JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA

EIN 52-1233683 · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q400)

What they do

JINSA WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 AS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION to ADVOCATE ON BEHALF of A STRONG U.S. MILITARY, A ROBUST NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY, and A STRONG U.S. SECURITY RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL and OTHER LIKE-MINDED ALLIES. JINSAS MANDATE is TO: PROVIDE LEADERSHIP and AFFECT POLICY ON CRUCIAL ISSUES of NATIONAL SECURITY and FOREIGN POLICY;PROMOTE AMERICAN SECURITY COOPERATION WITH LIKE-MINDED ALLIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ISRAEL;ENGAGE THE AMERICAN DEFENSE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ROLE ISRAEL CAN and DOES PLAY IN SECURING WESTERN, DEMOCRATIC INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST and MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS; and IMPROVE AWARENESS IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY of THE IMPORTANCE of A STRONG AMERICAN DEFENSE CAPABILITY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $89.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

84.57%of revenue went to mission work89.1% of expenses · Program services

4.88%of revenue went to fundraising5.1% of expenses

$94.91spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.46%of revenue went to management and office costs5.8% of expenses

$1.08in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.2%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 $951,780 for MICHAEL MAKOVSKY PHD (PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT). 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$8,255,519

Mission workProgram services$6,981,57884.57% of revenue89.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$450,8475.46% of revenue5.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$403,2254.88% of revenue5.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$419,8695.09% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$7,835,65094.91% 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: 89.1% mission · 5.8% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.91% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.1% mission · 5.6% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.75% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 4.3% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.31% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 4.9% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.58% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 5.4% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.19% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 4.9% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.12% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 8.8% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.19% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.4% mission · 9.4% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.04% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$8,255,519

Expenses$7,835,650

Annual surplus $419,869 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)$6,981,578 · 89.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$450,847 · 5.8% of expenses

Fundraising$403,225 · 5.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$8,255,519

Expenses$7,835,650

Assets$8,479,309

Income$8,255,519

Contributions$7,863,297

Mission work (program services)$6,981,578

Fundraising$403,225

Management and general$450,847

Stocks and bonds$2,805,768

Accounting fees$215,752

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

MICHAEL MAKOVSKY PHDPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT · 40 hrs/week $951,780Base $873,000 · Other $78,780

JOHN HANNAHSENIOR FELLOW · 40 hrs/week $408,579Base $372,788 · Other $35,791

BLAISE MISZTALVICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY · 40 hrs/week $399,485Base $326,113 · Other $73,372

LEO NAYFELDMANAGING DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $328,172Base $288,169 · Other $40,003

HARRIS VEDERMANDIRECTOR OF NATIONAL OUTRE · 40 hrs/week $302,689Base $228,800 · Other $73,889

MATTHEW KENNEYVICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT · 40 hrs/week $247,472Base $222,560 · Other $24,912

JONATHAN RUHEDIRECTOR OF FOREIGN POLICY · 40 hrs/week $231,888Base $200,000 · Other $31,888

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 (26)

MICHAEL MAKOVSKY PHDPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUT

JOHN HANNAHSENIOR FELLOW

BLAISE MISZTALVICE PRESIDENT FOR POLICY

LEO NAYFELDMANAGING DIRECTOR

HARRIS VEDERMANDIRECTOR OF NATIONAL OUTRE

MATTHEW KENNEYVICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT

JONATHAN RUHEDIRECTOR OF FOREIGN POLICY

JOSHUA KATZENVICE PRESIDENT

STEVEN HEFTERVICE PRESIDENT

ROBERT IMMERMANVICE PRESIDENT

PHIL ROSENVICE PRESIDENT

PAMELA GALLIN YABLON MDVICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL G RAPP PHDVICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL NACHMANVICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL LEFFELLVICE PRESIDENT

LEON ELLMANVICE PRESIDENT

LARRY SIEDLICKSECRETARY

JONATHAN KISLAKVICE PRESIDENT

JOEL ZINBERGVICE PRESIDENT

JOEL GEMUNDERVICE CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DI

IRIT TRATTVICE PRESIDENT

IKE FISHERVICE PRESIDENT

HERB ORNSTEINTREASURER

GEORGE VIOLIN MDVICE PRESIDENT

DAVID P STEINMANNCHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTO

CHARLES WAXVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1977
Location: 1101 14TH ST NW STE 1030, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5635
County: District of Columbia
In care of: % MICHAEL MAKOVSKY CEO
Primary officer: MICHAEL MAKOVSKY PHD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@jinsa.org Phone(202) 667-3900

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC
NTEE classification: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (Q400)