Better Business Bureau Report for
Jewish Family Services

Better Business Bureau Report issued May 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires May 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Jewish Family Services
Address: 6718 Patterson Avenue
  Richmond, VA 23226
Phone: 804-282-5644
Web Address: www.jfsrichmond.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1959, Virginia
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: JFS is a forward-thinking health and social service agency dedicated to helping people achieve their full potential, regardless of age, race, religion or circumstances.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Jewish Family Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

JFS provides the following services: - Adoption and birth parent services, including homestudies, counseling, placement, and support groups. - Care Management to help seniors and their families manage the changes aging brings. - Counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, individually and in group settings. -Psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults for IQ, ADHD, personality & mood disorders, depression, learning and intellectual disabilities, and school accommodation. - HomeCare and Skilled Nursing Care for people of all ages. - Volunteers, including Telephone Reassurance and Friendly Visitors

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Jewish Family Services's program expenses were:

  
Home Health Care 1,729,328
Counseling 503,435
Skilled Care 471,128
Care Management 257,620
Adoption 118,217
Public Guardianship 84,761
Financial Assistance 51,563
Volunteer 41,979
Total Program Expenses: $3,258,031
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Larry D. Jackson, CEO
Compensation*:
 $132,293

Chair of the Board: Susan Craven
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Marketing Consultant

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 44

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements
Fund raising costs were 20% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $918,289, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               


Source of Funds  
Fees 2,740,932
Support 918,289
Investment 121,736
Other -1,094
Total Income $3,779,863


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 10% 

Total income   $3,779,863
  Program expenses $3,258,031
  Fund raising expenses 179,269
  Administrative expenses 402,656
 
Total expenses   $3,839,956
Expenses in Excess of Income   (60,093)
Beginning net assets   3,496,661
Ending net assets   3,436,568
Total liabilities   1,426,075
Total assets   $4,862,643


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