American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc

Analysis

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1933, 93 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc reported income of $409.8m and spending of $368.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $333.8m to $409.8m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International ($376.4m), Heart to Heart International Inc ($410.1m) and Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc ($364.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.8m (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71.6m. It paid $383k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $794.6m against liabilities of $98.5m, net assets of $696.1m. It reported 154 employees.