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Name:	Jewish Family & Career Services
Address:	2821 Klempner Way
	Louisville, KY 40205
Phone:	502-452-6341
Web Address:	www.jfcslouisville.org
Also known as: Jewish Family and Career Services Jewish Family & Vocational Services

Jewish Family & Career Services (JFCS) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Jewish Family and Career Services is a non-profit human services organization founded in 1908. The major departments of JFCS are career services, multicultural services, Klein older adult services and counseling services. The Counseling program of JFCS is multifaceted offering a continuum of services intended to promote the abilities of all individuals to increase emotional stability, safety and ability to function. Counseling services provide focus on ensuring that individuals are maximizing their strengths and learning skills to be successful in school, work and personal relationships. Individual, couple, family and child therapies are offered as are group educational programs and adoption services. Information and referral services ensure that people access appropriate services. A food pantry is available for use by clients. The Career Service area encompasses career management services, helping clients identify suitable career directions and learn more effective job search skills; college and educational advisement for both traditional and non traditional students; Job Seekers Resource group for unemployed persons and a full range of employment services for employers. Multicultural Services provides the culturally and linguistically diverse population of Jefferson County with the support services required to assist them to achieve economic self-sufficiency. This is achieved through micro-enterprise business training and consulting, financial literacy training, career advising and training and individual development accounts. Klein Older Adult Services offers case management, homecare, transportation and counseling for seniors designed to enable seniors and their family members to live safely and maintain the highest quality of life possible. Caregiver support groups and training, grandparents raising grandchildren support groups are provided as is training for homecare providers. JFCS has a large volunteer program designed to place volunteers in meaningful jobs and to develop new volunteers. The Coaching Center offers individuals skills and support to realize goals, be more effective parents, advance careers or overcome challenges. All of the agency programs work together to best meet the needs of the clients who we serve.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, JFCS's program expenses were:

Program services	1,795,983
Total Program Expenses:	$1,795,983

Chief Executive : Judy Freundlich Tiell, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Mark S. Ament
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired

Board Size: 25

Paid Staff Size: 32

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, planned giving arrangements, cause-related marketing, and memberships. In addition, Jewish Family & Career Services is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,495,782, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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 the agency’s audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, 2010. Ending net assets as reported below include $3,447,150 in unrestricted net assets, $227,953 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $1,331,313 in permanently restricted net assets. Unrestricted net assets include $2,320,518 invested in property and equipment and $562,873 in Board designated assets.

Source of Funds
Government and Private Grants	794,575
Cilent Fees, Consultations and Workshops	397,076
Metro United Way	287,557
Jewish Community of Louisville	206,287
Unrealized Increase in Market Value of Investments	126,134
Memberships and Contributions	112,597
Fundraising, Net of Expenses	94,766
Investment Income	50,794
Room Rentals and Leased Space	35,449
Deferred Gain from Sale of Lifecare Certificate of Need	3,846
Realized Investment Gains	855
Total Income	$2,109,936

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 9%  Other Expenses: Less than 1%

Total income				$2,109,936
	Program expenses			$1,795,983
	Fund raising expenses			68,409
	Administrative expenses			195,081
	Other Expenses			4,959
Total expenses				$2,064,432
Income in Excess of Expenses				45,504
Beginning net assets				4,960,912
Ending net assets				5,006,416
Total liabilities				723,723
Total assets				$5,730,139