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6
Mar

Where Does $100 to Wounded Warriors Go (2022)?

The Wounded Warrior Project is one of the most well-known non-profit charitable organizations focused on rebuilding the lives of wounded veterans. Established in 2003, the Wounded Warrior Project is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) charitable organization whose stated mission is to “honor and empower wounded warriors.”

Most donors want to know how their donations are spent.  If you gave $100 to the Wounded Warrior Project in 2022, the short answer is that $14 was allocated to savings leaving $86 spent on five major categories:   Read more »

29
Feb

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 »

27
Feb

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 »

25
Feb

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 »

23
Feb

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 »

19
Feb

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 »

17
Feb

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 »

11
Feb

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 »

9
Feb

Where Does $100 to the Jewish Federations of North America Go? (2022)

The Jewish Federations of North American (JFNA) is a New York City-based 501 (c) (3) that represents 146 federations, more than 300 network communities and 30 Jewish community foundations (that are separately incorporated).  With 174 employees, 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 »

7
Feb

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 »