2024-11-15T21:08:10-05:00 2023-12-31 854041997 PIERSON CPA PLLC 201 W FRANCIS AVE STE H SPOKANE WA 99205 990EZ 2023-01-01 311677534 SPOKANE AREA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SPOK 5097477394 1322 E 30TH AVE SPOKANE WA 99203 NEAL SCHINDLER DIRECTOR 5097477394 2024-11-15 true true LORI A PIERSON P00358786 5094650762 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.SAJFS.ORG X X 194528 X 152120 19629 2310 20469 4464 16005 190064 7255 72470 10354 1950 3250 35935 131214 58850 140338 199188 X 137536 201097 6217 6245 143753 207342 3415 8154 140338 199188 X TO PROVIDE AID TO FAMILIES THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: 1) SENIOR SUPPORT SYSTEM. PROVIDING SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS DISTANT FROM FELLOW FAMILY MEMBERS. KEEPING RELATIVES INFORMED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND RECOMMEND PLANS FOR FUTURE, INCLUDING FUNERAL PLANNING. WE PROVIDE ONGOING REASSURANCE TELEPHONE CALLS, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS, TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS, EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND RESOURCES, ARRANGING SOCIAL INTERACTION EVENTS, AND GROUP EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OUTINGS. 2) SERVICE FOR YOUTH. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON LITERACY, JEWISH CULTURE, AND DEEPENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-12 AND THEIR PARENTS. 3) DIRECT SERVICE CLIENT SUPPORT. PROVIDING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH FOOD BANK, ADVOCACY, DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO RELEVANT LOCAL RESOURCES. SENIORS BENEFIT FROM OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, WHETHER THAT MEANS SOCIALIZING AND LEARNING AT THE MONTHLY JFS LUNCHEON; BORROWING A WALKER FROM OUR MEDICAL LENDING CLOSET; GETTING A RIDE FROM JFS TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT OR JEWISH COMMUNITY EVENT; OR SIMPLY KNOWING THEY HAVE AN UNBREAKABLE LINK TO A COMMUNITY THAT CARES. MANY OF OUR SENIOR CLIENTS DO NOT LIVE NEAR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CARE. JFS CAN BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR DISTANT FAMILIES. WE KEEP RELATIVES INFORMED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR FAMILIES AND RECOMMEND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO SENIOR CLIENTS: ONGOING REASSURANCE TELEPHONE CALLS. HOME HOSPITAL VISITS. TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS. EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY. ERRAND AND CHORE SERVICES. MEDICAL LENDING CLOSET (BORROW CANES, WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS, ECT.), FREE OF CHARGE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. CLIENT ADVOCACY AND REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND RESOURCES. MORE THAN 327 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED DURING 2023. OTHER STATISTICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE. THE FOOD PANTRY HAS SERVED MORE THAN 10 HOUSEHOLDS, IN 26 INSTANCES OF SERVICE AND ABOUT 622 LBS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O FOR PART 1 LINE 10. MORE THAN 7,000 IN GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. 7255 114730 PJ LIBRARY SENDS FREE JEWISH CHILDRENS BOOKS TO FAMILITES ACROSS THE WORLD EVERY MONTH. THE LOCAL SPOKANE PROGRAM SERVES NUMEROUS CHILDREN ANNUALLY. 4905 THE SPOKANE JEWISH CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILMS TO SPOKANE THAT SHARE JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE WITH THE COMMUNITY. 11579 131214 X NEAL SCHINDLER DIRECTOR 35.00 65131 MIRIAM BERKMAN CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 0 LARRY WEISER CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 0 MARTI MARTIN VICE PRESIDE 1.00 0 MEGHAN HANNES TREASURER 1.00 0 ALEXANDRA PANAGOTACOS SECRETARY 1.00 0 DR CARL BAUM DIRECTOR 0.75 0 DR BERDINE BENDER DIRECTOR 0.75 0 HOLLY THOMPSON DUFFY DIRECTOR 0.75 0 DIANA KOORKANIAN-SAUDERS DIRECTOR 0.75 0 LIAT KRIEGEL PHD DIRECTOR 0.75 0 ROBERT MORGAN JD DIRECTOR 0.75 0 JULIE MORRIS PAST VICE PR 0.75 0 JACK SORENSEN DIRECTOR 0.75 0 LENYA TREEWATER PAST SECRETA 0.75 0 NANCY WICKRE DIRECTOR 0.75 0 false false false false false false false false false SPOKANE AREA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 1322 E 30TH AVE SPOKANE WA 99203 5097477394 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 71555 91296 68586 86491 152120 470048 71555 91296 68586 86491 152120 470048 121461 348587 1714 1230 847 789 2310 6890 476938 40098 0.73090 0.98260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED BENEFIT LUNCHEO 20469 20469 4464 20469 20469 4464 4464 16005 FORM 990-EZ, PART I THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE GRANTS GENERALLY ARE NOT PAID OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT TO A THIRD PARTY ON BEHALF OF THE GRANTEE - SUCH AS FOR RENT, UTILITIES OR FOOD, THE PAYMENT IS MADE DIRECTLY TO THE THIRD PARTY. THE ASSISTANCE GRANTS MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 1500 DEPENDING UPON THE REQUEST. THERE WERE MORE THAN 40 GRANTS PROVIDED TO OR FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVING ABOUT 26 HOUSEHOLDS, WITH A TOTAL OF 7,255 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: PROGRAMS CASH CONTRIBUTION: 7,255 RELATIONSHIP: UNRELATED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE EQUIPMENT 53 OFFICE SUPPLIES 999 SOFTWARE 1,167 WEBSITE AND EMAIL 912 OTHER COMPUTER EXPENSE 354 D&O INSURANCE 995 LIABILITY INSURANCE 2,238 BANK FEES 30 BOARD EXPENSE 93 LICENSES AND PERMITS 120 FOOD BANK ASSISTANCE 123 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 125 MISC EXPENSE 134 PAYPAL FEES 275 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1,248 FILM FESTIVAL EXP 11,579 HOLIDAY GIFTS 1,401 PJ LIBRARY 4,905 JFS LUNCH 7,726 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 1,408 VOLUNTEER EXPENSES 50 TOTAL 35,935 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 28 OTHER ASSETS 7,108 7,108 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 891 891 TOTAL 6,217 6,245 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 2,872 7,135 DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 443 919 HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOC 100 100 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO PROVIDE AID TO FAMILIES THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: 1) SENIOR SUPPORT SYSTEM. PROVIDING SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS DISTANT FROM FELLOW FAMILY MEMBERS. KEEPING RELATIVES INFORMED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND RECOMMEND PLANS FOR FUTURE, INCLUDING FUNERAL PLANNING. WE PROVIDE ONGOING REASSURANCE TELEPHONE CALLS, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS, TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS, EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND RESOURCES, ARRANGING SOCIAL INTERACTION EVENTS, AND GROUP EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL OUTINGS. 2) SERVICE FOR YOUTH. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON LITERACY, JEWISH CULTURE, AND DEEPENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-12 AND THEIR PARENTS. 3) DIRECT SERVICE CLIENT SUPPORT. PROVIDING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH FOOD BANK, ADVOCACY, DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO RELEVANT LOCAL RESOURCES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 SENIORS BENEFIT FROM OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, WHETHER THAT MEANS SOCIALIZING AND LEARNING AT THE MONTHLY JFS LUNCHEON; BORROWING A WALKER FROM OUR MEDICAL LENDING CLOSET; GETTING A RIDE FROM JFS TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT OR JEWISH COMMUNITY EVENT; OR SIMPLY KNOWING THEY HAVE AN UNBREAKABLE LINK TO A COMMUNITY THAT CARES. MANY OF OUR SENIOR CLIENTS DO NOT LIVE NEAR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CARE. JFS CAN BE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR DISTANT FAMILIES. WE KEEP RELATIVES INFORMED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR FAMILIES AND RECOMMEND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO SENIOR CLIENTS: ONGOING REASSURANCE TELEPHONE CALLS. HOME HOSPITAL VISITS. TRANSPORTATION ARRANGEMENTS. EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY. ERRAND AND CHORE SERVICES. MEDICAL LENDING CLOSET (BORROW CANES, WALKERS, WHEELCHAIRS, ECT.), FREE OF CHARGE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. CLIENT ADVOCACY AND REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES AND RESOURCES. MORE THAN 327 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED DURING 2023. OTHER STATISTICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE. THE FOOD PANTRY HAS SERVED MORE THAN 10 HOUSEHOLDS, IN 26 INSTANCES OF SERVICE AND ABOUT 622 LBS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O FOR PART 1 LINE 10. MORE THAN 7,000 IN GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. FORM 990-EZ, PART IV COMPENSATION IS LISTED ON PART IV FOR BOARD MEMBERS BUT THE COMPENSATION WAS FOR SERVICES AS THE DIRECTOR AND NOT IN THE CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER.