Jewish Family Service & Children's
Jewish family service and children's center of clifton-passaic is a social services and mental health agency that seeks to enhance the lives of indiviuals and families. The organization offers psychotherapy, psychiatry, geriatric, crisis intervention, and case management services. Jfs provides top notch clinical care that is affordable or no costs to clients.
Jewish Family Service & Children's at a glance
In short: Jewish Family Service & Children's gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +400.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $50,000
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $5,832,203
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jewish Family Service & Children's funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kool Kids ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kool Kids Passaic, NJ | To Support Education in the Jewish Community. | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,832,203 | $7,396,905 | $7,126,438 | $50,000 | 1 | $14,669 |
| 2024 | $5,493,824 | $7,118,987 | $6,378,957 | $10,000 | Total only | $16,902 |
| 2023 | $5,064,453 | $5,736,724 | $5,370,230 | $21,213 | 1 | $16,967 |
| 2022 | $4,504,303 | $5,071,712 | $4,799,143 | — | — | $234,688 |
| 2021 | $4,490,491 | $4,646,528 | $4,306,189 | — | — | $4,970 |
| 2020 | $4,668,806 | $3,957,096 | $4,024,876 | — | — | $3,965 |
| 2019 | $3,823,186 | $3,500,096 | $3,566,921 | — | — | $9 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Jewish Family Service & Children's
Based on IRS filings
Jewish Family Service & Children's is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Passaic, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jewish Family Service & Children's is led by Alexander Herzog, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 5 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexander Herzog
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$162K (2022) → $194K (2025)
Leon Lichter
President
Board Member → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Sufian
Managing Director & Project Sarah
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Michelle Grant
Director of Psychiatric Se
Director of Psychiatric Services → Director of Psychiatric Se, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $153K (2025)
Rachel Dale
Director of Psychology Services
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $121K (2025)
Joel Noam
Director of Quality & Compliance
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Alan Gutmann
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Peikes
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dovid Goder
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Francesca Liechenstein
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moshe Luchins
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Ginsberg
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yaakov Brisman
Board Member
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tova Nechamkin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Yaakov Glasser
Rabbinic Advisor
Board Member → Rabbinic Advisor, 2022
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Trainer
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Aaron Cohen
Rabbinic Advisor
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lefkowitz Dovi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shifi Leiberman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Joan Gottlieb (2019–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended May 2024
- Former: Aaron Foxbruner (2019–2023) — Treasurer · Filing note: Term ended June 2023
- Former: Patricia Szriftgiser (2019–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended oct 2022
- Former: Yael Kroll (2019–2023) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended June 2023
- Former: Aaron Cohen (2019–2022) — Rabbinic Advisor
- Former: Hindy Lifshit (2021–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Terminated FY22
- Former: Solomon Rybakterminated (2022) — Rabbinic Advisor
- Former: Esther East (2019–2021) — Executive Director · Filing note: Retired FY2021
- Former: Paula Peikes (2019–2021) — Board Member · Filing note: Terminated FY2021
- Former: Solomon Rybak (2019–2021) — Rabbinic Advisor
- Former: Lifschitz Hindy (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rabbi Glasser Yakov (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Glasser Yakov (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Braverman (2019) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended 62619
- Former: Stella Rabner (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Schwartz (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $194K, to Alexander Herzog (Executive Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Family Service & Children's
How much does Jewish Family Service & Children's give each year?
Jewish Family Service & Children's gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid.
How large is Jewish Family Service & Children's?
Jewish Family Service & Children's reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What is Jewish Family Service & Children's?
Jewish Family Service & Children's is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Passaic, NJ. It holds $5.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Jewish Family Service & Children's operate?
Jewish Family Service & Children's has awarded grants in Florida, New Jersey.
What is Jewish Family Service & Children's's EIN?
Jewish Family Service & Children's's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5928151. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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