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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

JDC 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. 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 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. Furthermore, JDC provides services such as meals on wheels and food packages, day centers, homecare and medical equipment to elderly Jews many of whom are Holocaust survivors.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, JDC's program expenses were:

Relief and welfare	54,222,274
Services to the aged	48,327,207
Social development	40,170,810
Health services	31,270,780
Jewish education and religious	26,726,657
Education and manpower development	25,832,872
Multifunctional	16,673,855
Total Program Expenses:	$243,224,455

Chief Executive : Steven Schwager, Execuetive Vice President

Compensation*:

$528,866

Chair of the Board: Dr. Irving A. Smokler
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Owner of real estate development company

Board Size: 164

Paid Staff Size: 747

*2008 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 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $244,697,647, 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, 2008.

Source of Funds
Contributions	166,306,202
United Jewish Communities	78,391,445
Other income (exchange gains)	924,183
Acturial losses on annuity obligations	-438,457
Investment income	-93,855,739
Total Income	$151,327,634

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

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

Total income				$151,327,634
	Program expenses			$243,224,455
	Fund raising expenses			3,174,089
	Administrative expenses			16,826,465
Total expenses				$263,225,009
Expenses in Excess of Income				(111,897,375)
Beginning net assets				409,504,387
Other Changes in Net Assets				(8,854,467)
Ending net assets				288,752,545
Total liabilities				114,163,363
Total assets				$402,915,908

Note:
In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" in the amount $-8,854,467 includes pension and postretirement benefit adjustments ($-8,877,552) and cancellation of prior year's appropriations ($23,085).