JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER HARTFORD INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER HARTFORD INC

EIN 06-0653062 · Family Services (P40)

What they do

The Mission of Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford is to Enhance and Strengthen The Quality of Life Through The Jewish Values of Caring and Compassion. JFS Achieves Its Mission By Helping Individuals and Families Progress Toward Well-being.JFS Provides Counseling, Case Management, Educational Programming, Community Support Services to All In Greater Hartford. Programs Include Child Treatment, Individual/family and Older Adult Counseling and Psychiatric Consultation. Specialized Services Are Offered for Holocaust Survivors and Adults With Special Needs. Community Programs Include Anja Rosenberg Kosher Food Pantry, Money Coach, and Other Case Management Programs. JFS is Nationally Accredited By The Council On Accreditation and State Licensed for Child/adolescent Outpatient and Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Services. JFS Care At Home is A Registered Home Care Agency.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.70 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.

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They name their leaders31 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

87.04%of revenue went to mission work85.7% of expenses · Program services

2.32%of revenue went to fundraising2.3% of expenses

$101.61spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

12.26%of revenue went to management and office costs12.1% of expenses

$0.25in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

47.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $154,161 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $198,851 for KATHERINE HANLEY (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$9,545,746

Mission workProgram services$8,308,46287.04% of revenue85.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,169,87712.26% of revenue12.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$221,5682.32% of revenue2.3% of expenses

Total expenses$9,699,907101.61% 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: 85.7% mission · 12.1% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.61% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 12.7% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.77% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 13.8% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.06% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 9.0% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.17% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 9.7% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 8.4% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.37% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 2.6% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.39% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.8% mission · 4.7% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.85% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,545,746

Expenses$9,699,907

Annual shortfall $154,161 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.

Mission work (program services)$8,308,462 · 85.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,169,877 · 12.1% of expenses

Fundraising$221,568 · 2.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,545,746

Expenses$9,699,907

Assets$2,459,032

Income$9,561,177

Contributions$4,545,193

Mission work (program services)$8,308,462

Fundraising$221,568

Management and general$1,169,877

Executive compensation (total)$225,289

Accounting fees$88,006

Investing fees$7,445

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

KATHERINE HANLEYCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $198,851Base $179,204 · Other $19,647

MIRIAM BRANDERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICE · 35 hrs/week $122,837Base $103,469 · Other $19,368

AIMEE HASSDIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES · 35 hrs/week $105,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (31)

KATHERINE HANLEYCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MIRIAM BRANDERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICE

AIMEE HASSDIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

MERRILL MANDELLDIRECTOR

WILLIAM GLUCKSMAN MDFIRST VICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL N COHENDIRECTOR

MICHELLE KUNZMANSECRETARY

PIA ROSENBERG TORODIRECTOR

ROBERT PREMINGERDIRECTOR

SANDY ZIEKYDIRECTOR

SHANTI KRIGELDIRECTOR

STEVEN KLEINMANDIRECTOR

SUSAN RUBMAN GOLD PHDDIRECTOR

SYDNEY ELKINDIRECTOR

TANYA T DORMANDIRECTOR

WILLIAM KLEINMANPRESIDENT

ADAM COHENASSISTANT TREASURER

MAURA NEMIROWDIRECTOR

LISA KARABELNIK HARRISDIRECTOR

LISA WEISINGER-ROLANDDIRECTOR

LISA BERMANDIRECTOR

KELLEY REISSDIRECTOR

JUDITH R ROSENTHALCHAIR OF THE BOARD

JILLIAN FELDMANSECOND VICE PRESIDENT

HARLAN SHAKUNDIRECTOR

EILEEN SEIGERDIRECTOR

DAVE DIAMONDTREASURER

ANNIE LAZARUSDIRECTOR

ANNE MARTHA PITEGOFFDIRECTOR

ANN R SMITHDIRECTOR

AMANDA ARONSONDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 333 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117-1500
County: Hartford
In care of: Katherine Hanley
Primary officer: Katherine Hanley, Chief Executive Officer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@jfshartford.org Phone(860) 236-1927

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WHITTLESEY PC
NTEE classification: Family Services (P40)
IRS tax category: Family Services