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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK
ALBANY, NY · EIN 141338308 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P40Z · Human Services · Medium ($1M-$10M) · jfsneny.org
revenue
$1.6M
expenses
$1.5M
net assets
$970K
employees
32
volunteers
134
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, COLLABORATIVE HUMAN SERVICES, GUIDED BY JEWISH VALUES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York provides counseling, care management, and essential services to individuals and families across the lifespan, with a focus on older adults and those facing emotional, financial, or health-related challenges. The agency offers mental health support, senior safety programs, and community-based resources in the Capital Region. Founded in 1854, it operates under Jewish values but serves people of all backgrounds.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2020

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $98K
    MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES MAKES AVAILABLE INFORMATION, CONSULTATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR JEWISH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE COPING WITH CRITICAL ILLNESS, LOSS, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
  2. #2 $86K
    ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDES SAFE, RELIABLE ROUND-TRIP TRANSPORTATION TO JEWISH SENIORS FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, CULTURAL EVENTS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS. ALSO, PROVIDES KOSHER MEALS AND GROCERY DELIVERIES TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Counseling Services
Provides mental health counseling for individuals, families, and youth dealing with grief, trauma, anxiety, and other emotional challenges
Essential Services
Offers food assistance, transportation, and resource referrals to individuals and families in need
Jewish Community Chaplaincy
Provides spiritual care and Jewish programming to older adults and the broader community, including bikkur cholim (visiting the sick)
NNORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community)
Supports older adults to age in place safely through health education, care coordination, and community engagement in designated senior-dense neighborhoods
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Schools
Delivers school-based SEL programs to students at Hebrew Academy of the Capital District and Camp Givah
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Senior Advocacy and Civic Engagement 1 activity
    • Advocate for aging and independent living services
      Participates in state-level advisory committees, including the Adult Protective Services advisory committee to the commissioner of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living.
  • Holocaust and Genocide Remembrance Education 1 activity
    • Deliver community-based support programs and events
      Co-hosts events such as Holocaust survivor commemorations and volunteer appreciation luncheons, and provides family-centered interventions and community engagement services.
  • School-Based Mental Health and Family Support 1 activity
    • Provide clinical mental health counseling services
      Offers compassionate counseling using solution-focused, strengths-based, and psychodynamic approaches to individuals, families, and members of the Jewish community. Services include grief counseling, support groups, and social-emotional learning programs for students.
  • Senior Independence Support Services 1 activity
    • Support older adults to age in place
      Provides social work and needs assessment services to help lower-income older adults remain in their homes, including through the "Independence for Seniors" program.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.57M
Contributions & grants$1.37M87%
Program service revenue$163K10%
Investment income$40K3%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$1.54M
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$1.24M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.09M
Cash$101K
Investments$812K
Liabilities$117K
Net assets$970K
Liquid reserves7.1 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +25.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JANE GINSBURG PRESIDENT & 40 $108K
board members · 18
  • DEBBIE SOKOLER — CHAIR
  • DEBORAH VASQUEZ — MEMBER
  • ELI RABINOWITZ — TREASURER
  • GARRY SANDERS — VICE CHAIR
  • GORDON ZUCKERMAN — MEMBER
  • HENRY SKOBURN — MEMBER
  • JANE SANDERS — MEMBER
  • JODIE COHEN — MEMBER
  • JOY DAVIDOFF — MEMBER
  • LARA KASSEL — MEMBER
  • LISA FINKLE — SECRETARY
  • MARGO B SINGER — MEMBER
  • MYLES FISCHER — MEMBER
  • RABBI RAFI SPITZER — MEMBER
  • ROBYN MARINSTEIN — MEMBER
  • SCOTT HOLLANDER — IMMEDIATE PA
  • STEVEN M EGNA — ASSISTANT TR
  • WILLIAM KAHN CPA — MEMBER
relationships · 20

Who they work with

  • Aging Life Care Association Network — Professional membership organization of which Jennifer is a member.
  • Albany Med Health Systems Partner — Organization where Susan Riback provided post-operative nursing care prior to joining JFS.
  • Arts in Education Partner — Organization with which Susan Riback worked as a poetry teaching artist in elementary schools.
  • Beit Teshuvah Partner — Employed Rabbi Adam as a spiritual counselor at this Jewish addiction recovery center in Los Angeles.
  • Better Housing Coalition Partner — Former employer where Jennifer served as Community Social Worker.
  • Brattleboro Retreat Partner — Site of clinical internship for occupational therapy training in mental health.
  • Camp Givah Partner — Partner site where SEL programs were delivered during clinical internship.
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Partner — Co-training site for Rabbi Adam's Clinical Pastoral Education.
  • Department of Disabilities Aging and Independent Living Government — State agency with which Jennifer collaborated through advisory committee participation.
  • Four Winds Hospital Partner — Psychiatric facility where Susan Riback worked as a psychiatric nurse.
  • Hebrew Academy of the Capital District Partner — Partner site where counseling and social-emotional learning services are provided.
  • JFS of Richmond Network — Organization where Jennifer interned and later worked; part of the same network as Jewish Family Services of Northeastern New York.
  • Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York Partner — Partnered with JFS to co-host a Holocaust Survivors Day Celebration.
  • Little Sisters of the Poor Partner — Organization operating Our Lady of Hope Nursing Home where Susan Riback worked as a long-term care nurse.
  • NewGround: Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change Partner — Rabbi Adam was a fellow in this interfaith partnership program.
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center Partner — Training site for Rabbi Adam's Clinical Pastoral Education.
  • Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging Partner — Former employer where Jennifer served as Director of Aging Services.
  • Temple Har Zion Partner — Rabbi Adam served as rabbi of this congregation in Mt. Holly, NJ.
  • Together For Youth Partner — Organization where LaShaunda Motley served as a Prevention Family Specialist, providing family-centered support services.
  • University at Albany Partner — Academic partner providing MSW graduate students for clinical internships.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Academic Partnership for Workforce and Service Capacity
    methodology: academic_partnership_internship
    By integrating graduate social work interns through academic partnerships, service delivery is enhanced because it expands clinical capacity while ensuring care is informed by current best practices and supervised, reflective learning.
  • Creative and Narrative Therapies for Emotional Well-Being
    methodology: poetry_bibliotherapy
    By incorporating poetry and bibliotherapy with memoir and narrative, emotional well-being is supported because storytelling and literary engagement provide accessible, non-clinical pathways to reflection, meaning-making, and psychological processing.
  • Inclusive Spiritual Engagement
    methodology: inclusive_judaism
    By promoting inclusive Judaism, individuals connect with Jewish tradition and spirituality in ways that affirm identity and foster belonging, because culturally grounded practices enhance emotional resilience and community integration.
  • Integrated, Multidisciplinary Support Model
    methodology: integrated_services
    By addressing interconnected needs—such as mental health, aging, and economic insecurity—through a multidisciplinary team, the organization improves client outcomes because coordinated, holistic care reduces systemic barriers and increases service utilization.
  • Strengths-Based and Solution-Focused Clinical Approach
    methodology: strengths_based_therapy
    By using strengths-based, solution-focused, and psychodynamic therapies, clients build resilience and process grief because the approach centers their inherent capacities and lived experiences, fostering deeper emotional engagement and self-efficacy.