Jewish Community Housing Corporation of Metropolitan NJ
Legal name: Jewish Federation Towers
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 222303614
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2013
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013
- Location
- West Orange, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 9737312020
- Rating
- 41
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Federated Giving Programs
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $9,646
- Expenses
- $200
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
42 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARTY BARBER (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JAY MURNICK (PRESIDENT)
- ELLEN BAROCAS (VICE PRESIDENT)
- ALAN COHEN (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
- HAROLD COLTON-MAX (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- HAROLD COLTON-MAX (CEO): $235,229 total reported compensation
- LAURIE LOUGHNEY (COO): $164,511 total reported compensation
- SHARON SALTZMAN (CFO): $144,461 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide safe, supportive, and enriching housing for older adults in the heart of our MetroWest community—serving Essex, Morris, Sussex, and northern Union counties. About JCHC senior living communities in New Jersey Whether a resident prefers quiet independence or vibrant community life, we make it possible to age with grace, comfort, and choice. And because peace of mind is essential, families can rest assured knowing their loved ones are cared for by experienced professionals in a secure and welcoming setting. For more than three decades, JCHC has been a trusted leader in senior living. As we continue to grow and evolve, our mission remains constant: to provide high-quality, affordable homes where seniors can live life to the fullest—surrounded by support, purpose, and community.
What it reported doing in 2013
Residential housing project primarily for elderly persons of law and moderate income housing persuant to section 8 of united states housing act of 1937 as amended
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Investment-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - Most voting board members are independent and the filed numbers largely add up. 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: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 60
- Accountability: 91
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Missing
- 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 97.9%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 31,665.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -20.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 39 of 39 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $235K · 42 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2009 to 2013
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 4 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.