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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2023 Expires: December 2025

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA)

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

247 West 37th Street
New York, NY, 10018-5706

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
JASA's mission is to sustain and enrich the lives of the aging in the New York metropolitan area so that they can remain in the community with dignity and autonomy.

Year, State Incorporated:
1968, NY

JASA is the go-to agency serving older adults in New York City, providing critical services to over 40,000  people annually. Founded 50+ years ago, JASA is a leading expert and innovator in aging services that recognizes the diversity among the aging population and honors older adults as vital members of society.

JASA’s life-changing support services, interventions and partnerships promote aging with a purpose and provide autonomy for older adults to remain in their homes and communities. JASA operates ten affordable housing properties, is a licensed home care agency and offers a breadth of integrative services citywide spanning free legal services, health and mental health services, home-delivered meals, social programming at senior centers and community trainings on elder abuse, peer health support, caregiver assistance and more.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA)'s program expenses were:

Total program services $42,582,907
Total Program Expenses $42,582,907

Chief Executive
Leonard Boxer, Chairperson

Chair of the Board
Martin Siroka, Vice President

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
28

Paid Staff Size
600

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 1.00%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA)'s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Governmental support $36,535,517
Total revenues $7,187,315
JASA Corporation grants $6,351,181
Contributions $4,272,089
UJA - Federation of New York grants $3,076,771
Meals on Wheels grants $1,332,560
Special events $603,908
Legacies and bequests $167,156
Less cost of direct benefits to owners $-39,280
Total Income $59,487,217

Programs: 73% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 26%

Total Income $59,487,217
Total expenses: $58,055,619
  Program expenses $42,582,907
  Fundraising expenses $522,039
  Administrative expenses $14,950,673
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,431,598
Beginning Net Assets $16,809,740
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $18,241,338
Total Liabilities $19,807,164
Total Assets $38,048,502

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Report completed by:
BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York