Restoration and preservation of jewish cemeteries, preserving the history of jewish cemeteries, and education regarding jewish cemeteries and burial practices the Jcam Charitable Foundation provides for the maintenance, restoration, and continuity of jewish cemeteries. IT is dedicated to educational and historical purposes as well as community human needs projects and programs as they relate to end-of-life issues and jewish burial practices. IT has three current areas of focus: the preservation and restoration of the ohabei shalom cemetery chapel in east boston to serve as a community resource for the community; jewish educational programs and ongoing renovation and restorations of jewish burial grounds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 21% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$195K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$135K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$195K
FY2020▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$186K
FY2020$195K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$337K
Expenses
$135K
FY2020▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$111K
FY2020$135K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.0M
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $131K Fundraising 3% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Tresurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores Jewish cemeteries, preserves their history, and educates about Jewish burial practices.

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2 programs · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education and Community Outreach

The jcam charitable foundation plays a significant role in a key life cycle event in the jewish community, working with families at a very difficult time in their lives. Throughout the organization, there is a focus on sensitivity and caring and building relationships and engaging the community in the jcam charitable foundation's…

$83Kprogram expense
02

Cemetery Restoration

Cemetery restoration projects at the mishkan tefila cemeteries and tifereth israel cemetery, cemeteries that joined the jcam family in 2018 and 2019. The work included raiding hundreds of markers, repairing broken monuments, repairing fences and walls, removing old building foundations, removal of unnecessary structures, removal of…

$48Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $303K · 2021–2025

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$195K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$135K
Ln 25
Programscol B$131K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$195K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
Other assetsLn 15$767K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$281K$266K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$0
Net assetsLn 32$972K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$131K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K$131K$0$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $337K$262K$76K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $132K$89K$43K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $112K$140K−$27K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $131K$145K−$14K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $127K$84K$43K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $195K$135K$60K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 $186K$111K$76K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $195,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,906$186,809
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,455$8,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $186,361$195,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,822$134,828
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,822$134,828
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,539$60,231
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $195,059 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$186,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$186,809
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,250$8,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$195,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,828 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,750 · Fundraising $4,078$134,828
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,078$134,828
Part X · Balance sheet $1,032,598 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $281,427$265,526
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $755,878$767,072
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,037,305$1,032,598
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $64,939$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,939$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $972,366$857,214
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$175,384
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $972,366$1,032,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,037,305$1,032,598
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,032,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$195,059
XI-2 Total expenses$134,828
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$972,366
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,032,598

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