Executive Compensation at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2022)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with 148 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 144 independent board members although 151 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 78 males and 73 females. That there are more board members than employees is interesting to note.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2022, $272 million, or 60% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations).
So, if you made a $100 donation to the JDC in 2022, $60 was allocated to grants, $27 was used for organization expenses and $13 was allocated to savings. Read more 
Executive Compensation at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2021)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with about 135 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 154 independent board members although 161 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 83 males and 78 females. That there are more board members than employees is interesting to note.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2021, $219 million, or 55% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations). Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2022)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with 148 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 144 independent board members although 151 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 78 males and 73 females. That there are more board members than employees is interesting to note.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2022, $272 million, or 60% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations).
So, if you made a $100 donation to the JDC in 2022, $60 was allocated to grants, $27 was used for organization expenses and $13 was allocated to savings. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (2021)
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (also known as “The Joint” or the JDC) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) with about 135 employees in New York City, NY. The governing board – 154 independent board members although 161 board members are listed on the Form 990 (the difference appears to be due to timing issues and is comprised of 83 males and 78 females. That there are more board members than employees is interesting to note.
As one of the leading humanitarian organizations that works in 70 countries, the JDC works to rescue and provide aid to Jews in the advancement of Jewish life across the globe, primarily through awarding grants: in 2021, $219 million, or 55% of revenue was used for grants (primarily to foreign organizations).
So, if you made a $100 donation to the JDC in 2021, $55 was allocated to grants, $30 was used for organization expenses and $15 was allocated to savings. Read more
Consumer Alert: Wayfair and False Advertising: White Glove Delivery
On February 2, 2023 I placed an on-line order for a desk (advertisement listed below) from Wayfair that gave me 2 choices at checkout: free UPS delivery which would require me to assemble the desk or truck delivery with “Free White Glove Delivery” where “We’ll carry your item to the room of your choice, assemble (if needed), and remove all packaging.” If I chose the UPS delivery, the desk would be delivered in about a week while the truck with white glove delivery would take an estimated 2-3 weeks. I chose the truck with white glove delivery. Read more
Executive Compensation at the Jewish Agency for Israel (2021)
The Jewish Agency for Israel is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization based in Jerusalem, Israel the receives primary funding from 2 US-based tax-exempt non-profit organizations: Jewish Federations of North America and the United Israel Appeal. In the most simplistic terms, the Jewish Agency for Israel receives funds from non-profits in the US and then distributes a large portion of those funds in Israel and saves the rest (they have nearly $1 billion in net assets). Read more
How Revenue is Spent at United Israel Appeal (2022)
United Israel Appeal (UIA) – a 501 (c) 3 based in New York (and an affiliate of the Jewish Federations of North America) is responsible for the allocation and oversight of funds raised by the Jewish Federations of North America and expended in Israel by its operating agent, The Jewish Agency for Israel (a 501 (c) (3) based in Jerusalem. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the Conservative Partnership Institute (2022)
The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a tax-exempt, no-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides assistance in the form of staffing, education, training, incubation, and coalition building for congressional offices and conservative groups.
Formed in 2017, CPI has 7 voting members on its governing board, 4 of whom are independent.
From 2017-2020, CPI was a very small non-profit that raised $2-$6 million annually. In 2021-2022, revenue jumped to $46 million and $36 million, respectively primarily because of an increase in contributions. But expenses did not increase in accordance with revenue as CPI also appears to be focused on saving (at year-end 2022, CPI had $43 million in net assets meaning they did not spend all the revenue they received). Read more
Executive Compensation at the Conservative Partnership Institute (2022)
The Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI) is a tax-exempt, no-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides assistance in the form of staffing, education, training, incubation, and coalition building for congressional offices and conservative groups.
Formed in 2017, CPI has 7 voting members on its governing board, 4 of whom are independent.
From 2017-2020, CPI was a very small non-profit that raised $2-$6 million annually. In 2021-2022, revenue jumped to $46 million and $36 million, respectively primarily because of an increase in contributions. But expenses did not increase in accordance with revenue as CPI also appears to be focused on saving (at year-end 2022, CPI had $43 million in net assets meaning they did not spend all the revenue they received). Read more
Executive Compensation at the Jewish Federations of North America (2022)
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) “represents and serves 146 Jewish Federations, 300 independent network Jewish communities across North America and 30 separately incorporated Jewish community foundations.” In more simplistic terms, JFNA is primarily engaged in fundraising and awarding grants (primarily to United Israel Appeal – a wholly owned subsidiary organization that files a separate Form 990, and the Joint Distribution Committee). Read more
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