Jewish Federation of Macon and Middle Georgia

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581995040
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2010, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Macon, GA, United States
Phone
4784050366
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Federated Giving Programs
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,300
Expenses
$13,152
Assets
$76,854

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHELLEY DAVIDSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ELLEN GOODRICH (DIRECTOR)
  • MIKE KAPLAN (EX-OFFICIO)
  • SHELLEY DAVIDSON (PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Since 1942, the Jewish Federation of Macon & Middle Georgia has helped provide social welfare, social services and educational needs and community strengthening for Jews and others in Middle Georgia, Israel, and 70 countries worldwide. Since 1942 your generous contributions have helped provide social welfare, social services and educational needs as well as community strengthening for Jews and others in Middle Georgia, Israel and 70 countries through the world. We are part of the Network of Independent Jewish Communities under the umbrella of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). JFNA is a top 10 rated charity which encompasses 148 Federations and 300 Network Communities. It raises and distributes over 2 billion dollars annually. For a list of organizations which we (JFMM) allocate to click here. Camp Scholarship Form The Jewish Federation of Macon and Middle Georgia, along...

What it reported doing in 2025

The jewish federation of macon & middle Georgia, inc is a religious organization for jewish people. The organization supports jewish affiliates and has programs to help the needy in emergency situations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 27
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 9.6%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 56%; rating input score 56

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 82.8%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.84; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.5% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 9.6% of revenue deployed · 56% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 10/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.