Jewish Renaissance Foundation

What Jewish Renaissance Foundation does

Jewish Renaissance Foundation (JRF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-sectarian organization founded in 1995 and headquartered at 1090 King Georges Post Road in Edison, New Jersey. It operates as both a federally designated Anti-Poverty Agency and a Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC), making health and human services its dual mandate. The organization delivers services across Middlesex County, primarily concentrated in Edison and Perth Amboy, through an integrated portfolio that includes the JRF Community Health Center (primary care, dental, behavioral health), LEAP youth leadership and entrepreneurship, STEP UP school-based wellness at Perth Amboy High School, the Alternative Education Institute (NJ state high school equivalency), the Testing & Training Center, the Bayside Family Success Center, the Family Assistance Center with the My Choice Store, the Perth Amboy Alliance for Community, the School Based Youth Services Program, and the Middlesex County East Health & Human Services Consortium. An in-house AmeriCorps program, operating under the federal Healthy Futures focus area, supplies service members across these initiatives.

The organization's core technology is non-proprietary: clinical operations run on the eClinicalWorks electronic health record with a patient portal, and program delivery is site-based rather than platform-based. JRF's business model is grant-dependent rather than revenue-generating; the primary funding stream is government funding derived from its federal designations, supplemented by foundation grants (notably Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / NJ Health Initiative), state agency contracts (NJ Division of Criminal Justice, Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships), and the federal AmeriCorps cost-reimbursement structure. The health center offers a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients, and pricing is set on a "billing cadence: monthly" basis with the alternative model classified as "Other." Customer concentration is structural — defined by funding sources — with service-level customers consisting of community members, youth, justice-involved individuals, and families accessed through referral partnerships with schools, the Middlesex County Probation Department, Perth Amboy Police Department, Edison Job Corps, and the City of Perth Amboy. NCQA accreditation validates quality, but no apps, APIs, or proprietary software products are disclosed.

Name

Jewish Renaissance Foundation

Legal name

Jewish Renaissance Foundation

Website

https://jrfnj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jewish Renaissance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a Federal Qualified Health Center and Anti-Poverty Agency delivering integrated health, education, youth development, and family services across Middlesex County, NJ (Edison and Perth Amboy), funded primarily through federal/state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Human Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Workforce Development & Training Grants (Public Health) (HLAJALAM), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Federally qualified health center
• Youth development programs
• Human services nonprofit
• Alternative education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants and Designations: JRF operates as a Federal Qualified Health Center and Anti-Poverty Agency, receiving federal designations that enable funding for health and social services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Jewish Renaissance Foundation (JRF) is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that delivers integrated health and human services to residents of Middlesex County, NJ. Its portfolio spans primary medical and dental care through a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), youth development programs, alternative education, and family support services funded under its Anti-Poverty Agency designation. Services are offered directly to individuals and families regardless of religion or background, with fees set on a sliding scale for medical care.

Product overview

Jewish Renaissance Foundation operates as a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with two federal designations (Anti-Poverty Agency and Federal Qualified Health Center) providing an integrated portfolio of health and human services. The organization offers the JRF Community Health Center as its primary healthcare platform providing medical, dental, and behavioral health services, alongside an ecosystem of social service programs including youth development programs (LEAP, STEP UP, School Based Youth Services), educational services (Alternative Education Institute, Testing & Training Center), community and family services (Bayside Family Success Center, Family Assistance Center, Perth Amboy Alliance for Community), the AmeriCorps national service program, and the Middlesex County Health & Human Services Consortium. These programs work together to provide holistic support addressing health, education, youth development, and family stability needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JRF Community Health Center: Federally Qualified Health Center providing community health services
• LEAP (Leadership and Entrepreneurship Achievement Program)
• STEP UP (Student Training and Enrichment Program for Urban Progress)
• Testing & Training Center
• Alternative Education Institute (AEI)

Products and services

• Primary Medical and Dental Care

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• NJ Division of Criminal JusticesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding source for the Alternative Education Institute program supporting adults and youth seeking education credentials
• Middlesex County ProbationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for the Alternative Education Institute, directing individuals to educational services
• Perth Amboy Police DepartmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for Alternative Education Institute and community programs
• Edison Job CorpssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in educational and career readiness services for program participants
• City of Perth AmboysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner supporting community programs and initiatives
• AmeriCorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal national service program providing AmeriCorps members to support health education, promotion services, and community assistance programs throughout Middlesex County. Focus area: Healthy Futures.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Central Jersey: A regional United Way affiliate operating across Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Somerset counties with a broad community-services funding and convening role. Comparable to JRF's Middlesex County East Consortium in scope and community-development focus, but operates at significantly larger geographic scale.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen: The social services arm of the Diocese of Metuchen covering Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren counties. Comparable to JRF in providing multi-program social services (family support, immigration, counseling, food security) in the same Middlesex County service area, though faith-affiliated rather than non-sectarian.
• Puerto Rican Action Board (PRAB): A New Jersey-based multi-service nonprofit providing education, workforce development, youth services, and family support across multiple counties. Comparable to JRF in integrated human-services portfolio and focus on immigrant and low-income communities, though operating across a broader NJ geography.

Direct peers

• Metropolitan Family Health Network: A Jersey City-based FQHC delivering comprehensive primary care, dental, and behavioral health to low-income residents. Directly comparable as a New Jersey FQHC serving an urban underserved community under federal Section 330 designation.
• Zufall Health Center: A New Jersey FQHC serving low-income communities across multiple counties with medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Directly comparable to JRF's JRF Community Health Center in payer mix, sliding-fee model, and FQHC designation.
• Newark Community Health Centers: A multi-site NJ FQHC providing primary care, dental, and behavioral health to underserved populations in Newark. Shares JRF's FQHC funding model, federal designation pathway, and community-health-center mission.
• Visiting Nurse Association Health Group: A New Jersey-based nonprofit providing community health, home health, and hospice services across central and northern NJ. Directly comparable as a community-health nonprofit serving Middlesex County and adjacent counties with a similar mission-driven care model.
• Jewish Family & Children's Services of Greater Mercer County: A Central New Jersey Jewish-affiliated nonprofit providing social services, counseling, education, and family support. Comparable to JRF in mission heritage (Jewish-rooted but community-serving) and broad human-services portfolio in the same NJ region.
• Neighborhood Health Services Corporation: A Plainfield, NJ FQHC providing primary care, dental, and behavioral health to underserved populations — geographically proximate to JRF (Plainfield sits in adjacent Union County). Direct comparable on FQHC structure, sliding fee scale, and community-health mission.
• Horizon Health Center: A Jersey City FQHC offering primary medical, dental, and behavioral health on a sliding-fee scale. Operates the same federally qualified health center model as JRF's health center, serving similar patient demographics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-jewish-renaissance-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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