Minnesota JCC

Legal name: Minnesota Jewish Community Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
410833543
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
St Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6516980751
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,589,563
Expenses
$15,839,648
Assets
$7,917,747
Liabilities
$6,250,733

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROZ SEGAL (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID KRISTAL (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL WALDMAN (CEO (THRU 4/2024))
  • STEPHANIE CHAUSS (CEO (STARTED 4/2024))

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL WALDMAN (CEO (THRU 4/2024)): $273,824 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE CHAUSS (CEO (STARTED 4/2024)): $267,646 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER HLADIK (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $183,016 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Inspired by Jewish values and culture, we ignite the human spirit through programs and services that promote well-being, foster inclusivity and strengthen the entire community. Support Our Mission. Primary image Our Values Our values are the fundamental principles that guide our culture, decisions, and behaviors, and how we operate. They reflect who we are at our core and what we stand for as an organization. These values inform everything we do and ensure that our actions consistently align with our mission and the community we serve.

What it reported doing in 2024

Summer day camps: Minnesota jcc summer camps offer a range of experiences built around the great outdoors, developing relationships, spirit and memories. Our camps offer a classic camping experience, along with a wide variety of specialty options to fill the summer weeks for nearly 900 children and young adults each summer. Our three camps provide a nurturing environment for campers to explore new interests, challenge themselves and develop a love for the great outdoors, under the supervision of high-quality, caring staff. Camp butwin offers a secluded, classic camp experience located on 88 wooded acres on the shores of lake o'brien in eagan. Camp olami is a magical summer destination in the heart of the city, transforming the 23-acre, tree-lined campus of the sabes center minneapolis. Scholarships are available for individuals who are in need of financial assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 72% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.4%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 42nd 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: 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: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.79; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 92.4% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $13.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $274K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $4.5M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 47/100.