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COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR JEWISH-AFFILIATED CEMETERIES INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 562649778 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE S99 · Community Improvement · Small ($100K-$1M) · cajac.org
revenue
$249K
expenses
$223K
net assets
$36K
employees
1
volunteers
100
program ratio
94%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND CONTINUITY OF NEW YORK AREA JEWISH CEMETERIES WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY AT RISK AND IN NEED OF ATTENTION.

profile · synthesized from sources

Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemeteries (CAJAC) preserves and ensures the long-term sustainability of Jewish cemeteries in the New York and New Jersey area. It provides centralized management, succession planning, and financial oversight for at-risk cemeteries and burial societies. CAJAC rehabilitates distressed burial grounds, upholds Jewish traditions of honoring the dead, and partners with synagogues and Jewish organizations to maintain cemetery sanctity and continuity.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $79K
    MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JEWISH CEMETERIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA.
  2. #2 $39K
    CONSULTATION WITH JEWISH CEMETERIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA FOR ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONAL AND CRISIS SUPPORT.
named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Cemetery Rehabilitation
Leads efforts to restore and maintain distressed or abandoned Jewish cemeteries to ensure dignity and respect for the deceased.
Centralized Cemetery Management
Offers day-to-day oversight and administration of Jewish cemeteries under a unified, community-based model.
Education and Outreach
Promotes awareness and volunteerism around kavod ha-met (respect for the dead) within the broader Jewish community.
Succession Planning
Provides strategic planning and organizational transition support for Jewish cemeteries and burial societies at risk of insolvency.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Cemetery and Cremation Services 1 activity
    • Management and oversight of Jewish cemeteries
      Administers and oversees nearly 12,000 Jewish graves across New York and New Jersey, ensuring ongoing maintenance and proper stewardship of burial grounds.
  • Cemetery Preservation and Maintenance Funding 1 activity
    • Rehabilitation of distressed Jewish cemeteries
      Conducts rehabilitation efforts to restore dignity and respect to distressed Jewish burial grounds, addressing physical decline and neglect.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Organizational succession planning and capacity support
      Prevents further decline of Jewish cemeteries by absorbing at-risk organizations and creating succession plans for those facing insolvency.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$249K
Contributions & grants$202K81%
Program service revenue$13K5%
Investment income$1870%
Other revenue$34K
expenses
Total expenses$223K
Program expenses94%
Admin / overhead6%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$174K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$115K
Cash$114K
Investments$0
Liabilities$79K
Net assets$36K
Liquid reserves6.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +42.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ANDREW SCHULTZ CEO 40 $141K
relationships · 2

Who they work with

  • Jewish Community Legacy Project (JCLP) Partner — Active partner in ensuring the preservation of small congregations' cemeteries.
  • National Association of Chevros Kadisha (NASCK) Partner — Shares a commitment to highlighting the Jewish community's sacred duty toward end-of-life issues.
strategies · 1

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.

  • Centralized Infrastructure for Sustainability
    methodology: centralized_management
    By consolidating Jewish cemeteries, burial societies, and related organizations under a unified governance model, we ensure long-term sustainability and operational resilience because centralized management enables coordinated planning, resource sharing, and institutional longevity.