Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 161 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,264,636 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($3,402,638). 111 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.3M
- Funders on record
- 161
- Grants received
- $28M
- Net assets
- $6.3M
What Jewish Institute for National Security of America does
Mission
The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (jinsa) was founded in 1976 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing u.s. National security interests in the middle east, of which a critical pillar is a robust u.s.-israel security relationship. Jinsa believes that israel is the most capable and critical u.s. Security partner in the 21st century and that a strong america is the best guarantor of western civilization. Jinsa advances its mission by conducting both educational programs that build ties among american, israeli and other middle eastern partner military leaders, along with in-depth research and actionable recommendations to influence u.s. Policy.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The gemunder center for defense and strategy: established in 2013, jinsa's gemunder center for defense and strategy conducts intensive, innovative research and advocacy on key u.s. Defense, strategic, and national security issues related to israel and the middle east. The center advances jinsa's broader mission by: providing leadership on critical national security issues; promoting u.s. Security cooperation with democratic allies; engaging the u.s. Defense community on israel's strategic role in regional stability; and enhancing public understanding of the importance of a strong u.s. Defense capability. Its work is carried out through interdisciplinary task forces composed of former senior government officials, retired military leaders, industry experts, business executives, and other distinguished professionals.
$4,080,567 spent$5,250 earned by the program58% of program spendingGenerals and admirals trip to israel: established in 1981, the generals and admirals (g&a) program facilitates the exchange of professional knowledge between american and israeli defense and security professionals. Each year, jinsa brings 1215 retired u.s. General and flag officers to israel for nine days of high-level meetings with the nation's top military, intelligence, and government leaders. The program includes in-depth discussions about regional threats, israel's security challenges, and areas of u.s.israel defense cooperation. Participants visit idf bases and key border locations to gain firsthand insight into israel's defense capabilities and strategic environment, preparing them to serve as effective advocates for the u.s.israel security partnership. To date, nearly 400 retired general and flag officers have participated in the g&a program, including former combatant command (cocom) leaders, service chiefs, and two vice chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff. Many have become influential spokespeople for strengthening the u.s.israel security relationship.
$573,044 spent$50,620 earned by the program8% of program spendingMilitary leadership education institute: launched in 2016, jinsa's military leadership education institute (mlei) educates current and future leaders from the militaries of key u.s. Alliesprimarily in the middle eastabout u.s. Foreign policy, defense strategy, and civil-military relations. Participants receive high-level briefings and visit important sites such as capitol hill, the pentagon, quantico, and gettysburg. Courses include specialized programs for active-duty idf brigadier generals and elite israeli air force lieutenant colonels handpicked by the iaf commander, among others.
$254,693 spent$23,500 earned by the program4% of program spendingOther program services are comprised of publications that provide expert analysis on defense and foreign policy; homeland security trips for policymakers and security professionals; support our troops initiatives that honor and assist members of the u.s. Armed forces; and additional delegations and educational trips that further strengthen u.s.-ally defense cooperation.
$2,073,274 spent$75,376 earned by the program30% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,981,578.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $5.8M to $6.8M (+16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 4% · 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
David P Steinmann
Chairman, board of directo
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 38 funders to 77 funders, grant income rose $1.1M → $5.3M.
33 of 161 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 44% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 161 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
48% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 18% · 2018 15% · 2019 18% · 2020 19% · 2021 16% · 2022 15% · 2023 19% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
54% of JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 22 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12M arriving through sponsors registered in 20 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,607 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,607 international nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 14 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA?
- JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 161 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,264,636 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($3,402,638). 111 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA have?
- IRS filings report 161 organizations giving $28,264,636 in grants to JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA, 111 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $3,402,638 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 161 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing