2025-11-14T13:54:07-05:00 2024-12-31 854041997 PIERSON CPA PLLC 201 W FRANCIS AVE STE H SPOKANE WA 99205 990 2024-01-01 311677534 SPOKANE AREA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES SPOK 5094138254 1322 E 30TH AVE SPOKANE WA 99203 NEAL SCHINDLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5097477394 2025-11-14 true true LORI A PIERSON P00358786 5094650762 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NEAL SCHINDLER 1322 E 30TH AVENUE SPOKANE WA 99203 240564 false X WWW.SAJFS.ORG X 1999 WA 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. 15 15 3 54 0 152120 174333 19629 26449 2310 4863 16005 29302 190064 234947 7255 9963 0 72470 78175 0 9724 51489 52734 131214 140872 58850 94075 207342 300164 8154 6901 199188 293263 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. 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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 2024. 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 230 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 10,000 IN GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. 4107 121 PJ LIBRARY SENDS FREE JEWISH CHILDRENS BOOKS TO FAMILITES ACROSS THE WORLD EVERY MONTH. THE LOCAL SPOKANE PROGRAM SERVES 130 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. 16919 22784 THE SPOKANE JEWISH CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL BRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILMS TO SPOKANE THAT SHARE JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE WITH THE COMMUNITY. 121426 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 9 0 false 3 false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X SPOKANE AREA JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES 5097477394 1322 E 30TH AVE SPOKANE WA 99203 NEAL SCHINDLER EXECUTIVE DI 35.00 X 69584 0 0 DR CARL BAUM DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 DR BERDINE BENDER DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 HOLLY THOMPSON DUFFY CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADIE GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 MEGHAN HANNES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA KOORKANIAN-SAUDERS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JEN MORRIS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA PANAGOTACOS SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHEL PAYNE DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 LIAT KRIEGEL PHD CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RACELLE ROSETT DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JACK SORENSEN DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 LARRY WEISER DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 NANCY WICKRE DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 69584 false false false 174333 174333 FILM FESTIVAL INCOME 22784 22784 JFS LUNCH 3544 3544 PJ LIBRARY PROGRAM INCOME 121 121 26449 4863 4863 34891 5617 29274 REIMBURSEMENT 28 28 28 234947 26477 4863 9963 9963 71401 64261 7140 6774 6097 677 5715 5715 5044 2663 474 1907 2519 2519 1591 1591 4357 2238 2119 FILM FESTIVAL EXP 16919 16919 JFS LUNCH 6321 6321 PJ LIBRARY 4107 4107 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 1285 1285 4876 3462 1414 140872 121426 9722 9724 28343 19480 172754 273145 28 1322 7108 891 6217 6217 207342 300164 7135 5424 1019 1477 8154 6901 X 199188 293263 199188 293263 207342 300164 94075 X false false false X 91296 68586 86491 152120 174333 572826 91296 68586 86491 152120 174333 572826 119343 453483 1230 847 789 2310 4863 10039 582865 101466 0.77800 0.73090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 1377 HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOC 100 1477 BENEFIT LUNCHEO 27785 27785 4219 WINE TASTING EV 7106 7106 1398 34891 34891 5617 5617 29274 true LOW INCOME INDIV GRANTS 59 9963 COST FINANCIAL ASST SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 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 THE SOURCE - SUCH AS FOR RENT OR UTILITIES ASSISTANCE, 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. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV 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 THE SOURCE - SUCH AS FOR RENT OR UTILITIES ASSISTANCE, 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 OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RELIES HEAVILY UPON VOLUNTEERS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROGRAM SERVICES. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 54 VOLUNTEERS FOR 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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 2024. 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 230 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 10,000 IN GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE IRS WEBSITE FOR CHARITIES, ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG.