Spokane Area Jewish Family Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311677534
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Spokane, WA, USA
Phone
509-413-8254
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Senior Centers
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$234,947
Expenses
$140,872
Assets
$300,164
Liabilities
$6,901

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOLLY THOMPSON DUFFY (CO-PRESIDENT)
  • LIAT KRIEGEL PHD (CO-PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • NEAL SCHINDLER (EXECUTIVE DI): $69,584 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Statement Spokane Area Jewish Family Services (SAJFS) provides programs and support services to help strengthen families, children, and individuals of all ages in our community, while incorporating Jewish principles, culture, and values. At any point in life you or someone you know may require assistance. SAJFS is here to help. We provide services to all in need, from those who are capable of helping themselves to those requiring greater assistance. Whether it is support during a crisis, helping you connect with others, compassionate listening, a referral, or an opportunity to perform a mitzvah, we can guide the way. Learn more about our services and programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Seniors benefit from our services and programs, whether that means socializing and learning at the monthly jfs luncheon; borrowing a walker from our medical lending closet; getting a ride from jfs to a medical appointment or jewish community event; or simply knowing they have an unbreakable link to a community that cares. Many of our senior clients do not live near family members who can provide support and care. Jfs can be the connection between older adults and their distant families. We keep relatives informed about the health and well-being of their families and recommend plans for the future. We provide the following services to senior clients: ongoing reassurance telephone calls. Home hospital visits. Transportation arrangements. Emergency food pantry. Errand and chore services. Medical lending closet (borrow canes, walkers, wheelchairs, ect.), free of charge. Financial assistance to low-income individuals. Client advocacy and referrals to outside agencies and resources. More than 327 households were served during 2024. Other statistics can be found on the organizations website. The food pantry has served more than 10 households, in 26 instances of service and about 230 lbs of food distributed to the community. Direct financial assistance has been provided during the year as described in schedule o for part 1 line 10. More than 10,000 in grants and financial support was awarded to individuals and families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.7%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.13; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 49.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 52.7% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $121K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.