Executive Compensation at the Jewish Federations of North America
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) “represents and serves 148 Jewish Federations, 300 independent network Jewish communities across North America and 30 separately incorporated Jewish community foundations.” In more simplistic terms, JFNA raises funds, organizes assistance, training, and leadership to the Jewish Federations and communities in North America.
Of the $261 million raised in 2017, JFNA awarded $214 million (82% of revenue) in grants, most of which went to domestic organizations (primarily to two organizations: $155 million to United Israel Appeal, a subsidiary of JFNA who awarded all the funds to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals, and $50 million to Joint Distribution Committee, a Jewish Humanitarian 501 (c) (3).
JFNA is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) based in New York City with 178 employees who were compensated nearly $24 million, which equates to an average compensation of $135,000. However, only 47 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation. The 13 most highly compensated individuals were reported to be: Read more 
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