THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC

EIN 13-1656634 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q330)

What they do

Since 1914, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Has Acted On Behalf of North Americas Jewish Communities and Others to Fulfill The Principle That "kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Lzeh" - All Jews Are Responsible for One Another. JDC is Dedicated (cont. On Sched. O)

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Of every $100 spent, about $89.90 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 leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.97%of revenue went to mission work89.9% of expenses · Program services

2.97%of revenue went to fundraising3.3% of expenses

$91.17spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.23%of revenue went to management and office costs6.8% of expenses

$2.28in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

92.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $897,783 for ARIEL ZWANG (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$412,907,647

Mission workProgram services$338,458,57681.97% of revenue89.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$25,718,1206.23% of revenue6.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$12,262,9582.97% of revenue3.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$36,467,9938.83% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$376,439,65491.17% 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: 89.9% mission · 6.8% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.17% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 90.4% mission · 6.5% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.90% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 5.4% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.25% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.8% mission · 7.3% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.54% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 6.0% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.57% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 7.3% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.36% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 7.7% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.71% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 8.2% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.26% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$412,907,647

Expenses$376,439,654

Annual surplus $36,467,993 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)$338,458,576 · 89.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$25,718,120 · 6.8% of expenses

Fundraising$12,262,958 · 3.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$412,907,647

Expenses$376,439,654

Assets$858,403,460

Income$475,768,048

Contributions$382,200,821

Mission work (program services)$338,458,576

Fundraising$12,262,958

Grants given$12,516,748

Average grant$76,790

Management and general$25,718,120

Executive compensation (total)$1,845,616

Stocks and bonds$384,040,827

Accounting fees$1,511,401

Investing fees$1,847,087

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

ARIEL ZWANGCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $897,783Base $793,245 · Other $104,538

PABLO WEINSTEINERDEPUTY CEO · 40 hrs/week $617,588Base $540,304 · Other $77,284

OPHIR SINGALCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $589,310Base $516,670 · Other $72,640

RACHEL LUBERTGENL COUNSEL/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $400,890Base $354,690 · Other $46,200

ANDREA FRAM PLOTKINCHIEF OF STAFF · 40 hrs/week $389,856Base $309,558 · Other $80,298

LISA GURWITCH THRU 73124CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $317,720Base $285,496 · Other $32,224

ALEXANDRA SHKLARSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $317,156Base $247,913 · Other $69,243

ASHER OSTRINFORMER INTERIM CEO $311,723

VICTORIA BLINT MIDRONYEXEC. MNG DIR. RES. DEVLP · 40 hrs/week $288,177Base $218,776 · Other $69,401

HEATHER MORGANDIR OF GLOBAL MKTG & COMMS · 40 hrs/week $280,535Base $219,376 · Other $61,159

MICHAEL GELLERSR. DIR. GLOBAL COMMUICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $271,590Base $223,215 · Other $48,375

STEFAN OSCAREXEC. DIR FSU · 1 hrs/week $126,625Base · Other $126,625

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 (100)

ARIEL ZWANGCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PABLO WEINSTEINERDEPUTY CEO

OPHIR SINGALCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

RACHEL LUBERTGENL COUNSEL/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

ANDREA FRAM PLOTKINCHIEF OF STAFF

LISA GURWITCH THRU 73124CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

ALEXANDRA SHKLARSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

ASHER OSTRINFORMER INTERIM CEO

VICTORIA BLINT MIDRONYEXEC. MNG DIR. RES. DEVLP

HEATHER MORGANDIR OF GLOBAL MKTG & COMMS

MICHAEL GELLERSR. DIR. GLOBAL COMMUICATIONS

STEFAN OSCAREXEC. DIR FSU

SIGAL SHELACH THRU 83124EXEC DIR, JDC ISRAEL

DAVID ZACKONINTERIM CHIEF ADV. OFF

GIDEON HERSCHERFORMER DIR. FIN. RES DEVLP.

DIEGO ORNIQUEEXEC. DIR. FSU, EUROPE, A&A

AARON MARCUSBOARD MEMBER

ALAN ROTHENBERGBOARD MEMBER

ALEJANDRO ERGASBOARD MEMBER

ALEX THOMSONBOARD MEMBER

ALIA WECHSLER GORKINBOARD MEMBER

AMANDA STERNBOARD MEMBER

AMY BRESSMANBOARD MEMBER

ANALUCIA LOPEZREVOREDOBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW REHFELDBOARD MEMBER

ANNIE SANDLERPRESIDENT

ANNIE ULEVITCHBOARD MEMBER

BARRY SHRAGEBOARD MEMBER

BENJAMIN GORDONBOARD MEMBER

BENJAMIN KAPLANBOARD MEMBER

BERYL SIMONSONBOARD MEMBER

BETTY-JEAN BAVARBOARD MEMBER

BRADLEY WITOVERBOARD MEMBER

BROOKE GERMANBOARD MEMBER

BRUCE KOHRMANBOARD MEMBER

CAROL GOLDBERGBOARD MEMBER

CAROL KAPLANBOARD MEMBER

CAROL LEVYVICE PRESIDENT

CAROL SAIVETZBOARD MEMBER

CATHI LUSKIBOARD MEMBER

CHARLES LOWENHAUPTBOARD MEMBER

CLAIRE ELLMANBOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/22/24)

CLAUDIO PINCUSBOARD MEMBER

CONNIE KANTERBOARD MEMBER

DANIELLE FLUG CAPALINOBOARD MEMBER

DARIO WERTHEINBOARD MEMBER

DAVID COLMANBOARD MEMBER

DAVID FRIEDKINBOARD MEMBER

DAVID LUBEKBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SEMAYABOARD MEMBER

DAVID T BROWNBOARD MEMBER

DEBBY MILLERBOARD MEMBER

DEBRA COHENBOARD MEMBER

DEBRA WEINBERGBOARD MEMBER

ED MERMELSTEINBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH R VARETBOARD MEMBER

ELLEN HELLERBOARD MEMBER

ELLIE BRESSMAN DAVISBOARD MEMBER

ERIN ZAIKISBOARD MEMBER

ETTA GROSS ZIMMERMANVICE PRESIDENT

EUGENE SCHNEURBOARD MEMBER

EVA FISCHLBOARD MEMBER

EVE MYERS LOECHERBOARD MEMBER

GARY SEGALBOARD MEMBER

GEOFFREY COLVINTREASURER

HAROLD ZLOTBOARD MEMBER

HOWARD FRIENDBOARD MEMBER

IRENE PLETKABOARD MEMBER

IRVING GRANOVSKYBOARD MEMBER

IRVING SMOKLERBOARD MEMBER

J DAVID HELLERBOARD MEMBER

JACOB SCHIMMELBOARD MEMBER

JANE SWERGOLDBOARD MEMBER

JANE WEITZMANVICE PRESIDENT

JANE WILFBOARD MEMBER

JAQUELINE WOOLFBOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/27/24)

JAY CHERNIKOFFVICE PRESIDENT

JAY RUDERMANBOARD MEMBER

JEFFREY SCHOENFELDBOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/12/24)

JENNIFER SUTTONBOARD MEMBER

JEREMY LEVINBOARD MEMBER

JERRY JEROME SPITZERBOARD MEMBER

JESSICA MYERSBOARD MEMBER

JOANNE MOOREBOARD MEMBER

JODI SCHWARTZBOARD MEMBER

JONATHAN KOLKERBOARD MEMBER

JOY SISISKYBOARD MEMBER

JULIA WINSTONBOARD MEMBER

JULIE B PLATTBOARD MEMBER

JUSTIN SHECHTELBOARD MEMBER

KATE OBANNONBOARD MEMBER

KEN WITOVERBOARD MEMBER

KRIS MACDONALDBOARD MEMBER

LAURA MILLERBOARD MEMBER

LAURIE ROSENBLATTBOARD MEMBER

LAWRENCE FIELDBOARD MEMBER (THRU 7/16/24)

LESLIE BIDERVICE PRESIDENT

LESLIE DUNNBOARD MEMBER

LESLIE ROSENBOARD MEMBER

LEXIE KOMISARBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1933
Location: 220 E 42ND ST RM 400, NEW YORK, NY 10017-5833
County: New York
In care of: % ALIYAH KOZIROVSKY-RATSEN
Primary officer: Ophir Singal, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@JDC.org Phone(212) 687-6200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q330)
IRS tax category: Human Rights Organizations
Grant-giving organization: Yes