EIN 22-1714130

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ (JCF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
1949
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Leaders of the Greater MetroWest Jewish community founded the Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) in 1949, understanding that the well-being of our community depended upon planning for and investing in our future, regardless of changing times or economic conditions. Today JCF is the largest community foundation in NJ. We remain committed to ensuring that the communal resources of Greater MetroWest will be here for future generations. JCF is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ (Federation), and serves as its planned giving and endowment department.
Total revenues
$283,775,542
2022
Total expenses
$31,279,729
2022
Total assets
$635,911,995
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at JCF

Endowment funds provide a critical base of support, serving the Jewish federation of Greater Metrowest, NJ, and our partner agencies as they strive to meet pressing needs locally, in israel and around the world. In addition, jcf has been the focus of new and innovative Community development and programmatic initiatives. We house a planned gift and endowment development department staffed by gift planning professionals who are prepared to assist donors and their families with all aspects of charitable gift plan design and implementation. Jcf manages the administration of donor advised funds and supporting foundations, working closely with donors and their families in helping them achieve their philanthropic goals. The Foundation takes responsibility for all aspects of managing these funds, enabling our donors to focus on their charitable giving. There are currently 357 donor advised funds that distributed a total of $25,972,217 to 1,569 charities.

Grants made by JCF

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Jewish Communal FundGeneral Charitable Purposes$8,000,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJGeneral Charitable Purposes$7,100,020
Array EducationGeneral Charitable Purposes$6,000,000
...and 364 more grants made totalling $39,283,530

Who funds Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ (JCF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Paula and Jerry Gottesman Family SUPPORTING FoundationGeneral Support$17,353,590
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest New Jersey (JCF)General Charitable Purposes$2,770,011
Polaner Family Supporting FoundationGeneral Support$1,248,146
...and 36 more grants received totalling $26,154,472

Personnel at JCF

NameTitleCompensation
Dov Ben-ShimonExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer , Secretary$0
Howard RabnerChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$0
Kim HirshExecutive Director , Assistant Secretary$0
Tamar WarburgGeneral Counsel$0
Sara ChambersDirector$0
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for JCF

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$257,208,655
Program services$984,413
Investment income and dividends$11,197,532
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$13,612,527
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$772,415
Total revenues$283,775,542

Form 990s for JCF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-11990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062021-02-17990View PDF
2018-062019-08-02990View PDF
2017-062018-08-01990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 16, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 19 new personnel
May 5, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
November 13, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
Human services
Characteristics
JewishReligiousOperates donor advised fundsProvides grantsOperates internationallyEndowed supportTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Morris County, NJ
Website URL
jcfgmw.org/ 
Phone
(973) 929-3113
Facebook page
JCFgreatermetrowestNJ 
Twitter profile
@jcfgmw 
IRS details
EIN
22-1714130
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1949
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T30: Public Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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