Suffolk Association for Jewish

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
112614478
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990 2009
Location
Commack, NY, USA
Phone
6314628600
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,228,404
Expenses
$1,515,620
Assets
$469,405
Liabilities
$191,031

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

28 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support, create and spread models in Jewish education that inspire children, teens and families toward deeper and more meaningful engagement in Jewish living and learning. We connect forward-thinking educators to powerful ideas and resources so we can help more families, children and teens have opportunities for better Jewish educational experiences. We work in a community with more than 800 Jewish educational institutions including 300 Day Schools, 250 congregations, 200 early childhood centers and 120 teen programs. We serve as a leader, convener and facilitator for local and national organizations and institutions.

What it reported doing in 2009

Other Programs: To create robust networks that increase the connectivity between participants of Israeli and New York KiVaMoed institutions.15 Israelis met with over 500 members of 5 NY institutions and 15 Israelis and 40 LI KVMoedniks met in 8 mifgashim. During the delegation to NY 10 KVM sites created 5 Peoplehood projects that engage over 200 institutional members. 30 regular participants on KVM listserve. To create Jewish Peoplehood leadership development opportunities for stakeholders of congregations and schools.50 institutional KVM leaders participated in monthly communities of practice in Jerusalem and LI, and attended 4 video conferences focused on Jewish Peoplehood discussions.To connect participating members and institutions with resources that further and enhance Jewish Peoplehood understanding and connections.5 institutions are working with SPNI and TEVA on an environmental Jewish Peoplehood project for over 40 students. 200 Jerusalem and LI community members saw a film and met with the director and leader from NACOEJ.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96%; rating input score 96; 28th 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: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.4%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.3%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 24 of 25 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $231K · 28 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • 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 9/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.