Executive Compensation at the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of NY (2022)
The United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY, Inc is also known as the UJA Federation of NY.
Based in New York City, the UJA Federation of NY has historically been focused on raising funds and using those funds to make grants (61% of revenue in 2019, 68% of revenue in 2020, 54% of revenue in 2021, and 60% in 2022) – primarily to domestic Jewish organizations including $50 million to the Jewish Federations of North America in 2022 – and strengthen their balance sheet by allotting millions annually to the general fund (they reported having $1.4 billion in net assets by the end of 2022).
In 2022, the UJA Federation of NY used 60% of revenue ($177 million) for grants, 28% of revenue ($82 million) to pay for organization expenses, and allocated 12% of revenue ($35 million) to the general fund. Read more 
How Revenue is Spent at the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of NY (2022)
The United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY, Inc is also known as the UJA Federation of NY.
Based in New York City, the UJA Federation of NY has historically been focused on raising funds and using those funds to make grants (61% of revenue in 2019, 68% of revenue in 2020, 54% of revenue in 2021 and 60% in 2022) – primarily to domestic Jewish organizations including $50 million in grants to the Jewish Federations of North America in 2022 – and strengthen their balance sheet by allotting millions annually to the general fund (they reported having $1.4 billion in net assets by the end of 2022 which is about $100 million lower than the beginning of the year primarily due to unrealized losses on investments). Read more
Executive Compensation at the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (2022)
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 founded by a rabbi in 1983 as a way to “bless Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and life-saving aid” while “building bridges between Christians and Jews.”
There are 7 independent voting members (directors) of the governing body, although 8 are listed on the most recent Form 990 (2022) with 1 director, Keith Frankel related, which appears to be due to timing differences. 7 of the 8 directors listed are male while 1 is female (note: the Form 990 does not report gender; determinations were made based on name and google searches). Read more
Where Does $100 to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Go (2022)?
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 3 founded by a rabbi in 1983 as a way to “bless Israel and the Jewish people around the world with humanitarian care and life-saving aid” while “building bridges between Christians and Jews.”
How is revenue spent at IFCJ? The short answer is that less than 60% is spent on grants to Jewish organizations – in the US and in Israel – while about about 40% is spent on fundraising, printing and postage, television and radio airtime, staff compensation, fees for services, office-related expenses, and travel,, with the remaining put into savings. For more detail, read on. Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Basketball Players Association (2022)
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 5 – a trade union representing the 450 basketball players (30 teams with 15 players) in the NBA. So, this association serves a very small populatlon.
In 2022, the NBPA reported total revenue of $38 million (compared to $34 million in 2021 and $26 million in 2020), most of which came from royalties ($23 million), sponsorship ($6 million), membership dues ($3 million), and agent revenue ($2 million). It is unclear how much each NBA player pays in membership due because the NBPA also has dues for agents which ranges from $2,500 – $7,500 annually, depending on how many players the agent represents. Read more
Executive Compensation at the National Basketball Players Association (2021)
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 5 – a trade union representing the 450 basketball players (30 teams with 15 players) in the NBA. So, this association serves a very small populatlon.
In 2021, the NBPA reported total revenue of $34 million (compared to $26 million in 2020, $68 million in 2019 and $45 million in 2018), most of which came from royalties ($21 million), membership dues $4 million), and investment income/gains ($3 million). It is unclear how much each NBA player pays in membership due because the NBPA also has dues for agents which ranges from $2,500 – $7,500 annually, depending on how many players the agent represents. The decline in revenue in 2020-2021 appears to be due to the covid pandemic. Read more
Executive Compensation at AARP (2022)
AARP – the American Association of Retired Persons – is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization who offers a broad mission: “to empower people to choose how they live as they age” but more specifically focuses on the issues and benefits of those 50 years and older. With an estimated 37 million members who pay $12-$16 annually, AARP is one of the largest non-profit member-based organizations in the country. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at AARP (2022)
AARP – the American Association of Retired Persons – is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization who offers a broad mission: “to empower people to choose how they live as they age” but more specifically focuses on the issues and benefits of those 50 years and older. With an estimated 37 million members who pay $12-$16 annually, AARP is one of the largest non-profit member-based organizations in the country. However, membership dues are not the main source of AARP’s revenue and expenses are not dominated by member services. Instead, AARP relies primarily on royalties for revenue with expenses dominated by compensation and advertising/promotion,
Executive Compensation at Harvard (2022)
Harvard is a private teaching and research university with an acceptance rate at about 5% of applicants. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Harvard has about 25,000 students (both undergraduate and graduate students). The annual tuition, room, board, and fees is about $85,000 which means a 4-year degree is about $340,000.
There are 13 voting members (Fellows) of the governing body, 10 of whom are independent, 8 of the 13 (62%) are male while 5 of the 13 (38%) are female.
In 2022, Harvard’s total revenue was $9.6 billion (compared to $9 billion in 2021 and $7 billion in 2020) with most of the income coming from 3 sources: investment income, gains, and royalties ($5.2 billion), contributions, gifts, and grants ($2.3 billion) and tuition, fees, and services ($1.8 billion). Expenses were $5.4 billion (not including $403 million in depreciation). At year-end, Harvard had $59 billion in net assets – a $2 billion decline over the previous year primarily due to $6 billion in unrealized losses on investments that were partially offset by the $4 billion in excess revenue over expenses in 2022. Read more
How Revenue is Spent at the American Federation of Teachers (2022)
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher’s union (although membership is not limited to teachers) with 1.7 million members (after the National Education Association) in 3,000 local affiliates in the USA. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (5), AFT is based in Washington, DC and is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
The most recent Form 990 (2021 for the year ending June 30, 2022) reports the following information about the AFT: Read more
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