THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 06-0646689 · Single Organization Support (P11)

What they do

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is ESTABLISHED to SERVE AS A FUND DEVELOPMENT VEHICLE, DEPOSITORY, and INVESTMENT and FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGER for TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY of UPPER FAIRFIELD COUNTY, THE FEDERATION for JEWISH PHILANTHROPY of UPPER FAIRFIELD COUNTY (THE "FEDERATION"), and OTHER AGENCIES of UPPER FAIRFIELD COUNTY (THE"COMMUNITY). THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES of THE FOUNDATION ARE to PROVIDE A MEANS of ACCEPTING GIFTS, BEQUESTS, DEVISES and OTHER FORMS of ENDOWMENT DONATIONS ON BEHALF of THE COMMUNITY; to INVEST, REINVEST, and OTHERWISE MANAGE and ADMINISTER ITS ASSETS; and to PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION of THE FJP, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS of THE COMMUNITY, THE LONG-TERM NEED of THE COMMUNITY, THE INTENT of THE DONOR, and (WHEN APPLICABLE) THE DISCRETION of THE BOARD of DIRECTORS of HE FOUNDATION.

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Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$586.06spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

586.06%of revenue went to management and office costs100.0% of expenses

$1,731.87in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86,570.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$624

Mission workProgram services0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,657586.06% of revenue100.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$3,657586.06% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 586.06% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.1% mission · 16.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 643.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 41.6% mission · 58.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 773.38% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.5% mission · 28.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 13.87% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 72.6% mission · 27.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 66.1% mission · 33.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.12% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.8% mission · 23.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 207.77% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.1% mission · 3.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.55% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$624

Expenses$3,657

Annual shortfall $3,033 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Management and office costs$3,657 · 100.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$624

Expenses$3,657

Assets$6,333,435

Income$624

Contributions$540,200

Grants given$446,019

Average grant$89,204

Management and general$3,657

Stocks and bonds$6,228,792

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

ARTHUR FINKLEBOARD MEMBER

CECILIA MESHBOARD MEMBER

DAVID COHENPRESIDENT

DAVID VINEBOARD MEMBER

HAL ROSNICKBOARD MEMBER

JAMES SUGARMANBOARD MEMBER

JEFF SIEGELCHAIRMAN

JOEL WEISSCEO

JON AUGUSTBOARD MEMBER

JUDA EPSTEINBOARD MEMBER

KEITH LENDERBOARD MEMBER

ROB BERKOWITZBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 4200 PARK AVENUE SUITE 300, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604-1049
County: Fairfield
In care of: JOEL WEISS
Primary officer: JOEL WEISS, CEO

How to reach them

Phone(203) 226-8197

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FIONDELLA MILONE & LASARACINA LLP
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (P11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support
Grant-giving organization: Yes