2024-06-13T12:35:17-07:00 2023-12-31 061609121 Adam P Cohen CPA LLC 81 South Main St Suite 9 West Hartford CT 06107 990 2023-01-01 066056241 Jewish Childrens Service Organization JEWI 8602433542 PO Box 370386 West Hartford CT 06137 Linda Stein Treasurer 2024-06-13 true Linda Stein 999009999 true Adam P Cohen P00046319 8605216400 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Lois Berkowitz President 58584 false X www.jcsohartford.org X 1953 CT To promote the welfare of Jewish children, for their physical, mental, emotional, educational, recreational and religious welfare, by supplementing services, provided by community agencies. 39 39 0 50 0 25499 15967 0 32030 24035 0 57529 40002 52216 62512 0 0 0 886 7133 8265 59349 70777 -1820 -30775 966009 984637 0 966009 984637 X To promote the welfare of Jewish children, for their physical, mental, emotional, educational, recreational and religious welfare, by supplementing services, provided by community agencies. false false 31528 31528 Grants to individuals for basic needs, holiday celebration, college scholarships, and camp scholarships. 30984 30984 Grants to community organizations for youth programs and scholarships. 886 Communication with members through the newsletter, The Courier. 63398 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 39 39 true false false false true true false true false false false true false false false false false false X Linda Stein Treasurer 8605211319 PO Box 370386 West Hartford CT 061370386 X Lois Berkowitz President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolyn Topol Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Linda Stein Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Judy Kronick from 72023 Rec. 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In 2021, JCSO changed its reporting of its investment to current value (previously at cost). Net assets and the value of investments increased by $171,042 at 1/1/2021. JCSO also added its unrestricted investments to the summary in Part V, a net increase of $268,087. Prior year columns in Part V are at cost (not restated).Endowment funds are used for the organization's awarding of grants and scholarships and the purposes specified by the donors. true Jewish Teen Learning Connect 333 Bloomfield Avenue C West Hartford CT 06117 061329245 501(c)(3) 7000 0 Cash paid Operating support Mandell JCC Camp Shalom 333 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford CT 06117 060662142 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Cash paid Block grant New England Jewish Academy 300 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford CT 06117 061455973 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Cash paid Scholarships Solomon Schechter Day School 26 Buena Vista Road West Hartford CT 06107 060873657 501(c)(3) 6000 0 Cash paid Scholarships 4 0 Day care assistance 1 700 Cash paid Back to school Basic needs and holiday gifts 6 23591 Cash paid College scholarships 2 6560 Cash paid Chanukah celebration 13 677 Cash paid Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used JCSO receives annual requests and communicates with organizations' leadership and development staff on the use of JCSO's grants.JCSO requires applications for basic needs, including individual income tax returns. A committee reviews the applications, which are generally awarded for six month periods. Individual recipients provide copies of receipts to the Committee. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Communication with members through the newsletter, The Courier. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Martin and Joyce Libbin are spouses.Marsha and Michael Kamins are spouses.Saul and Joanne Pasternack are spouses.Terry Cohn and Anne Cohn are spouses. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Membership is open to any person upon payment of dues annually or as a life member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization engaged an independent CPA to prepare the Form 990 from accounting information provided by its bookkeeper and a Board member who is a retired CPA. The Board member, independent CPA and Treasurer reviewed the completed Form 990. Form 990 was circulated to the Board of Directors before its filing.. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 JCSO makes governing documents and financial statements available to the public in accordance with state law. Part VII, Sec. A, Line 13 - Directors 36 Directors:Class of 2022 - 9Paula Baram; Terry Cohn; Margaret Kahn; Beth Kavaler; Sandra Needelman; Jane Pasternak; Barbara Snyder; Carolyn Topol; Bonnie Wolfe.Class of 2023 - 7Judy Borus; Miriam Chaiklin; Judy Kronick; Saul Pasternack; Molly Prosansky; Audrey YanofskyClass of 2024 - 10Gail Adler; Debra Feldman; Amy Goldstein; Marsha Kamins (Dec'd 6/2023); Ellen Lescher; Joyce Libbin; Saul Pasternack; Elaine Siegel; Judy Siegel; Barbara SperberClass of 2025 - 10Roberta Berry; Fern Cohen; Renanna Kadden; Sylvia Lazarus; Fran Lowenstein; Avra Novarr; Hyla Sklar; Elaine Smith; Sue Waterman; Ellen Weingold.Each director (all volunteers)typically serves an average of 0.1 - 5 hours per week.Past Presidents (10):Anne Cohn; Joanne Pasternack, Linda Stein, Martin Libbin, Donald Miller, Ursula Marx, Debbie Melman, Marcia Mizrahi, Sandra Rudnicki, Lois Berkowitz.