BBB Wise Giving Report for
Jewish Federations of North America

BBB Wise Giving Report issued January 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires January 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Jewish Federations of North America
Address: 25 Broadway,
Suite 1700
  New York, NY 10004-1010
Phone: 212-284-6500
Web Address: www.ujc.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Formerly known as:United Jewish Communities

Year, State Incorporated: 1935, New York
Affiliates: United Israel Appeal, Inc.
Stated Purpose: “to conduct annual and special fundraising campaigns for the relief and rehabilitation of Jews and other people in North America and foreign countries and for the settlement and welfare of Jews in Israel.”

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

JFNA is a network of social services that represents and serves Jewish Federations and smaller, independent Jewish communities across North America. According to JFNA, they are dedicated to safeguarding and enhancing Jewish life and meeting the needs of Jews and non-Jews in North America and beyond. JFNA works to strengthen the bonds between Jews worldwide through its agencies that provide relief, rehabilitation, and rescue for Jewish communities. JFNA aims to offer a medium for the consideration of the common interests and problems of Jewish federations and other philanthropic and social agencies and activities, and to develop and implement standards, principles, and programs to address these concerns.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, JFNA's program expenses were:

  
Program services in Israel 262,360,000
Other programs 35,632,000
Missions 9,885,000
Total Program Expenses: $307,877,000
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Gerrald Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $

Chair of the Board: Kathy E. Manning
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 127

Paid Staff Size: 177

*Although current CEO compensation is not available, compensation for former CEO Howard Reiger was $801,866 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $350,252,000, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on JFNA's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Campaign allocations from communities 278,575,000
US Government grant 30,000,000
Israel emergency campaigns 29,355,000
Contributions 12,322,000
Missions 7,728,000
General assembly revenue 4,005,000
Rental income 3,976,000
Gross proceeds from sale of apartments 3,934,000
Program revenue 1,527,000
Other revenue 695,000
National federation dues 198,000
Investment loss -8,449,000
Amounts received for distribution to others -96,628,000
Total Income $267,238,000


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 96%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 3% 

Total income   $267,238,000
  Program expenses $307,877,000
  Fund raising expenses 2,326,000
  Administrative expenses 9,871,000
 
Total expenses   $320,074,000
Expenses in Excess of Income   (52,836,000)
Beginning net assets   354,860,000
Other Changes in Net Assets (8,176,000)
Ending net assets   293,848,000
Total liabilities   210,762,000
Total assets   $504,610,000

Note: According to JFNA's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, other changes in net assets includes additional minimum pension liability (-$8,893,000), rent buyout ($4,000,000), and loss on swap agreement (-$3,283,000).

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