JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOMERSET HUNTERDON AND Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOMERSET HUNTERDON AND

EIN 22-3681640 · Neighborhood Centers (P28)

What they do

WE ARE A DYNAMIC, WELCOMING, NONDISCRIMINATORY ORGANIZATION BUILT ON A SOLID FOUNDATION of JEWISHVALUES, PROVIDING DIVERSE, MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMING and SUPPORT to PEOPLE of ALL AGES WITHINSOMERSET, WARREN and HUNTERDON COUNTIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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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 leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.17%of revenue went to mission work76.7% of expenses · Program services

2.88%of revenue went to fundraising3.7% of expenses

$78.43spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.38%of revenue went to management and office costs19.6% of expenses

$1.98in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

18.5%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$11,126,480

Mission workProgram services$6,694,41360.17% of revenue76.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,711,63915.38% of revenue19.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$320,5792.88% of revenue3.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,399,84921.57% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$8,726,63178.43% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 76.7% mission · 19.6% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.43% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.3% mission · 7.9% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.42% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 7.8% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.27% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 7.8% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.89% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 8.0% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.87% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 7.9% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.03% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.3% mission · 7.7% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.64% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 7.5% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,126,480

Expenses$8,726,631

Annual surplus $2,399,849 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$6,694,413 · 76.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,711,639 · 19.6% of expenses

Fundraising$320,579 · 3.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$11,126,480

Expenses$8,726,631

Assets$17,236,803

Income$11,272,793

Contributions$2,063,958

Mission work (program services)$6,694,413

Fundraising$320,579

Management and general$1,711,639

Executive compensation (total)$200,586

Accounting fees$24,000

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

LAURA FRIEDMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $276,464Base $265,250 · Other $11,214

PAIGE SILBERFEINASSISTANCE EXECUTIVE · 40 hrs/week $175,437Base $160,750 · Other $14,687

ROBERT WOJCIECHOWSKIMAINTENANCE · 40 hrs/week $146,567Base $130,000 · Other $16,567

JEANINE STRAWDERMANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $119,424Base $114,250 · Other $5,174

ELINOR WILLOUGHBYSPECIAL SERVICES DIR · 40 hrs/week $114,640Base $105,691 · Other $8,949

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

LAURA FRIEDMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PAIGE SILBERFEINASSISTANCE EXECUTIVE

ROBERT WOJCIECHOWSKIMAINTENANCE

JEANINE STRAWDERMANDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

ELINOR WILLOUGHBYSPECIAL SERVICES DIR

MARK LEDERMANBOARD DIRECTOR

STEPHEN OFFENBOARD DIRECTOR

MELEA RUBINSTEIN HENIGBOARD DIRECTOR

MICHAEL BLOOMSTEINBOARD DIRECTOR

NANCY GORRELLBOARD DIRECTOR

NATANYA LEVITZBOARD DIRECTOR

NICOLE ORINGERBOARD DIRECTOR

PETER HOROWITZBOARD DIRECTOR

RICHARD HIRSCHBOARD DIRECTOR

RICHARD SKYDELLBOARD DIRECTOR

SANDRA URETSKYBOARD DIRECTOR

SHOSHANA ENNYBOARD DIRECTOR

ANDREA BERKOWBOARD DIRECTOR

LINDA JERROWBOARD DIRECTOR

JUDY GROSSBOARD DIRECTOR

JOSH WANGBOARD DIRECTOR

JOSH LEIBNERBOARD DIRECTOR

JONATHAN SLASSBOARD DIRECTOR

JERRY ZWEIGBOARD DIRECTOR

JED WEINSTEINBOARD DIRECTOR

HOWARD COHENBOARD DIRECTOR

GEOFF FEINSTEINBOARD DIRECTOR

DORON STEGERBOARD DIRECTOR

DEBBIE HERCKYBOARD DIRECTOR

DAVID BUNEVICHBOARD DIRECTOR

DAVID BERNSTEINBOARD DIRECTOR

BEN GREENFIELDBOARD DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 775 TALAMINI RD, BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807-1739
County: Somerset
In care of: % LAURA FRIEDMAN
Primary officer: LAURA FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@ssbjcc.org Phone(908) 725-6994

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KETCHAM & ASSOCIATES LLC
NTEE classification: Neighborhood Centers (P28)
IRS tax category: Neighborhood Centers