Jewish Renaissance Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
223439175
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Edison, NJ, USA
Phone
7323242114
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,940,300
Expenses
$5,100,542
Assets
$2,201,885
Liabilities
$1,094,413

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAIME RIVELLO (CEO)
  • ALAN GOLDSMITH (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALAN GOLDSMITH (PRESIDENT): $165,000 total reported compensation
  • DR IRINA ZELIKSON (CHIEF MEDICA): $148,637 total reported compensation
  • JAIME RIVELLO (CEO): $144,315 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The jewish renaissance foundation, inc. (jrf) is non-profit non-sectarian organization founded by individuals who feel compelled to act upon the teachings of the jewish faith. We believe as citizens in a democratic society, we must respond to the needs of our neighbors and share our talents and resources. The jrf is committed to helping individuals/families become healthier and stronger.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community & family services 1. Bayside family success center (fsc)is a community strength-based, family centered neighborhood-gathering place where families can go for support, information, and services. 2. Family assistance center (fac)distributes direct cash assistance to help with emergency situations leading to loss of job or housing. In addition, we offer my choice store to tackle food insecurity with the purpose of promoting healthy eating, healthy living by choice. 3. Perth amboy alliance for community (paac)aims to revitalize the neighborhood identified as paac by providing resources, support and empowering the neighbors. 4. Training and testing center the jrf training & testing center offers in demand employment training, support and testing. Our priority is to provide our students with theresources needed to be licensed and certified in the field of theirchoice. We value the idea of obtaining a certification as it generatesbetter job opportunities to earn a living wage." 5. Alternative education institute (aei)the aei program is a comprehensive educational program delivered in anon-traditional learning environment to help at-risk youth between theages of 16-24 and adults over the age of 25 earn their New Jersey statehigh school equivalency diploma. Upon completion, the aei program willcontinue to assist its students with entrance into post-secondaryeducation, trade school and/or employment. There are two majorcomponents in the aei program; academic and life skills. The academiccomponent focuses on providing students the skills needed in thefollowing four subject areas: language arts (reading/writing), math, science, and social studies. The life skills component focuses onexposing and teaching our students the skills necessary to overcome thechallenges of everyday life. These skills include but are not limitedto goal setting, leadership and civics, preventative health andnutrition, computer literacy, financial literacy, work readiness andcollege readiness."

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 82% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.2%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.5; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 85% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $165K · 17 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • 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
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.