Suffolk Y JCC

Legal name: The Jewish Academy of Suffolk County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134286629
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2015
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Commack, NY, USA
Phone
6313682600
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Judaism
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$781,203
Expenses
$725,640
Assets
$304,446
Liabilities
$344,924

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Arthur Katz (President)

People named in this filing

  • Anita Kaufman (Founder)
  • Tuvia Teldon (Chairman)
  • Joseph Heller (Secretary, 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. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

SYJCC is here to accommodate everyone within the community to come together to embrace the change, and deliver measurable and lasting outcomes through innovative and impactful programs. (From ABOUT US page). Join the vibrant, dedicated staff of SYJCC & contribute to the talented group that supports our community. There’s a wide range of specialties from our fitness center, early childhood development, camps, or swimming pool. Help shape our organization in essential ways with our experienced tenured staff presently at our facility. CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR OPENINGS FACILITY RENTALS. SYJCC helps to serve a wide range of people in need throughout Long Island. There are many ways you can help and support our community. []( STAGE 74.

What it reported doing in 2015

The Jewish Academy of Suffolk County, JA operates a school providing a comprehensive curriculum kindergarten and 1st through 5th grades. The JA strives to combine the best of Judaic and Secular studies into an integrated, well rounded and personally rewarding education for each its students. 65 of students were enrolled during the year ending June 30, 2016.

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 100% 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 available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 73.7%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.13; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th 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: 68.4% of revenue deployed · 73.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $534K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2011 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.