Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County

Overview

Mission

Sustains families and individuals through life’s challenges and builds strong, healthy communities; serving Stamford, Westport, Bridgeport and Upper Fairfield County (CT). Since 1975, the Elayne and James Schoke Jewish Family Service of Fairfield County has been all about families and community. Our mission is to sustain families and individuals through all of life’s challenges and build strong, healthy communities. An ever-changing, ever-evolving social service agency, Schoke JFS is a presence in the community that continuously responds to challenges with the highest degree of professionalism, so that those who need us the most can benefit from our services. We are constantly adding new programs and services to meet the increasing demands of today’s world. Our seasoned, caring and compassionate staff provides creative, individualized attention to all our clie.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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 most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 80
• Transparency & Controls: 66
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 33
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 94.5% of revenue deployed · 79.1% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $2M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $292K · 30 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
• Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
• 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 12/100.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
• High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
• Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.