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The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

EIN 53-0212445Community Development Maryland Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Make it yours

Founded in 1925, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington transforms shared resources into richer lives and a stronger community. We bring people and financial resources together to advance our three-part mission: to care for those in need; to deepen engagement in Jewish life and strengthen Jewish identity; and to create connections among Jews locally, in Israel and around the world. In the Greater Washington area, Federation provides funds to partner agencies. These programs serve 110,000 Jewish households and 270,000 people throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Federation's work is imbued with the Jewish values of: arevut - mutual responsibility; tikkun olam - repairing the world; gemilut hasadim - acts of loving kindness; and tzedakah - righteousness.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.93Overall score
out of 100

86.55Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$48,281,674

Total expenses · USD$29,760,407

Program expenses

$22,528,628.10 recorded amount

75.7%

Fundraising expenses

$4,255,738.20 recorded amount

14.3%

Administrative expenses

$2,946,280.29 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Steven A. Rakitt
Recorded compensation: $522,931.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.75%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1925, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington transforms shared resources into richer lives and a stronger community. We bring people and financial resources together to advance our three-part mission: to care for those in need; to deepen engagement in Jewish life and strengthen Jewish identity; and to create connections among Jews locally, in Israel and around the world. In the Greater Washington area, Federation provides funds to partner agencies. These programs serve 110,000 Jewish households and 270,000 people throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Federation's work is imbued with the Jewish values of: arevut - mutual responsibility; tikkun olam - repairing the world; gemilut hasadim - acts of loving kindness; and tzedakah - righteousness.
`ein` EIN	53-0212445
`tot_exp` Total expenses	29760407.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.757
`fscore` Financial score	86.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Steven A. Rakitt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	522931.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0175
`motto` Tagline	Make it yours
`name` Charity name	The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
`tot_rev` Total revenue	48281674.0
`score` Overall score	88.93
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Jewish Federations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	22528628.099
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4255738.201
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2946280.293

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0212445
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Jewish Federations
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.