COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY

EIN 36-2727597 · Human Services (P750)

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Of every $100 spent, about $82.00 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.

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They name their leaders55 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.36%of revenue went to mission work82.0% of expenses · Program services

1.36%of revenue went to fundraising1.5% of expenses

$91.94spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.21%of revenue went to management and office costs16.5% of expenses

$0.70in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

61.2%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$62,703,406

Mission workProgram services$47,254,87975.36% of revenue82.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$9,538,94315.21% of revenue16.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$855,6531.36% of revenue1.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$5,053,9318.06% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$57,649,47591.94% 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: 82.0% mission · 16.5% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.94% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 79.4% mission · 19.2% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.53% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 20.3% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.7% mission · 15.4% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.14% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 10.1% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.51% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 10.5% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.43% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 12.2% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.76% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.6% mission · 15.6% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.39% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$62,703,406

Expenses$57,649,475

Annual surplus $5,053,931 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)$47,254,879 · 82.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$9,538,943 · 16.5% of expenses

Fundraising$855,653 · 1.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$62,703,406

Expenses$57,649,475

Assets$40,186,196

Income$62,902,564

Contributions$38,343,566

Mission work (program services)$47,254,879

Fundraising$855,653

Management and general$9,538,943

Executive compensation (total)$865,640

Accounting fees$176,313

Investing fees$119,018

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

DAN FAGINPRESIDENT & CEO · 36 hrs/week $581,876Base $497,064 · Other $84,812

ANDREA LEBOVITSVP COMMUNITY SERVICES · 38 hrs/week $451,325Base $307,014 · Other $144,311

STACEY TURNERVICE PRESIDENT & CFO · 38 hrs/week $321,592Base $296,342 · Other $25,250

STEPHANIE SMERLINGVP OF DEVELOPMENT · 38 hrs/week $263,526Base $208,472 · Other $55,054

PAISLEY VALENTINCICVP OF MARKETING AND SALES · 38 hrs/week $261,615Base $241,793 · Other $19,822

JENNIFER WEININGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAMARISK · 38 hrs/week $217,568Base $190,576 · Other $26,992

JODI PORTNOYVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $203,713Base $180,664 · Other $23,049

MONICA SOTODIRECTOR OF FINANCE · 38 hrs/week $179,413Base $176,688 · Other $2,725

RUBEN LOPEZDIRECTOR OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE SRVCS · 38 hrs/week $178,888Base $144,664 · Other $34,224

ELAINE AYOTCORPORATE CONTROLLER · 38 hrs/week $172,904Base $159,471 · Other $13,433

DAVID GUTHRIDGEEXECTIVE DIRECTOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING · 38 hrs/week $171,808Base $147,614 · Other $24,194

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 (55)

DAN FAGINPRESIDENT & CEO

ANDREA LEBOVITSVP COMMUNITY SERVICES

STACEY TURNERVICE PRESIDENT & CFO

STEPHANIE SMERLINGVP OF DEVELOPMENT

PAISLEY VALENTINCICVP OF MARKETING AND SALES

JENNIFER WEININGEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TAMARISK

JODI PORTNOYVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

MONICA SOTODIRECTOR OF FINANCE

RUBEN LOPEZDIRECTOR OF IT INFRASTRUCTURE SRVCS

ELAINE AYOTCORPORATE CONTROLLER

DAVID GUTHRIDGEEXECTIVE DIRECTOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

LESLIE MARKMAN-STERNDIRECTOR

MICHAEL E KOENDIRECTOR

MICHAEL SALTZMANDIRECTOR

MARJORIE H LOEBDIRECTOR

MARC L BERMANDIRECTOR

MALLY Z RUTKOFFDIRECTOR

NICOLE KATZDIRECTOR

NICOLE M LEV ROSSDIRECTOR

JUDITH SHAREDIRECTOR

PAUL MILLERDIRECTOR

ROBERT L SCHLOSSBERGDIRECTOR

SAM P BRILLIANTTREASURER

SANDRA J LERNERDIRECTOR

SARAH WARRENDIRECTOR

STEPHEN P SANDLERDIRECTOR

STEVE YASTROWDIRECTOR

STEVEN J LEVINEDIRECTOR

STUART J KOHNDIRECTOR

SUSAN R SEGALVICE CHAIR

SYLVIA L NOVICKDIRECTOR

DR JEFFREY GRAFFDIRECTOR

ALAN I GREENEDIRECTOR

ALAN M ELLENBYDIRECTOR

ALLAN GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR

BILL GOLDBERGDIRECTOR

BRUCE J LEDERMANDIRECTOR

DANIEL N EPSTEINDIRECTOR

DAVID BLOCKDIRECTOR

DAVID MACKNINDIRECTOR

DENNIS J CARLINDIRECTOR

DON C TROSSMANDIRECTOR

DR CARLTON R RESNICKDIRECTOR

KENNETH F LORCHCHAIR

EVE S BILLERDIRECTOR

GREG S DANZIGERDIRECTOR

JAMES C MILLSDIRECTOR

JANE C LEDERMANDIRECTOR

JAY LEWKOWITZDIRECTOR

JENNIFER S COLBURNSECRETARY

JOHN E POMERANZDIRECTOR

JUDI L SMITHDIRECTOR

ABBE TEMKINDIRECTOR

JULIA BIKBOVADIRECTOR

KALMAN WENIGDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1972
Location: 3003 WEST TOUHY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60645
County: Cook
In care of: STACEY TURNER
Primary officer: STACEY TURNER, VICE PRESIDENT/CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(773) 508-1000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Human Services (P750)
IRS tax category: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities