National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore
Legal name: National Council for Jewish Women Chicago North Shore Section
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237152372
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Northbrook, IL, USA
- Phone
- 847 853 8889
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Women's Service Clubs
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $85,410
- Expenses
- $94,310
- Assets
- $284,771
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JAN SCHWARTZ (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JAN SCHWARTZ (PRESIDENT)
- HOLLY SMITH (VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKET)
- KIM STERLING (TREASURER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, & families and by safeguarding individual rights & freedoms. NCJW is a strong advocate for women and children. In communities across the globe, NCJW’s programs reflect the spirit of the organization itself. NCJW’s Strategies to Prevent Domestic Violence (SToP) facilitate education, outreach, advocacy, and community action. In August 1999, our section, in coalition with a local chapter of NOW, initiated a Domestic Violence Courtwatch at the 2nd Municipal Court of Cook County in Skokie. Our mission is to hold the justice system accountable and to advocate for needed community services for families affected by domestic violence. Our Luggage for Freedom program aims to provide a sense of dignity to women who transitioning out of domestic violence shelters.
What it reported doing in 2024
Educational programs in public and jewish affairs to its members and sponsors multiple programs and projects which contribute to the enhancement of community life. Local member dues and national program expenses contribute to the ability of the local section to support the work of the national council of jewish women at the national level.
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 88% 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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 51
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -10.4%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.02; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $94K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.