JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC

EIN 13-1624104 · Education (B)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE JEWISH COUNCIL for PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JCPA) is to STRENGTHEN and LEVERAGE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS NETWORK ACROSS THE NATION to CHAMPION A JUST, DEMOCRATIC and PLURALISTIC SOCIETY and ADVANCE THE RIGHT of FULL INCLUSION of ALL MEMBERS of OUR SOCIETY, INCLUDING JEWS, FREE of DISCRIMINATION HATE and PREJUDICE.INSPIRED BY JEWISH VALUES of HUMAN DIGNITY and EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW and AN ABIDING COMMITMENT to VIBRANT and SECURE JEWISH COMMUNITIES HERE, ISRAEL and THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, JCPA CONVENES and CATALYZES ITS NETWORK to WORK WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS and BUILD DEEP RELATIONS and ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY COALITIONS BASED ON SHARED GOALS WITH OTHER CIVIC, RACIAL, ETHNIC and FAITH-BASED LEADERS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $54.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders25 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

35.79%of revenue went to mission work54.6% of expenses · Program services

4.54%of revenue went to fundraising6.9% of expenses

$65.58spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

25.24%of revenue went to management and office costs38.5% of expenses

$1.11in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

98.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,899,082

Mission workProgram services$1,037,68035.79% of revenue54.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$731,82325.24% of revenue38.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$131,7274.54% of revenue6.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$997,85234.42% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,901,23065.58% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 54.6% mission · 38.5% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.58% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 14.2% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 195.69% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 58.8% mission · 34.7% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.27% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 56.4% mission · 36.9% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.28% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 56.8% mission · 36.9% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.24% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 69.3% mission · 24.4% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.97% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 64.6% mission · 25.1% management · 10.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.28% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 64.1% mission · 20.5% management · 15.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.63% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,899,082

Expenses$1,901,230

Annual surplus $997,852 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,037,680 · 54.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$731,823 · 38.5% of expenses

Fundraising$131,727 · 6.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,899,082

Expenses$1,901,230

Assets$2,103,308

Income$2,899,082

Contributions$2,863,674

Mission work (program services)$1,037,680

Fundraising$131,727

Grants given$4,511,626

Average grant$2,255,813

Management and general$731,823

Accounting fees$35,700

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

AMY SPITALNICKCEO · 40 hrs/week $304,702Base $275,000 · Other $29,702

KAREN ELAMFORMER COO · 40 hrs/week $202,458Base $160,641 · Other $41,817

RORI PICKER NEISSSVP · 40 hrs/week $191,751Base $171,200 · Other $20,551

BETSEY EPSTEINCFO · 40 hrs/week $149,212Base $130,000 · Other $19,212

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (25)

AMY SPITALNICKCEO

KAREN ELAMFORMER COO

RORI PICKER NEISSSVP

BETSEY EPSTEINCFO

WALTER SPIEGALVICE CHAIR

TYLER GREGORYMEMBER

SUSAN ABRAVANELMEMBER

STACY BURDETTMEMBER

SHAWN LANDRESSECRETARY

MAGDA SCHALER-HAYNESMEMBER

LESLIE DANNIN ROSENTHALCHAIR

LESLIE KIRBYMEMBER

LESLIE ANDERSONMEMBER

KIYOMI KOWALSKIMEMBER

KAREN KASNERMEMBER

JUDY SMITHMEMBER

JORDANA HORNMEMBER

DEBORAH PRICEMEMBER

DEBORAH GOLDMANMEMBER

DAVID STEIRMANTREASURER

DAVID BOHMIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

DANIEL GOLDWINMEMBER

COREY SHAPIROMEMBER

BRUCE TURNBULLMEMBER

ARLENE FICKLERMEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: 25 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10004-1010
County: New York
In care of: % BETSEY EPSTEIN
Primary officer: AMY SPITALNICK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 684-6950

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B)
IRS tax category: Education
Grant-giving organization: Yes