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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

EIN 13-1656634International New York Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Touching lives, transforming communities

Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has given global expression to the principle that all Jews are responsible for one another. Working today in over 70 countries, JDC acts on behalf of North America's Jewish communities and others to rescue Jews in danger, provide relief to those in distress, revitalize overseas Jewish communities, and help Israel overcome the social challenges of its most vulnerable citizens. JDC also provides non-sectarian emergency relief and long-term development assistance worldwide.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.37Overall score
out of 100

94.88Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$332,896,845

Total expenses · USD$317,102,196

Program expenses

$279,049,932.48 recorded amount

88.0%

Fundraising expenses

$10,781,474.66 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$26,636,584.46 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Schizer
Recorded compensation: $882,621.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.27%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has given global expression to the principle that all Jews are responsible for one another. Working today in over 70 countries, JDC acts on behalf of North America's Jewish communities and others to rescue Jews in danger, provide relief to those in distress, revitalize overseas Jewish communities, and help Israel overcome the social challenges of its most vulnerable citizens. JDC also provides non-sectarian emergency relief and long-term development assistance worldwide.
`ein` EIN	13-1656634
`tot_exp` Total expenses	317102196.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.88
`fscore` Financial score	94.88
`leader` Recorded leader	David Schizer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	882621.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0027
`motto` Tagline	Touching lives, transforming communities
`name` Charity name	American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
`tot_rev` Total revenue	332896845.0
`score` Overall score	96.37
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	279049932.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10781474.664
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	26636584.464

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1656634
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.