Illinois · Nonprofit
COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY
COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY (Illinois) receives grants from 128 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,440,283 to it, the largest being AGEOPTIONS INC (FKA SUBURBAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING) ($3,641,872). 87 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $63M
- Funders on record
- 128
- Grants received
- $13M
- Net assets
- $-982813
What Council for Jewish Elderly does
Mission
The mission of cje seniorlife is to enhance quality of life and facilitate independence of older adults. Cje seniorlife values statement at cje seniorlife, we fulfill our mission and realize our vision for and on behalf of our clients, our clients' families, our staff, our board members and our volunteers by striving for excellence through respect, advocacy, compassion, intention, innovation and accountability. Respect - kavod we recognize, honor and acknowledge the inherent value of each person, for their wisdom, their culture, their background and their unique history. Advocacy - timicha we give voice to our clients' needs and facilitate positive actions on their behalf. We engage state and federal officials, as well as partner with leadingage and other associations to advocate the adoption, preservation and/or modification of governmental programs and practices which benefit our community and clients. Compassion - chesed we treat everyone with caring, sensitivity, understanding and supportive responsiveness. Intention - kavanah we approach our work and each task with mindful consideration as to what we are doing and why we are doing it, as individuals and as an agency.…
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Cje seniorlifeour comprehensive care coordination focuses on the services and programs necessary to help older adults stay active, keep their independence, and find fulfillment. These services include independent housing, assisted living, home-delivered meals, transportation, adult day services, care management, health and wellness activities, counseling services, clinical intake, support groups for older adults and caregivers and legal and benefit services. In addition, we offer an abundance of lifelong learning and social interaction opportunities through our community engagement including my go-to place, cyber club and cje academy. (continued on sch. O)since 1972, cje seniorlife has been the go-to organization for thousands of older adults and their families in the chicago area.
$26,764,175 spentof which $18,615,090 as grants$4,162,283 earned by the program57% of program spendingCje seniorlife's weinberg community for senior livingcje seniorlife's weinberg community for senior living is home to 168 older adults at either gidwitz place for assisted living or the friend center for memory care, one of the first licensed and largest assisted living residences in the state. Weinberg community provides a safe, stimulating environment for older adults who need additional assistance with everyday tasks like medication reminders, bathing and housekeeping. Residents also enjoy a multitude of life enrichment programs including lifelong learning opportunities, arts and crafts, games, entertainment, and fitness and wellness. (continued on sch. O)though primarily for a private pay population, approximately 32% of residents receive some type of financial assistance through a cje-sponsored scholarship program, donor funds or state government subsidy.
$15,465,506 spent$16,464,683 earned by the program33% of program spendingCje independent housingcje housing is for seniors who can live independently. Four apartment buildings (krasnow residence, swartzberg house, village center, and robineau residence) are hud-funded buildings.
$5,025,198 spent$3,052,464 earned by the program11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $47,254,879.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $64M to $40M (−38%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 2% · 2021 2% · 2022 0% · 2023 10% · 2024 5% · 2025 13%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
61% of COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Kenneth F Lorch
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2019 and FY2020, and between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 33 funders to 49 funders, grant income rose $599k → $2.0M.
9 of 128 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $202M from 20 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago). These are real filings, and they are not money COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY raised.
From the IRS filings of COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 128 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2018 51% · 2019 38% · 2020 30% · 2021 29% · 2022 24% · 2023 24% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
55% of COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 68% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
94% of COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.6M on record — $2.6M federal, $189 state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$1.4M
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$820k
- Department of Veterans Affairs$393k
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $189
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Swartzberg House · disregarded
- Cje Sl LLC · disregarded
- Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation · exempt
- Dementia Reality LLC · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY?
- COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY (Illinois) receives grants from 128 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,440,283 to it, the largest being AGEOPTIONS INC (FKA SUBURBAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING) ($3,641,872). 87 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY have?
- IRS filings report 128 organizations giving $13,440,283 in grants to COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY, 87 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY?
- AGEOPTIONS INC (FKA SUBURBAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING) is the largest funder on record, with $3,641,872 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 128 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing