JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF RICHMOND

EIN 54-0524512 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T70Z)

What they do

A. to ORGANIZE and MAINTAIN AN ORGANIZATION or ORGANIZATIONS to COORDINATE THE SOLICITING of FUNDS for CHARITABLE PURPOSES and ALLOCATE THE SAME to SUCH LOCAL, NON-LOCAL or FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS AS IT MAY DETERMINE. B. to INTEREST ITSELF IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING to THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE CITY of RICHMOND and ITS VICINITY and IN and OUTSIDE of THE COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA, and to BE HELPFUL IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST of ALL PERSONS of THE JEWISH and RICHMOND COMMUNITY. VALUES of OUTREACH and ENGAGEMENT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION of RICHMOND BELIEVES ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE IMPORTANT and VALUES THEIR PERSPECTIVE IN BUILDING, SUSTAINING and PERPETUATING A CARING COMMUNITY. THE JCFR WILL CREATE OPTIONS for ALL JEWS, REGARDLESS of AGE, ECONOMIC STATUS or AFFILIATION, to PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNAL LIFE. THE FEDERATION WILL COLLABORATE WITH JEWISH AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS and SYNAGOGUES to PROMOTE OUTREACH IN AN EFFORT to FOSTER JEWISH CONTINUITY and AN AWARE

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.50 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 leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

61.13%of revenue went to mission work60.5% of expenses · Program services

23.62%of revenue went to fundraising23.4% of expenses

$101.06spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

16.32%of revenue went to management and office costs16.2% of expenses

$1.25in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

94.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $43,178 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $281,115 for DANIEL STAFFENBERG (CEO). 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$4,056,145

Mission workProgram services$2,479,39661.13% of revenue60.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$662,05116.32% of revenue16.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$957,87623.62% of revenue23.4% of expenses

Total expenses$4,099,323101.06% 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: 60.5% mission · 16.2% management · 23.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.06% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 8.3% management · 19.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.99% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 11.7% management · 21.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.80% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.0% mission · 12.1% management · 16.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.65% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 78.5% mission · 6.0% management · 15.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.30% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.6% mission · 6.3% management · 18.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.43% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 73.9% mission · 6.1% management · 20.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 7.7% management · 19.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.15% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,056,145

Expenses$4,099,323

Annual shortfall $43,178 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)$2,479,396 · 60.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$662,051 · 16.2% of expenses

Fundraising$957,876 · 23.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,056,145

Expenses$4,099,323

Assets$5,111,412

Income$4,178,239

Contributions$3,813,664

Mission work (program services)$2,479,396

Fundraising$957,876

Grants given$16,622,781

Average grant$81,886

Management and general$662,051

Executive compensation (total)$251,118

Stocks and bonds$2,570,185

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

DANIEL STAFFENBERGCEO · 50 hrs/week $281,115Base $246,048 · Other $35,067

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 (29)

DANIEL STAFFENBERGCEO

LISA LOONEYDIRECTOR

TATYANA MANELISDIRECTOR

SYLVIA FARBSTEINDIRECTOR

SUSIE ADOLFDIRECTOR

SUSAN MEYERSDIRECTOR

SUSAN KORNSTEINDIRECTOR

SHELLEY GOULDINDIRECTOR

SETH KAPLANDIRECTOR

SAM REVENSONDIRECTOR

ROB SLOTNICKDIRECTOR

RICHARD THALHIMERDIRECTOR

RABBI GRINSTEINERRABBINIC COU

MAYA ECKSTEINJCRC CHAIR

MATTHEW LEFKOWITZSECRETARY/TR

MATT GROSSMANDIRECTOR

ADAM SHORDIRECTOR

JOSH GOLDBERGPRESIDENT

JIM WEINBERGDIRECTOR

HEDY LAPKINDIRECTOR

ELLEN RENEE ADAMSDIRECTOR

DAVID GELLERDIRECTOR

DAVID GALPERNFRD CHAIR

DAN BRANDEIS RJFDIRECTOR

DAN SIEGELDIRECTOR

CHARLEY SCHERDIRECTOR

BRIAN GREENEVICE-PRESIDE

AMY NISENSONIMMED PAST P

AMY MELNICK-SCHARFALLOCATIONS

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1942
Location: 5540 FALMOUTH ST STE 204, RICHMOND, VA 23230-1800
County: Henrico
In care of: % KATHLEEN ODONNELL
Primary officer: DANIEL STAFFENBERG, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(804) 545-8685 Officer phone(804) 285-6500

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ADAMS JENKINS & CHEATHAM
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T70Z)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes