Case Study: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco achieves faster budgeting and optimized resource use with Planful

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Uses Planful to Optimize Resources and Serve Thousands in Need

The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF), founded in 1877, serves thousands daily across fitness, aquatics, arts, camps and childcare programs and is funded by program revenue, grants, and donations. Rapid growth and a complex mix of low-fee and subsidized programs exposed budget shortfalls by 2015, but FP&A was bogged down in manual Excel spreadsheets and time-consuming data collection, preventing clear overhead analysis and long-term projections.

By implementing Planful’s cloud-based planning platform, JCCSF empowered 50 staff to enter their own data, eliminating common errors and freeing finance to analyze results instead of chasing numbers. Budgets that once took five months now take two, the organization can run five-year projections, and leaders are making data-driven choices—such as cutting preschool expenses rather than raising tuition—leading to smarter spending and better resource allocation.

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

Adrian Breitfeld

Chief Financial Officer