Through the development of community-wide financial support, planning and allocations, the mission of the milwaukee jewish federation is to ensure the continuity of the jewish people, to enhance the quality of jewish life and to build a strong, unified jewish community in milwaukee, in israel, and throughout the world. In fulfilling its mission, the federation is committed to the principles of KLAL yisrael (the collective unity of the jewish people), tzedakah (the obligation to care for one another) and tikkun OLAM (improving the society in which we live).
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Category
Foundations
Employees
75
Volunteers
402
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2024-06-30
Revenue
$32.3M
Expenses
$35.9M
Assets
$267.0M
Liabilities
$99.3M
Financial history
$35.9M$18.0M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $32.3M · Avg: $27.5M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$67K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
Activity
Spent
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT
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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
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Lobbying
$530
Grants Given
$16.0M
MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION INC
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Address
1360 N Prospect AVE
Milwaukee, WI, 53202-305
Governance
Voting board members31
Independent members31
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %2.0%
Permanent endowment %98.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$202K
Net to org$180K
Retained by contractors$22K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation