Skip to content

Recent Articles

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 »

4
Mar

Executive Compensation at the ASPCA (2022)

The ASPCA is a non-profit tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) based in New York City, New York. As such, the organization submits a Form 990 to the IRS annually and makes a copy available to the public. The most recent IRS Form 990 (2022) reports the ASPCA: Read more »

2
Mar

Where Does $100 to the ASPCA Go (2022)?

If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2022 and want to know how your donation was spent, know:

  • $55 went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences.
  • $25 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers.
  • $7 out of every $100 was spent on veterinary services, operating supplies, and grants to other non-profits whose mission is to help protect animals.
  • $3 out of every $100 was spent on miscellaneous expenses leaving $ unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund (which had nearly $500 million at year-end). 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 »

21
Feb

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 »

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 »