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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee INC

Public charity
DBA: % ALIYAH KOZIROVSKY-RATSEN
Other · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-1656634

About

Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has acted on behalf of North America's Jewish communities and others to fulfill the principle that "kol Yisrael arevim zeh l'zeh" - all Jews are responsible for one another. JDC is dedicated (cont. on sched. O)

In care of Aliyah Kozirovsky-Ratsen

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
162
Volunteers
5,846

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$412.9M
Expenses
$376.4M
Assets
$858.4M
Liabilities
$93.1M

Financial history

$456.0M$228.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $412.9M · Peak FY2022: $456.0M · Avg: $364.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$396.8M
Foreign employees944
Foreign offices28
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestYes
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$27K
Grants Given
$399.1M
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC
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Address

220 E 42ND ST RM 400
New YORK, NY, 10017-583

Governance

Voting board members141
Independent members141
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %48.3%
Permanent endowment %37.9%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$14.4M
Net to org$14.0M
Retained by contractors$402K
ChannelsMail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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