Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio

What Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio does

The Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax ID 74-1152783) founded around 1880, operating for over 145 years from a single campus at 12500 NW Military Highway in San Antonio, Texas. It functions as a comprehensive "birth through life" community hub co-located on the Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community alongside the Jewish Federation of San Antonio, Jewish Family Services, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus, and San Antonio Jewish Senior Services, and is a member of the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) of North America. Its core offering spans fitness and aquatics (fitness floor, indoor heated pool, 60+ hours/week of group exercise, personal training, tennis/pickleball/basketball/futsal leagues), early childhood and youth programs (NAEYC-accredited Block and Dreeben School for ages 6 weeks to 5 years, J-Care childcare, J-Camp, youth sports leagues), cultural programming (San Antonio Jewish Film Festival since 2001, Lone Star Cinema, Summer Series, Author Speaker Series, Jewish Journeys holiday programming), and older adult services (kosher lunch, transportation, social activities).

The business model combines recurring monthly membership dues ($48–$115/month across individual, couple, family, and tennis tiers), program registration fees (swim lessons, clinics, leagues, summer camps, personal training), facility rentals and event hosting (birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events), donations and tribute gifts supporting youth, inclusion, fitness, and senior programs, and modest retail revenue from the Fogiel Gift Shop (Judaica, jewelry, home decor). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer through online registration on the Daxko platform, in-person inquiries, complimentary facility tours, and event-driven engagement via summer camps, cultural festivals, film screenings, author events, and holiday celebrations, with community partnerships (synagogues, Jewish agencies) driving referrals. The JCC is led by CEO Carisa Heiss, CPO Lisa Guerrero, and CFO Jean Yeargan, with a long-tenured internal leadership pipeline and no venture capital, private equity, or public ownership.

Name

Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio

Legal name

Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio

Website

https://jccsanantonio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio is a 145-year-old 501(c)(3) non-profit operating a single comprehensive campus in San Antonio that delivers fitness, aquatics, early childhood education, summer camps, youth and adult sports, cultural programming, and older adult services to individuals and families of all backgrounds through membership dues, program fees, event rentals, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Monthly subscription fees for individual, couple, and family memberships providing access to fitness facilities, programs, and member benefits.
2. Program Registration Fees: Fees for programs including swim lessons, sports leagues, tennis clinics, pickleball clinics, personal training, group exercise classes, summer camps, and after-school programs.
3. Facility Rentals and Event Hosting: Revenue from hosting events including birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events, fundraisers, and facility space rentals.
4. Donations and Tribute Gifts: Tax-deductible donations supporting programs for youth, older adults, inclusion services, fitness, culture, and community events. Includes named tribute funds.
5. Gift Shop Sales: Fogiel Gift Shop sales of Judaica, jewelry, home decor, and gift items located on the main level of the campus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Barshop Jewish Community Center (JCC) of San Antonio is a non-profit community hub that operates a comprehensive recreation, fitness, education, and cultural programming campus for members and the general public. It sells individual and family memberships that grant access to a fitness center, group exercise classes, indoor and outdoor aquatics, sports leagues, summer day camps, before- and after-school childcare, NAEYC-accredited early childhood education, adult enrichment, older-adult programs, and Jewish cultural events. It also rents its facilities for private events and operates a small gift shop.

Product overview

The Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization offering a comprehensive suite of community programs and services united under one campus. The core offering consists of fitness and aquatics facilities (fitness center, indoor pool, group exercise classes, personal training, tennis/pickleball courts), cultural programming (San Antonio Jewish Film Festival including February festival, Lone Star Cinema, Summer Series, Author Speaker Series, Jewish Journeys holiday celebrations), and life-stage programming (Block and Dreeben School for Young Children, J-Care childcare, J-Camp summer camp, youth sports leagues, adult sports leagues, older adult programs). Additional services include event hosting, the Fogiel Gift Shop, and tiered membership programs. The organization serves as a community hub welcoming all backgrounds, guided by Jewish values of tzedakah, Tikkun Olam, and Kehilah.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jewish Journeys: Jewish Journeys program offers a variety of events that bring Jewish traditions to life
• San Antonio Jewish Film Festival (SAJFF)
• Summer J-Camp
• J-Care
• Texas Senior Games
• Sea Serpents Summer Swim Team

Products and services

• JCC Memberships (Individual & Family)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) of North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Barshop JCC is a proud member of JCCA of North America, connecting it to the broader network of Jewish Community Centers across the continent for resources, programming support, and community standards.
• Jewish Federation of San AntoniocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located at the Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community. The Federation supports community initiatives and programs at the JCC.
• Jewish Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located at the Campus providing social services, counseling, and community support programs in partnership with JCC.
• Harry and Jeanette Weinberg CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located senior living and care campus at the San Antonio Jewish Community, Operations Director Nick Gamez.
• San Antonio Jewish Senior ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located organization providing services to Jewish seniors, Executive Director Stacey Kline Schwartz.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing accreditation support and standards for the NAEYC-accredited early childhood program at the Block and Dreeben School.
• H-E-BminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProducer-level sponsor of the 2026 Jewish Film Festival.
• Christus HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2026 Jewish Film Festival.
• Four SeasonsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2026 Jewish Film Festival.
• Texas Regional BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 2026 Jewish Film Festival.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JCC Manhattan: Major urban Jewish community center offering a similar bundle of fitness, aquatics, cultural programming, early-childhood education, and event hosting to the Barshop JCC, sharing a comparable membership-driven operating model and Jewish-values mission.
• JCC Chicago: Large Midwestern Jewish community center combining early childhood education, fitness/aquatics, arts and culture, summer camps, and adult/senior programming — comparable in scale and product breadth to Barshop JCC.
• 92nd Street Y (92NY): Long-running New York Jewish community center renowned for its author/lecture series, film programming, and cultural events alongside fitness and education — directly comparable to the Barshop JCC's Jewish Film Festival, Author Speaker Series, and Jewish Journeys programming.
• Jewish Community Center of San Francisco: Bay Area JCC combining fitness, aquatics, early-childhood/preschool, summer camps, and cultural programming — a near-direct comparable to Barshop JCC across the same product categories.
• Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center: Washington-area Jewish community center with a comparable mix of fitness, early childhood, adult education, cultural arts, and senior programming; operates on a multi-organization community model similar to Barshop JCC.
• Jewish Community Center of Los Angeles (JCCLA): Major West Coast JCC with multiple campuses delivering fitness, sports, aquatics, Jewish cultural programming, senior services, and summer camps — comparable comprehensive community-center proposition.
• Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center: Long Island Jewish community center operating fitness, aquatics, early childhood, adult programming, and event hosting with a similar senior population service line, including on-campus co-location with affiliated senior-care partners.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of Greater San Antonio: Larger San Antonio community recreation network offering comparable fitness, aquatics, youth sports, summer camp, and childcare services, but with broader mass-market positioning rather than Barshop JCC's Jewish-heritage cultural focus.

Others

• JCC Association of North America (JCCA): Umbrella association to which Barshop JCC is a member; not an operating peer but the network body that sets programming standards, training, and shared resources across the JCC system.

Emerging players

• Maccabi Sports Club: Jewish-affiliated sports and recreation club with focused programming in aquatics, fitness, and youth sports; narrower scope than the Barshop JCC but operates on the same membership-based recreational model in an adjacent community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jccsanantonio
• Instagraminstagram.com/the.j.sa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barshopjcc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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