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Name:	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Address:	711 Third Avenue
	New York, NY 10017
Phone:	212-687-6200
Web Address:	www.jdc.org

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

JDC provides aid to Jewish communities in Israel, the former Soviet Union, and Argentina, as well as small groups of Jews scattered around the world in poverty, targeted by anti-Semitism, or caught in war or natural disasters. It also supports non-sectarian disaster relief efforts, with operations currently ongoing in El Salvador, India, Rwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, the Middle East, Turkey, and the Ukraine. Through partnerships with more than a dozen organizations active on the ground, JDC also is assisting tsunami victims in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. JDC provides funding for Jewish community centers, group homes for the elderly, and day care facilities. Medicines, equipment, and supplies are distributed to hospitals, clinics, and local health care institutions. JDC also sponsors family retreats, summer camps, after school programs, and other early childhood services initiatives. Along with career counseling and help in job placement, employment and business development centers established by JDC offer training in marketable skills and resume writing to Jews from disadvantaged circumstances and backgrounds. JDC is also working to create and run training programs for senior professionals and policymakers in the public and non-profit sector. These programs are aimed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Israel’s social service infrastructure which can lead to an improved quality of life for Israelis.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, JDC's program expenses were:

Relief and welfare	68,144,994
Services to the aged	43,331,767
Social development	30,393,897
Jewish education and religious	27,282,297
Health services	21,202,624
Multifunctional	19,120,465
Education and manpower development	14,706,357
Total Program Expenses:	$224,182,401

Chief Executive : Steven Schwager, Chief Operating Officer

Compensation*:

$465,594

Chair of the Board: Ellen Heller
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Judge

Board Size: 168

Paid Staff Size: 833

*2006 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving

Fund raising costs were 2% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $135,043,775, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on JDC's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006:

Source of Funds
Contributions	135,043,775
United Jewish Communities	99,439,236
Realized and unrealized gains on investments	32,528,522
Other income-exchange gains	805,441
Actuarial gains on annuity obligations	35,552
Total Income	$267,852,526

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 93%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$267,852,526
	Program expenses			$224,182,401
	Fund raising expenses			2,951,073
	Administrative expenses			14,243,847
Total expenses				$241,377,321
Income in Excess of Expenses				26,475,205
Beginning net assets				319,940,635
Other Changes in Net Assets				216,909
Ending net assets				346,632,749
Total liabilities				89,841,083
Total assets				$436,473,832

Note 1: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents JDC's cancellation of prior year appropriations.

Notes 2: JDC'S fund raising expenses were less than 1% of total expenses in 2006.