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Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc

EIN 52-0983740 · Rockville, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak39 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING'S (JCA) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS. JCA SERVES PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS, RACES, ETHNICITIES, AND INCOME LEVELS. JCA IS UNIQUE IN THE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES IT OFFERS OLDER ADULTS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. REGION. PEOPLE TURN TO JCA AS A TRUSTWORTHY ADVOCATE AND GUIDE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. JCA'S WORK IS CRITICAL TO HELPING PEOPLE AGE WITH DIGNITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND VITALITY. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024 (JULY 1, 2023 TO JUNE 30, 2024), JCA EXPERIENCED A 26% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY SERVED, HELPING 9,193 PEOPLE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA ON THEIR AGING JOURNEY.

Income
$5.5 million
Spending
$6.0 million
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
-8.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 60%
Employees
148
Volunteers
428
Highest pay
$197,585, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 64% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    18 of 18 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $1.7 million spent. TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT:JCA'S PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE CONNECT-A-RIDE RESOURCE CENTER, THE VILLAGE RIDES VOLUNTEER DRIVER PROGRAM, AND WITH A FLEET OF HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE BUSES, GIVING OLDER ADULTS ACCESS TO RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AND HELPING THEM MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH, VITALITY, AND INDEPENDENCE. IN FY 2024, JCA'S MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS HELPED 2,289 PEOPLE FIND TRANSPORTATION. THROUGH JCA'S VILLAGE RIDES PROGRAM, 523 SENIORS RECEIVED 5,994 ONE-WAY RIDES FROM 231 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS ACROSS OUR 16 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE ESCORTED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM PROVIDED 775 RIDES FOR 145 PEOPLE.
  2. $1.4 million spent. SENIOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:JCA'S CAREER GATEWAY, 50+ EMPLOYMENT EXPOS, AND SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (SCSEP) PROVIDE COACHING, TRAINING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 50+ JOBSEEKER, HELPING THEM TO FIND AND KEEP JOBS.JCA'S VIRTUAL 50+ EMPLOYMENT EXPOS GIVE JOB SEEKERS OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK WITH AREA EMPLOYERS. IN FY 2024, 2,640 PEOPLE ATTENDED 10 VIRTUAL 50+ EMPLOYMENT EXPOS, INCLUDING JCA'S FIRST EVER IN HOWARD COUNTY, PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOWARD COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING AND INDEPENDENCE.MORE THAN 120 PEOPLE ATTENDED CAREER GATEWAY SESSIONS IN FY 2024. CAREER GATEWAY HELPS JOBSEEKERS AGED 50 AND OLDER IMPROVE THEIR JOB SEARCH SKILLS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE MULTI-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP. THE SCSEP PROVIDES ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND A MINIMUM WAGE FOR LOW-INCOME ADULTS AGE 55+ WHO LIVE IN MONTGOMERY AND FREDERICK COUNTIES. SCSEP PROVIDED 201 PEOPLE WITH TRAINING AND 47 SCSEP JOB SEEKERS FOUND MEANINGFUL WORK IN FY 2024.
  3. $508,070 spent. INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS: JCA'S AUSTIN HEYMAN INTERAGES CENTER BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY BY GENERATIONS UNITED AS A PROGRAM OF DISTINCTION FOR ITS INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS. INTERAGES CONNECTS OLDER ADULTS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH MENTORING, TUTORING, LITERACY, AND OTHER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. INTERAGES PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS BY NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS' SOCIAL WELL-BEING BY REDUCING ISOLATION AND LONELINESS. INTERAGES PROGRAMS SERVE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH BY UTILIZING OLDER ADULT (AGE 50+) VOLUNTEERS AS MENTORS AND TUTORS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS IS BROAD AND INCLUDES IN-CLASS SUPPORT, READING PROGRAMS, ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS, INTERGENERATIONAL BOOK CLUBS, AND OPENING MINDS THROUGH ART OMA), AN AWARD-WINNING, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM TO HELP OLDER ADULTS WITH MEMORY LOSS CREATE ABSTRACT ART PROJECTS TO ENGAGE THEIR MINDS AND BREAK THROUGH COGNITIVE BARRIERS, WHICH PARTNERS INTERAGES STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WITH KENSINGTON CLUBS MEMBERS. IN FY 2024, 234 VOLUNTEERS AGED 50 AND OLDER FROM JCA'S HEYMAN INTERAGES CENTER GAVE A TOTAL OF 4,530 HOURS AND 201 STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED 535 HOURS. INTERAGES VOLUNTEERS MENTORED 1,583 STUDENTS IN 19 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
  4. $953,472 spent. ADULT DAY PROGRAMS: JCA'S SAMUEL J. GORLITZ KENSINGTON CLUBS ARE SOCIAL-MODEL ADULT DAY PROGRAMS SERVING OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH EARLY-STAGE MEMORY LOSS AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS. KENSINGTON CLUBS GIVE PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI) OR EARLY-STAGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (AD/ADRD), MEANINGFUL COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS WHILE OFFERING SUPPORT AND RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERS. KENSINGTON CLUBS STARTED KESHER CAF, THE FIRST FREE YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA (YOD) SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT GROUP IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IN DECEMBER 2023, TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH YOD. IN FY 2024, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH EARLY-STAGE MEMORY LOSS AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS SERVED BY JCA'S SAMUEL J. GORLITZ KENSINGTON CLUBS GREW BY 36% FROM FY 2023. JCA'S THREE SAMUEL J. GORLITZ KENSINGTON CLUBS IN ROCKVILLE, WHITE OAK, AND GERMANTOWN SERVED 109 PEOPLE WITH AN EARLY-STAGE MEMORY LOSS DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS.INFORMATION, EDUCATION & OUTREACH: JCA OFFERS RESOURCES TO FAMILIES SEEKING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT AROUND AGING THROUGH ITS SENIOR HELPLINE AND STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP), WHICH PROVIDES MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENIORS AND ADULTS UNDER 65 WITH LONG-TERM DISABILITIES WITH HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING, ENROLLMENT GUIDANCE, AND ASSISTANCE AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION FOR ISSUES RELATING TO MEDICARE BENEFITS AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE SOURCES. CALLS TO JCA'S SENIOR HELPLINE INCREASED BY 37% IN FY 2024. HELPLINE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 460 INQUIRIES FROM PEOPLE SEEKING TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES FOR THEMSELVES OR AN AGING FAMILY MEMBER. CERTIFIED COUNSELORS FROM JCA'S SHIP PROGRAM ASSISTED 1,689 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1973.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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