Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

What it reported doing in 2024

The marlene meyerson jcc manhattan (mmjccm) imagines jewish life that is varied and engages meaningfully with its values, culture, and ideas in everyday life. Located at 76th street and amsterdam avenue, mmjccm is a vibrant non-profit community center on the upper west side. The cornerstone of progressive programming in manhattan, the jcc serves over 55,000 people annually through 1,200 programs each season that educate, inspire, and transform participants' minds, bodies, and spirits. Since its inception, the jcc has been committed to serving the entire community by offering programs, classes, and events that extend beyond neighborhood boundaries, reaching people at all stages of their lives. The jcc is grounded in jewish values that are at the heart of our mission and radiates these values throughout each center and program area. We offer a jewish framework accessible to people from all denominations of judaism and other traditions, maintaining the jcc's commitment to inclusivity. Our center for family life nurtures families by cultivating experiences where children can thrive, parents can connect, and families can grow together. Whether with prenatal programs, baby swim classes, toddler music classes, day camp, nursery school, or community service opportunities for teens, we are here for families at every age and every stage. Our center for 20s + 30s provides a space to meet other young adults through seasonal programming, social and cultural events, outdoor activities, and shabbat and other holiday observances. Our center for modern aging seeks to reimagine older adulthood in a jewish communal setting as a time of expansive possibility, purpose, community engagement, mutual support, and blessing. We support our older adults as they age in place, and are a permanent virtual center encompassing programming and social connections. We showcase films that promote change and examine important topics, such as social justice, israel, and diverse abilities. Most films are followed by discussions with filmmakers, actors, and other special guests. We use the unique voices and media of visual art, film, dance, theater, musical performance, and intellectual conversation to amplify and give new perspectives to the most important questions we face as a community. The mmjccm offers a holistic approach to stimulating your mind, strengthening your body, engaging your heart, and connecting you to a caring community. By integrating culinary, aquatics, fitness, mindfulness programs, and more under one roof, the center provides everything you need to fulfill your personal goals, including a full-sized pool, therapeutic pool, fitness classes, basketball court, and gym. Our center for israel fosters deeper understandings and connections between the diverse jewish community in New York, and the people of israel. Through programming, classes, lectures, panel discussions, film, fine and performing arts, and other cultural offerings, the jcc is a respected home of israeli content and a place to explore and grow. Our center for social responsibility engages participants to become more effective civic actors through education, engagement, and advocacy. We collaborate with jewish, social justice, and civic partners to expand our perspectives and impact. We build and nurture an inclusive and accepting community where individuals with varying disabilities and their families have opportunities to make meaningful connections to each other and their community. We serve as a catalyst and a leader, transforming the ways in which the community at large understands and interacts with people with different abilities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.4%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -13.4%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.17; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings