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Jewish Social Service Agency

EIN 53-0196598Human Services Maryland Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

For the best in child, family and senior services . . .think JSSA

The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) is a nonsectarian provider with a more than a 120 year history of serving and supporting people of all faiths throughout the Washington, DC metro area. JSSA's mission is to be the first place for the Jewish community, as well as the community at large, to turn for clinical and social services of the highest quality that sustain and nurture all who seek assistance. JSSA helps more than 30,000 individuals and families a year meet emotional, social, and physical challenges through a broad range of counseling, educational and specialized employment services, in-home support, hospice and nursing care and social services provided by a highly skilled and caring staff of mental health, nursing, employment and other professionals. In all that it does, JSSA is guided by a set of deep-seated values, including excellence, individuality, dignity, independence, responsibility and a sense of belonging.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.66Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$25,314,569

Total expenses · USD$24,638,639

Program expenses

$21,632,725.04 recorded amount

87.8%

Fundraising expenses

$566,688.70 recorded amount

2.3%

Administrative expenses

$2,414,586.62 recorded amount

9.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Todd Schenk
Recorded compensation: $307,149.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Social Service Agency
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) is a nonsectarian provider with a more than a 120 year history of serving and supporting people of all faiths throughout the Washington, DC metro area. JSSA's mission is to be the first place for the Jewish community, as well as the community at large, to turn for clinical and social services of the highest quality that sustain and nurture all who seek assistance. JSSA helps more than 30,000 individuals and families a year meet emotional, social, and physical challenges through a broad range of counseling, educational and specialized employment services, in-home support, hospice and nursing care and social services provided by a highly skilled and caring staff of mental health, nursing, employment and other professionals. In all that it does, JSSA is guided by a set of deep-seated values, including excellence, individuality, dignity, independence, responsibility and a sense of belonging.
`ein` EIN	53-0196598
`tot_exp` Total expenses	24638639.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.098
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.023
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.878
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Todd Schenk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	307149.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0124
`motto` Tagline	For the best in child, family and senior services . . .think JSSA
`name` Charity name	Jewish Social Service Agency
`tot_rev` Total revenue	25314569.0
`score` Overall score	96.66
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	21632725.042
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	566688.697
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2414586.622

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196598
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.