Minnesota · Nonprofit
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA (Minnesota) receives grants from 78 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,173,683 to it, the largest being STILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($10,335,028). 59 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $14M
- Funders on record
- 78
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $38M
What Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota does
Mission
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Jewish youth mentoring program was phased out in 2025.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Career services - see schedule ojfcs served over 14,000 people of all backgrounds and ages in our more than 30 programs and services. While jfcs continues its long-standing ties to the jewish community, nearly all programs are open to everyone. Many of the clients and participants are part of populations that have historically faced a disproportionately high share of barriers to resources and opportunities, including people with low incomes, people with disabilities, older adults, and refugees and immigrants. All jfcs services are available at no cost to participants or on a sliding fee scale.career servicescareer services helped 1,318 individuals overcome barriers to employment and find meaningful work with wages that meet their needs and goals. In the programs described below, professional employment counselors provide complete career assistance including resume development, social media strategies, interviewing skills, networking opportunities and more. Our programs empower people to explore and identify their visions of career success, including access to or support for career training.career counseling helps people who have lost their jobs, who are entering the workforce, or…
$2,969,182 spentof which $802,975 as grants$2,832,735 earned by the program29% of program spendingCounseling and mental health services - see schedule ocounseling and mental health servicesjfcs counseling and mental health services' highly skilled, licensed therapists, social workers, and case managers work with care and compassion to address the challenges people face throughout their lives. 3,818 people participated in counseling and mental health services.counseling is a collaborative effort between the therapist and client. Our licensed therapists help clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems that cause emotional turmoil, improve communication and coping skills and symptom management, strengthen self-esteem, promote behavior change, feel better and function at their best. Our counseling services include individual psychotherapy for adults, adolescents & children, couples therapy, family therapy, play therapy, parenting coaching, a grief support group and more. Jfcs therapists offer a variety of counseling modalities including space, focusing on children with anxiety, discernment therapy and walk & talk therapy. Clients are referred from other programs within the agency, from other agencies, or are self-referred. Our services are confidential. We accept…
$2,208,046 spentof which $105,971 as grants$946,376 earned by the program22% of program spendingAging services - see schedule osenior services support the dignity and independence of older adults. We provide numerous services for seniors including transportation, grocery shopping, and kosher meals on wheels, as well as highly personalized senior care services, including case management, care planning consultation and caregiver coaching. Our professional staff works closely with adults 60 years of age and older and their families to ensure safe, supported, and independent living at home, and provides resources, education, and respite for caregivers. 838 people participated in senior services programs.case management is at the heart of helping seniors age in place. Jfcs case managers help seniors stay safe, healthy, engaged within the community and in their own homes for as long as possible. Within a respectful, person-centered planning approach, clients actively participate in their goal setting and decision-making process. Case managers provide culturally sensitive services, including provision of services in russian for many clients. 174 people received case management. Care planning consultation helps when families notice changes in parents and/or spouses, including…
$2,093,622 spentof which $983,125 as grants$150,983 earned by the program20% of program spendingCommunity engagement - community services and engagementthrough our community services and engagement programs, jfcs offers numerous opportunities to get involved and connect with others in the community. Jfcs looks for opportunities that help build and sustain well-being and meaningful connections, creating a stronger community. Children, young adults, parents, and seniors participate. 5,483 people participated in community services and engagement activities and events.caring connections provides opportunities for jewish adults with developmental disabilities to take part in social and educational events and learn about and participate in jewish holidays and traditions. The caring connections program collaborates with synagogues and community organizations to provide opportunities for members to participate fully in jewish life and create social engagement. 330 individuals with disabilities, their family members and caregivers received home visits or participated in events. The jewish community inclusion program for people with disabilities coordinates community-wide efforts to raise awareness, provide consultation, and help jewish organizations understand how to eliminate…
$1,122,603 spentof which $219,960 as grants11% of program spendingChildren and family serviceseducation and learningour education and learning programs for children and families strive to provide the tools and support needed to live stable and engaged lives. This includes early childhood education, mentorship, financial assistance, training and education across the lifespan, caregiver support and mental health education through an annual community conference. 2,491 people participated in education and learning programs in 2025.jfcs camp scholarships are awarded with funding from dedicated endowments, providing the opportunity to attend camp to build new life skills, become more independent and connect with peers on a deeper level. 151 scholarships were awarded to children, totaling $100,500.jfcs administers several post-secondary academic scholarship funds. Selection criteria include financial need and merit requirements unique to each fund. We awarded 39 scholarships totaling $116,804.professional and community education takes jfcs out into the community and brings the community into jfcs through presentations, trainings, workshops, classes, support groups, individual meetings, and consultations. The foundations of professional and community…
$1,874,607 spentof which $372,610 as grants$1,601,564 earned by the program18% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,268,060.
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 2023 to 2024, from $34M to $38M (+11%).
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 10% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
48% of JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA’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. 2 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.
Chief executive
Judy Halper
CEO
Board chair
Howard Hoffman
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 20 funders to 46 funders, grant income rose $1.1M → $2.3M.
18 of 78 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% 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: $13M from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Minneapolis Jewish Federation). These are real filings, and they are not money JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA raised.
From the IRS filings of JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 78 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
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 68%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
46% 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 JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 91% · 2019 45% · 2020 24% · 2021 33% · 2022 31% · 2023 42% — growing more concentrated.
“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
65% of JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 76% 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
75% of JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters 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
Organizations like JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA
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 Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
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 1 related entity
- Helena Bigos Supporting Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA?
- JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA (Minnesota) receives grants from 78 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,173,683 to it, the largest being STILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($10,335,028). 59 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA have?
- IRS filings report 78 organizations giving $25,173,683 in grants to JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA, 59 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA?
- STILLMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $10,335,028 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF MINNESOTA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 78 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