JVS

Legal name: Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942213100
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
4153913600
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,725,729
Expenses
$14,756,052
Assets
$19,930,942
Liabilities
$8,531,524

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERRAN BERGER (PRESIDENT)
  • KIRSTEN WOLBERG (PRESIDENT EMERITUS)
  • JEFFREY ROSICHAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MAX SIMKOFF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LISA COUNTRYMAN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • DYLAN RUGGLES (VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM DELIVERY)

Highest reported compensation

  • LISA COUNTRYMAN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $289,103 total reported compensation
  • SARAH CHARUKESNANT (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $245,803 total reported compensation
  • DOUGLAS MIHOK (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $206,649 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Jvs transforms lives by helping people build skills and find jobs to achieve self-sufficiency. JVS is a nonprofit working to close opportunity gaps in employment by supporting jobseekers with the skills and confidence to secure quality careers with family-sustaining wages. Tax ID: 94-2213100 Donate. Copyright © 2026 JVS | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Branding & Website Design by Mission Minded Notifications.

What it reported doing in 2024

Program deliveryjvs organizes its programs into two categories: program delivery and program support. Program delivery comprises work that engages directly with jobseekers. There are three major program delivery sections: career pathway training programs (pathways support)jvs's career pathways programs foster long-lasting positive change by providing comprehensive solutions to the bay area's racial and economic inequality crises. We partner with jobseekers from disinvested communities in gaining essential skills, work experience, and connections to secure quality jobs with opportunities for advancement. Our career pathways programs bridge the gap between jobseekers and employers, providing training, wrap-around supports, and placement services. Employers benefit from access to diverse talent, while jvs helps identify individuals with the right skills and values, ensuring a better fit between employees and employers. We align our training programs with the fastest-growing local industries, such as healthcare, technology, and skilled trades, which offer a substantial number of high-growth employment opportunities. This proven strategy effectively helps individuals transition from unemployment and low-wage work to stable and thriving careers that create pathways for long-term economic mobility.job readiness (bridge programs)jvs's bridge programs help individuals prepare for workforce training by building the foundational skills, confidence, and clarity needed to pursue career pathways successfully. These programs focus on developing self-efficacy, goal setting, problem solving, and resilience to overcome common barriers to occupational training.job search supportjvs's job search support is an intensive and personalized program that equips participants with the skills and job search strategies they need to be successful in their job search. In this course, jobseekers learn how to identify their strengths and accomplishments to improve their pitch, tailor their resumes, and practice interviewing and networking with a supportive and engaging cohort. Each course includes virtual mock interviews with local employers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up 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: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.8%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 66.1%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.2%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.35; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 62.8% of revenue deployed · 66.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $9.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $289K · 30 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $949K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 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: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.