American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
220 E 42nd St Rm 400, New York, NY · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $412,907,647 | $376,439,654 | $765,317,937 |
| FY2023 | $409,844,302 | $368,439,711 | $696,132,784 |
| FY2022 | $456,029,318 | $397,871,146 | $601,136,701 |
| FY2021 | $398,318,796 | $336,735,582 | $601,651,943 |
| FY2020 | $396,452,929 | $370,971,083 | $509,163,496 |
| FY2019 | $333,783,055 | $331,659,438 | $449,061,612 |
| FY2018 | $357,418,382 | $324,209,651 | $381,263,587 |
| FY2017 | $332,896,845 | $317,102,196 | $393,994,076 |
| FY2016 | $292,605,906 | $306,561,117 | $346,814,376 |
| FY2015 | $294,789,734 | $269,597,533 | $350,373,491 |
| FY2014 | $326,494,583 | $326,833,035 | $383,709,929 |
| FY2013 | $352,594,099 | $330,006,818 | $397,551,059 |
| FY2012 | $316,241,721 | $305,853,172 | $340,619,128 |
| FY2011 | $301,487,999 | $310,393,420 | $316,201,693 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (EIN 13-1656634), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $382,200,821 | 93% |
| Program service revenue | $2,349,761 | 1% |
| Other revenue | $28,357,065 | 7% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $338,458,576 | 90% |
| Management & general | $25,718,120 | 7% |
| Fundraising | $12,262,958 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 93% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 90% of functional expenses, management & general 7%, and fundraising 3%.
- 90% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 66.7% of 93 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Net assets covered about 24.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 72nd percentile among 1059 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.7% of 1091 International, Foreign Affairs & National Security organizations in NY.
- Total revenue rose from $301,487,999 in FY2011 to $412,907,647 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2011, FY2014, FY2016).
- The highest revenue on record here is $456,029,318 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $316,201,693 to $765,317,937 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is the world's (cont. on Sched. O) leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, working in more than 70 countries and in Israel.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1933 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | Q330 — International, Foreign Affairs & National Security (in NY) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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