Past President)
- Linda Maurice (Executive Director)
Highest reported compensation
- Linda Maurice (Executive Director): $74,440 total reported compensation
- Cassidy Oody (Community Engagement): $15,680 total reported compensation
- Naomi Richards (Community Engagement): $7,273 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Committed to making Jewish lives better—celebrate the past, engage the present, and embrace the future—while undertaking local philanthropic, cultural, and educational activities that enhance the Jewish community locally, regionally, and worldwide. Strengthen communal giving** through the Mitzvah Makers program, which distributes thousands of dollars annually to local nonprofits serving individuals in crisis. Build connections across generations** with programs for teens, college students, young professionals, and empty nesters—including leadership development and social engagement opportunities. Respond compassionately to local needs** through partnerships with area organizations, including the Helping Hands Clinic, to support the unhoused and underserved.
What it reported doing in 2024
JCNCF sponsors an annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program and a variety of Jewish themed talks for seniors and others and related broader community outreach activities and events. These programs serve our educational mission. JCNF hosts several annual community wide events and programs. The new JCNCF Good Deeds Program which supports ongoing community service for several local organizations throughout the year and Israeli Independence Day. These activities fulfil our culture mission. JCNCF continues with the new programs to promote intergenerational activities such as a community Hanukkah celebration and virtual book talks.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 26
- Transparency & Controls: 75
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 55
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 19.8%; rating input score 20
- Program expense ratio: 22.6%; rating input score 23
- Fundraising efficiency: $23.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 75%; rating input score 75; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- 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: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.3%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.51; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 51.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 19.8% of revenue deployed · 22.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $37K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $74K · 21 people listed
- Consistency: 12 of 14 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 20/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 23/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.