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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc

Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has acted on behalf of North America's Jewish communities and others to fulfill the principle that "kol Yisrael arevim zeh l'zeh" - all Jews are responsible for one another. JDC is dedicated (cont. on sched. O)

$232M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
12
Itemized grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
31%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$499k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$189,500
Organizations funded a year
14 to 21
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$858M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 31% of the organizations The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $276k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving10$434k10%
FY202316$1.2M31%
FY202218$1.4M39%
FY202115$1.6M20%
FY202020$965k35%
FY201914$656k36%
FY201816$1.4M38%
FY201721$2.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$3.1MInternational$2.7MReligion$1.7MEducation$1.7MPhilanthropy$784kCrime & Legal$165kCommunity Improvement$150kHuman Services$94kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
NE
MO
MD
KS
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine Inc$2,851,926587%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$1,584,5005n/a
Moishe House$872,30683%
Cadena Foundation Inc$714,642311%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$603,54831%
B Nai B Rith$364,3772n/a
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$257,23920%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$212,70940%
World Council of Jewish Communal Services Inc$210,0007n/a
The Shalem Foundation$155,00060%
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All grantees of The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine Inc$2,851,926587%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$1,584,5005n/a
Moishe House$872,30683%
Cadena Foundation Inc$714,642311%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$603,54831%
B Nai B Rith$364,3772n/a
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$257,23920%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$212,70940%
World Council of Jewish Communal Services Inc$210,0007n/a
The Shalem Foundation$155,00060%
High Atlas Foundation$150,00012%
The Afya Foundation of America Inc$148,50041%
Hias Inc$143,00020%
The Arnold Gold Foundation$140,00051%
Gabriel Project Mumbai$128,32059%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$106,50070%
Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis Inc$90,00010%
Technoserve Inc$79,59310%
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network$77,5006n/a
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace Inc$75,0001n/a
Temple Israel of Detroit$73,6032n/a
Rahma Worldwide Aid and Development$63,11320%
Chamah$55,0002n/a
Institute for Jewish & Community Research DBA Bechol Lashon$53,00025%
Kavod$50,000117%
International Medical Corps$50,00020%
University at Albany Foundation$48,12310%
Kimiyaa Inc$47,0002n/a
Multifaith Alliance Inc$45,00013%
Heart to Heart International Inc$41,50010%
TomorrowNoworg Inc$40,00012%
Friends of the Jewish Community of S Petersburg Inc$40,0001n/a
Hazon Inc$40,00011%
Drink Local Drink Tap Inc$35,00026%
Martha's Vineyard Community Services Inc$34,00030%
Aleph Society Inc$30,00031%
Posit Science Corporation$30,0001n/a
Washington University$28,75320%
Education Law Center - PA$28,00050%
Ishmael & Isaac$26,0001n/a
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America$21,1461n/a
American Friends of the Kiev Jewish Community$19,91810%
Rodeph Shalom Congregation$15,5002n/a
Friends of the Ethiopian National Project Inc$15,000151%
Neve Michael Childrens Village Inc$15,00011%
United States Fund for Unicef$15,00010%
BGF Representaciones Turisticas LLC$13,9261n/a
Relay Graduate School of Education$12,50010%
Thomas Jefferson University$11,00010%
Urban Justice Center$10,00010%
American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ$10,00010%
Friends of Yajad Venezuela Inc$10,00019%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$7,50010%
Nala Foundation$7,030179%
Utah Film Center$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFoundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine Inc: $2,851,926 over 5y, 87% of budgetMoishe House: $872,306 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetCadena Foundation Inc: $714,642 over 3y, 11% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $603,548 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetThe Harold Grinspoon Foundation: $257,239 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $212,709 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shalem Foundation: $155,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHigh Atlas Foundation: $150,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe Afya Foundation of America Inc: $148,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHias Inc: $143,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arnold Gold Foundation: $140,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetGabriel Project Mumbai: $128,320 over 5y, 8.8% of budgetWashington Institute for Near East Policy: $106,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFederation of Jewish Communities of the Cis Inc: $90,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTechnoserve Inc: $79,593 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRahma Worldwide Aid and Development: $63,113 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInstitute for Jewish & Community Research DBA Bechol Lashon: $53,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetKavod: $50,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity at Albany Foundation: $48,123 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMultifaith Alliance Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetHeart to Heart International Inc: $41,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTomorrowNoworg Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHazon Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDrink Local Drink Tap Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetMartha's Vineyard Community Services Inc: $34,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAleph Society Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetWashington University: $28,753 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEducation Law Center - PA: $28,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Kiev Jewish Community: $19,918 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Ethiopian National Project Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 51% of budgetNeve Michael Childrens Village Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRelay Graduate School of Education: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Justice Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Tel Aviv Univ: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Yajad Venezuela Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNala Foundation: $7,030 over 1y, 79% of budgetUtah Film Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 41.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundNY23.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Koum Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc

How much does The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc give?
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc reported 12 itemized grants totaling $498,500, out of $232,161,608 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (29%), International (25%), Religion (16%).
Who are The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine Inc ($2.9M), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion ($1.6M), Moishe House ($872k).
Does The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Koum Family Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
Where is The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc based?
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 60 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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