Jewish Family Service

Also known as JFS Seattle

Seattle, WA · EIN 91-0565537 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Jewish Family Service reported $25.3 million in revenue and $21.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.22 went to program services, $7.09 to management and general costs and $10.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.4% of the total. Government grants made up 40.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $312,130 (Chief Executive Officer). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 97% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21M

Program services$82.22 $18M
Management & general$7.09 $1.5M
Fundraising$10.69 $2.3M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$54.73 $14M
Government grants$40.16 $10M
Program service revenue$0.52 $132K
Investment income$4.59 $1.2M

Other revenue was negative: −$138K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	82.2%	87.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	7.1%	11.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	10.7%	0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.10	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	95.4%	20.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	40.4%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.5%	70.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$312,130	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.45%	1.18%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	16	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	31.7	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	28 of 28	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$7.3M expenses · 41.5% of program spending · grants $2.2M · revenue $12,510

Refugee and Immigrant Services - JFS provides personalized support to help refugees and immigrants establish safe, stable, and self-sufficient lives in the Puget Sound region. Services include case management, employment services, support for survivors of trafficking and other vulnerable youth, and resettlement assistance

$4.8M expenses · 27.0% of program spending · grants $3.2M

Older Adult Services - The program offers programs and services that enable older adults to live in dignity and increase community connections, as well as specialized programming for unpaid family caregivers, Holocaust Survivors and Jewish older adults, and older adults from the Former Soviet Union

$2.0M expenses · 11.3% of program spending · grants $1.1M

Community Stabilization Services and Food Bank/Access - A network of services is provided for those in crisis and financial distress. Program services include case management, subsidy assistance for rent and utilities, year-round food bank, and home delivery of food and gift baskets. Services are provided free of charge

$3.6M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
Chief Executive Officer Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$197,398	$0	$114,732	$312,130
Chief Impact & Operating Officer Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$219,704	$0	$14,422	$234,126
Chief Development Officer Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$218,520	$0	$14,285	$232,805
Chief Finance Officer Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$208,796	$0	$21,003	$229,799
Chief People and Culture Officer Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$192,183	$0	$12,771	$204,954
Director of Marketing and Communications Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$151,868	$0	$18,704	$170,572
IT Director Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$136,817	$0	$17,003	$153,820
Director of Programs Highest compensated employee, 37.5 hrs/week	$127,251	$0	$16,350	$143,601

16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jewish Family Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$25M	$21M	82.2%	$57M	$312,130
FY2024 ⓘ	$22M	$19M	84.2%	$50M	$287,209
FY2023 ⓘ	$20M	$18M	83.6%	$44M	$306,271
FY2022 ⓘ	$21M	$16M	82.2%	$40M	$303,133
FY2021 ⓘ	$17M	$12M	79.2%	$43M	$288,115
FY2020 ⓘ	$13M	$11M	78.3%	$35M	$274,767

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b28 · 28 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5127
Volunteers Part I, line 61,046

Private foundation grants it received

44 private foundations reported grants to Jewish Family Service totaling $1.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Jewish Family Service's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Jewish Family Service reported that 82.2% of its $21.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.1% to management and general and 10.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Jewish Family Service pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Jewish Family Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $312,130, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Jewish Family Service get its money?

Of $25.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.4% came from contributions and grants (including 40.4% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Jewish Family Service a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-0565537 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641369349300734 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349300935 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349313537 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349320574 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241369349316774 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121359349300712 · read the filing

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