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Name:	International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Address:	30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2600
	Chicago, IL 60602-3356
Phone:	312-641-7200
Web Address:	www.ifcj.org

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

IFCJ's On Wings of Eagles program, working through Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), funds aliyah (immigration to Israel for needy Jews around the world, and provides them with klitah (resettlement) assistance to help ensure that they become full, productive citizens of Israel. Working through various charities in the former Soviet Union, Isaiah 58 funds the distribution of food, clothing, medicine, heating fuel, and other essential needs to the poor elderly and children in the former Soviet Union. Working through charities in Israel, Guardians of Israel funds initiatives that aim to ease the suffering of needy Israelis, providing them with food, housing, medical care, clothing, and other essentials. Stand for Israel engages people both spiritually and politically on behalf of Israel and the Jewish people, encouraging them to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" and providing them with the facts they need to advocate for the Jewish State and fight anti-Israel bias. Some ($19,155,605 or 27%) of IFCJ's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

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

Isaiah 58	24,623,679
On Wings of Eagles	21,851,371
Fellowship	12,351,059
Guardians of Israel	10,829,184
Stand for Israel	277,895
Total Program Expenses:	$69,933,188

Chief Executive : Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President & Founder

Compensation*:

$678,718

Chair of the Board: Jeffrey Royer
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Business Owner

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 78

*2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, television, radio, Internet appeals, and planned giving.

Fund raising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $84,181,691, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

IFCJ incurred joint costs of $36,815,486 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $19,155,605 was allocated to program expenses, $13,045,245 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $4,614,636 was allocated to administrative expenses.

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 IFCJ's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Source of Funds
Contributions	84,181,691
Tours, conferences, and other income	150,942
Catalog sales	103,921
Net investment income loss	-1,143,347
Total Income	$83,293,207

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 15%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$83,293,207
	Program expenses			$69,933,188
	Fund raising expenses			13,047,441
	Administrative expenses			4,683,204
Total expenses				$87,663,833
Expenses in Excess of Income				(4,370,626)
Beginning net assets				17,048,546
Ending net assets				12,677,920
Total liabilities				4,150,031
Total assets				$16,827,951