Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $87.8 million
- Spending
- $87.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 1.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 440
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $400,929, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 72% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (15)
- $56.8 million spent. SENIOR CITIZEN HOME-CARE SERVICES - JCCGCI'S HIGHLY-PRAISED HOME RELIEF PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK, LOW-INCOME SENIORS PROVIDES HOME-CARE SERVICES TO ENABLE FRAIL ELDERLY WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID HOME-CARE OR DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE AT-HOME MEDICAID SERVICES TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. HOME BOUND SENIORS WHO SUFFER FROM FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT RECEIVE HELP WITH DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES AND/OR PERSONAL CARE. IN FY 2025, JCCGCI PROVIDED 1,206 SENIORS WITH 1,827,020 HOURS OF HOME-CARE FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PERSONAL CARE, LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING, SHOPPING, FOOD PREPARATION, LAUNDRY, AND OTHER SIMILAR SERVICES THESE HOURS INCLUDED 1,821,597 HOURS OF SERVICE TO 1,110 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. (Expenses $ 3,911,833 including grants of $ 220,751)(Revenue $ 200) VOCATIONAL SERVICES: The vocational support systems division provides occupational skills training, employment counseling, job placement and/or adult literacy classes to unemployed, under-employed, and immigrant NYC individuals. In 2025, 1,113 individuals from low income Jewish Ultra-Orthodox communities and other diverse populations were readied for better employment opportunities with primary service sites in the Borough Park, Williamsburg, Far Rockaway, Crown Heights and Gravesend communities through the Workforce Development Program. 301 low income Haredi individuals were assisted in their job search by the Parnossah Employment Services Program, with 289 career counseling sessions and 271 resume preparation sessions resulting in 87 job placements. 370 career counseling sessions, 52 job placements and 37 scholarships were provided to 201 individuals by The Crown Heights Career Assistance Program. The Crown Heights Career Hub enrolled 118 Chabad individuals in business courses, with 75 participants obtaining employment or pursuing higher education in their chosen fields. (Expenses $ 2,474,718 including grants of $) Violence Prevention activities: In 2025, through JCCGCI's "Operation Hood" cure violence program, 60 violence interruptions occurred, and 65 high-risk youth were mentored and offered mental health care, job readiness training, and life skills development. Through the Work Plus Program we provided 16 at-risk and justice involved youth in Coney Island with work readiness and employment services. Activities also included domestic violence and empowerment (DOVE) initiative services. (Expenses $ 2,073,145 including grants of $) Other social services: In 2025, these services included: 21,684 sessions of entitlement counseling, advocacy and emergency assistance services to 3,079 elderly, and the health insurance counseling center that provided 1,350 hours of health insurance counseling and advocacy services to 250 clients. Through the NYC Care Outreach and Public Education program, caseworkers provided outreach and NYC Care enrollment assistance to 146 community members in Brooklyn. We also hosted Club2600, a monthly socialization event for 327 Holocaust Survivors and a cultural carnival in Queens. (Expenses $ 1,708,258 including grants of $) Senior citizen home delivered meals programs: JCCGCI's 3 homebound meal deliveries and meals-on-wheels program delivered 116,230 meals to 2,402 seniors. (Expenses $ 1,324,282 including grants of $) Mental Health Services: JCCGCI provides mental health services through various programing including: Building Resilience through Youth program which supports Coney Island youth by identifying mental health risk, expanding access to care, reducing stigma related to mental health, and encouraging the connection with community care that youth need to ensure their health, self-reliance, and well-being; JCCGCI's Trauma Recovery Center provided mental health services geared toward residents of Brooklyn who have experienced violent crime and trauma; and a JCCGCI Social Worker who addressed trauma and mental health needs in the Coney Island community. (Expenses $ 1,130,699 including grants of $) Educational support systems: Many children in New York City schools find it difficult to focus on their studies. Unfortunately, this results in poor attendance, impaired scholastic achievement, lack of motivation and low self-esteem. Children of immigrant families face compounded challenges because of various socio-economic issues. Their parents often have poor job skills, lack living wage employment, have limited English proficiency, and have difficulty adjusting to the American culture. Because of these struggles, immigrant parents are often unable to provide their children with the emotional, physical, and educational support they need. In the last three and half decades, JCCGCI has sought to address these issues through its educational support systems framework, founded in 1991. Currently, the framework includes four programs. 1) Our Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Programs (serving 749 students with after-school programming at 2 public schools in Coney Island). 2) Our Comprehensive Afterschool System of NYC (Compass-NYC) program (serving 200 youth in grades 6-8 at two sites in Crown Heights, Brooklyn). 3) Our Horizons Academy Workforce Development Program (providing college and career preparation services to 176 high school students and alumni at Abraham Lincoln high school). 4) Our Expanded Schools After-School Program (providing 105 students at PS 288 in Brooklyn with homework and tutoring assistance). (Expenses $ 712,428 including grants of $) Adult literacy: In 2025, JCCGCI's adult literacy programs provided English as a second language ("ESL") instruction to 607 low-income, unemployed or under-employed limited English speaking students resulting in 397 individuals making an educational gain at sites citywide. (Expenses $ 239,547 including grants of $) Homebound senior visitation programs: In 2025, JCCGCI's 'Connect2' friendly visiting program for holocaust survivors provided 4,504 friendly visits to 239 participants. (Expenses $ 140,253 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 11,436) Technical assistanc
- $6.0 million spent. OLDER ADULT CENTERS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SENIOR CENTERS): THE SENIOR SUPPORT SYSTEMS DIVISION OF JCCGCI OPERATES EIGHT (8) BROOKLYN OLDER ADULT CENTERS WITH YEAR-ROUND SERVICES, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE OLDER ADULT CENTERS ARE CONEY ISLAND SEASIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER, JAY-HARAMA OLDER ADULT CENTER, HABER HOUSE OLDER ADULT CENTER, MARLBORO OLDER ADULT CENTER, MARIEN- HEIM OLDER ADULT CENTER, KINGS HIGHWAY OLDER ADULT CENTER AND OCEAN PARKWAY OLDER ADULT CENTER. THEY PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL CONGREGATE MEALS, A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTHY AGING SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ENTITLEMENT COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY. SENIORS ARE ASSISTED WITH APPLICATION/FORM-COMPLETION AND MEDICAL/SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRAL ASSISTANCE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, EXERCISE CLASSES, ART/MUSIC CLASSES, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, HEALTH PROMOTION WORKSHOPS, COMPUTER CLASSES, NUTRITION WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL/RECREATIONAL SESSIONS. IN 2025, OUR EIGHT OLDER ADULT CENTERS PROVIDED 237,454 CONGREGATE MEALS TO 5,136 SENIORS.
- $4.3 million spent. SENIOR CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SHUTTLE BUS: SINCE 1981, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER CONEY ISLAND HAS BEEN MAKING DAILY LIFE FOR OLDER ADULTS A LOT EASIER WITH OUR PROFESSIONALLY OPERATED SENIOR CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO ENABLE LOW-INCOME, FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED ELDERS TO KEEP MEDICAL AND ENTITLEMENT APPOINTMENTS, GO SHOPPING, AND ATTEND SENIOR CENTERS FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND HEALTHY AGING PROGRAMMING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND APPOINTMENTS. OVER THE YEARS, OUR HIGHLY ACCLAIMED SENIOR CITIZEN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST SUCH PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK CITY. IN 2025, JCCGCI PROVIDED 110,661 UNITS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, BANKING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SERVICES TO 6,125 CLIENTS (INCLUDING 44,099 TRIPS TO 1,429 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS) IN BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND. IN ADDITION, OUR SOUTHERN BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SHUTTLE BUS PROVIDED 4,168 UNITS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO 192 SOUTH BROOKLYN RESIDENTS FACILITATING THEIR ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, SHOPPING, MEDICAL AND NONMEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND SERVICES. (Expenses $ 3,911,833 including grants of $ 220,751)(Revenue $ 200) VOCATIONAL SERVICES: The vocational support systems division provides occupational skills training, employment counseling, job placement and/or adult literacy classes to unemployed, under-employed, and immigrant NYC individuals. In 2025, 1,113 individuals from low income Jewish Ultra-Orthodox communities and other diverse populations were readied for better employment opportunities with primary service sites in the Borough Park, Williamsburg, Far Rockaway, Crown Heights and Gravesend communities through the Workforce Development Program. 301 low income Haredi individuals were assisted in their job search by the Parnossah Employment Services Program, with 289 career counseling sessions and 271 resume preparation sessions resulting in 87 job placements. 370 career counseling sessions, 52 job placements and 37 scholarships were provided to 201 individuals by The Crown Heights Career Assistance Program. The Crown Heights Career Hub enrolled 118 Chabad individuals in business courses, with 75 participants obtaining employment or pursuing higher education in their chosen fields. (Expenses $ 2,474,718 including grants of $) Violence Prevention activities: In 2025, through JCCGCI's "Operation Hood" cure violence program, 60 violence interruptions occurred, and 65 high-risk youth were mentored and offered mental health care, job readiness training, and life skills development. Through the Work Plus Program we provided 16 at-risk and justice involved youth in Coney Island with work readiness and employment services. Activities also included domestic violence and empowerment (DOVE) initiative services. (Expenses $ 2,073,145 including grants of $) Other social services: In 2025, these services included: 21,684 sessions of entitlement counseling, advocacy and emergency assistance services to 3,079 elderly, and the health insurance counseling center that provided 1,350 hours of health insurance counseling and advocacy services to 250 clients. Through the NYC Care Outreach and Public Education program, caseworkers provided outreach and NYC Care enrollment assistance to 146 community members in Brooklyn. We also hosted Club2600, a monthly socialization event for 327 Holocaust Survivors and a cultural carnival in Queens. (Expenses $ 1,708,258 including grants of $) Senior citizen home delivered meals programs: JCCGCI's 3 homebound meal deliveries and meals-on-wheels program delivered 116,230 meals to 2,402 seniors. (Expenses $ 1,324,282 including grants of $) Mental Health Services: JCCGCI provides mental health services through various programing including: Building Resilience through Youth program which supports Coney Island youth by identifying mental health risk, expanding access to care, reducing stigma related to mental health, and encouraging the connection with community care that youth need to ensure their health, self-reliance, and well-being; JCCGCI's Trauma Recovery Center provided mental health services geared toward residents of Brooklyn who have experienced violent crime and trauma; and a JCCGCI Social Worker who addressed trauma and mental health needs in the Coney Island community. (Expenses $ 1,130,699 including grants of $) Educational support systems: Many children in New York City schools find it difficult to focus on their studies. Unfortunately, this results in poor attendance, impaired scholastic achievement, lack of motivation and low self-esteem. Children of immigrant families face compounded challenges because of various socio-economic issues. Their parents often have poor job skills, lack living wage employment, have limited English proficiency, and have difficulty adjusting to the American culture. Because of these struggles, immigrant parents are often unable to provide their children with the emotional, physical, and educational support they need. In the last three and half decades, JCCGCI has sought to address these issues through its educational support systems framework, founded in 1991. Currently, the framework includes four programs. 1) Our Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Programs (serving 749 students with after-school programming at 2 public schools in Coney Island). 2) Our Comprehensive Afterschool System of NYC (Compass-NYC) program (serving 200 youth in grades 6-8 at two sites in Crown Heights, Brooklyn). 3) Our Horizons Academy Workforce Development Program (providing college and career preparation services to 176 high school students and alumni at Abraham Lincoln high school). 4) Our Expanded Schools After-School Program (providing 105 students at PS 288 in Brooklyn with homework and tutoring assistance). (Expenses $ 712,428 including grants of $) Adult literacy: In 2025, JCCGCI's adult literacy programs provided English as a second langua
- $3.9 million spent. VOCATIONAL SERVICES: The vocational support systems division provides occupational skills training, employment counseling, job placement and/or adult literacy classes to unemployed, under-employed, and immigrant NYC individuals. In 2025, 1,113 individuals from low income Jewish Ultra-Orthodox communities and other diverse populations were readied for better employment opportunities with primary service sites in the Borough Park, Williamsburg, Far Rockaway, Crown Heights and Gravesend communities through the Workforce Development Program. 301 low income Haredi individuals were assisted in their job search by the Parnossah Employment Services Program, with 289 career counseling sessions and 271 resume preparation sessions resulting in 87 job placements. 370 career counseling sessions, 52 job placements and 37 scholarships were provided to 201 individuals by The Crown Heights Career Assistance Program. The Crown Heights Career Hub enrolled 118 Chabad individuals in business courses, with 75 participants obtaining employment or pursuing higher education in their chosen fields.
- $2.5 million spent. Violence Prevention activities: In 2025, through JCCGCI's "Operation Hood" cure violence program, 60 violence interruptions occurred, and 65 high-risk youth were mentored and offered mental health care, job readiness training, and life skills development. Through the Work Plus Program we provided 16 at-risk and justice involved youth in Coney Island with work readiness and employment services. Activities also included domestic violence and empowerment (DOVE) initiative services.
- $2.1 million spent. Other social services: In 2025, these services included: 21,684 sessions of entitlement counseling, advocacy and emergency assistance services to 3,079 elderly, and the health insurance counseling center that provided 1,350 hours of health insurance counseling and advocacy services to 250 clients. Through the NYC Care Outreach and Public Education program, caseworkers provided outreach and NYC Care enrollment assistance to 146 community members in Brooklyn. We also hosted Club2600, a monthly socialization event for 327 Holocaust Survivors and a cultural carnival in Queens.
- $1.7 million spent. Senior citizen home delivered meals programs: JCCGCI's 3 homebound meal deliveries and meals-on-wheels program delivered 116,230 meals to 2,402 seniors.
- $1.3 million spent. Mental Health Services: JCCGCI provides mental health services through various programing including: Building Resilience through Youth program which supports Coney Island youth by identifying mental health risk, expanding access to care, reducing stigma related to mental health, and encouraging the connection with community care that youth need to ensure their health, self-reliance, and well-being; JCCGCI's Trauma Recovery Center provided mental health services geared toward residents of Brooklyn who have experienced violent crime and trauma; and a JCCGCI Social Worker who addressed trauma and mental health needs in the Coney Island community.
- $1.1 million spent. Educational support systems: Many children in New York City schools find it difficult to focus on their studies. Unfortunately, this results in poor attendance, impaired scholastic achievement, lack of motivation and low self-esteem. Children of immigrant families face compounded challenges because of various socio-economic issues. Their parents often have poor job skills, lack living wage employment, have limited English proficiency, and have difficulty adjusting to the American culture. Because of these struggles, immigrant parents are often unable to provide their children with the emotional, physical, and educational support they need. In the last three and half decades, JCCGCI has sought to address these issues through its educational support systems framework, founded in 1991. Currently, the framework includes four programs. 1) Our Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Programs (serving 749 students with after-school programming at 2 public schools in Coney Island). 2) Our Comprehensive Afterschool System of NYC (Compass-NYC) program (serving 200 youth in grades 6-8 at two sites in Crown Heights, Brooklyn). 3) Our Horizons Academy Workforce Development Program (providing college and career preparation services to 176 high school students and alumni at Abraham Lincoln high school). 4) Our Expanded Schools After-School Program (providing 105 students at PS 288 in Brooklyn with homework and tutoring assistance).
- $712,428 spent. Adult literacy: In 2025, JCCGCI's adult literacy programs provided English as a second language ("ESL") instruction to 607 low-income, unemployed or under-employed limited English speaking students resulting in 397 individuals making an educational gain at sites citywide.
- $239,547 spent. Homebound senior visitation programs: In 2025, JCCGCI's 'Connect2' friendly visiting program for holocaust survivors provided 4,504 friendly visits to 239 participants.
- $140,253 spent. Technical assistance to nonprofits: Nonprofit Helpdesk (NPHD) is JCCGCI's division which provides essential management training and organizational development services, enabling NYC's nonprofits to streamline internal operations, enhance leadership performance, and fulfill their mission at the optimal level. Since its initiation in 1992, we have helped over 2,500 New York City nonprofit organizations with capacity building technical assistance in such areas as financial management, marketing communications, fundraising, program development, human resources, technology, leadership and organizational development. In 2025, NPHD assisted 1,512 nonprofit professionals citywide.
- $85,406 spent. Financial Assistance: In 2025, JCCGCI provided Passover food assistance vouchers for indigent families, camp scholarships for children from low-income families, and food packages for Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, Passover.
- $54,591 spent. Urban Neighborhood Services (UNS) Wraparound Services: Approximately 2,000 of traditionally underserved Coney Island residents were assisted with 7,031 service sessions of a spectrum of vital programs and services provided by JCCGCI at UNS including the housing preservation initiative (HPI) program, and mental health therapeutic services.
- $22,281 spent. Storm recovery and disaster prevention: JCCGCI was designated by the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) as a "rising community center by NYC department of health and mental hygiene as a "Community Organization Active in Disasters (COAD)" provider (for the community leadership of the emerging community-led coalition aimed at coordinating emergency/disaster preparedness and response among hyper-local service providers).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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