Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ

Legal name: Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
221533506
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2010
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2010
Location
Scotch Plains, NJ, USA
Phone
(973) 929-3000
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Federated Giving Programs
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,832,893
Expenses
$5,815,653
Assets
$18,667,136
Liabilities
$2,906,325

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

86 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ convenes and leads our community to ensure the continuity and strength of the Jewish People, to support a secure Jewish and democratic State of Israel, and to care for Jews in need locally and around the world.

What it reported doing in 2010

Provided financial support to organizations and programs whose purpose is the advancement of social justice and the enhancement of the quality of jewish life. Organizations supported include: p2k, a partnership with arad, israel, whereby communities in the periphery in israel are matched with developed communities in the u.s. To further enhance economical, cultural, and educational activities, the chaplaincy program, which provides pastoral and spiritual care to the frail and elderly, as well as partnering with synagogues and agencies to foster jewish identity and continuity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 67.3%; rating input score 67; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.21; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 45.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 82 of 83 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $264K · 86 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2009 to 2010
  • Money network: 26 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 25 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.