The Women's Auxiliary of Jhe of Fairfield County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061055236
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Phone
2033656400
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$306,224
Expenses
$258,778
Assets
$464,274
Liabilities
$88,887

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARBARA KAUDERS (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • CINDY EPSTEIN (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DEBBY HILLER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ELAINE FRIEDMAN (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN HYDE PHILLIPS (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JOAN CARP (PAST PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ANNIE BLOCK (DIRECTOR)
  • BARBARA KAUDERS (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • BARBARA PANISCH (HONORARY DIRECTOR FOR LIFE)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The overriding mission of the women's auxiliary is to nurture, enhance, and support quality of life initiatives for residents and clients of jewish home for the elderly of fairfield county, inc., dba mozaic senior life. (see schedule o)to fulfill its mission, the women's auxiliary enhances services, develops life enriching programs and works with jewish home for the elderly of fairfield county, inc. Dba mozaic senior life's professional staff to address the constantly changing needs of jewish home for the elderly of fairfield county, inc., dba mozaic senior life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Support for better together program run in conjunction with merkaz community high school for judaic studies inc. To teach youth about aging through collaborative programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.5%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.79; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 98.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 40 of 40 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $256K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 41 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.