Salaries of American Jewish Leaders

Discover the Most and Least Highly Paid


Published December 10, 2012.
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee



Category: Advocacy
Location: New York, NY
2011 Executive: Steven Schwager, CEO & Executive VP
2011 Total Expenses: $345,000,000
Employees: 850
2010 Executive: Steven Schwager, CEO and Executive VP
2010 Salary: $541,626
2011 Salary: $550,994
% Change: 1.73
2010 Total Expenses: $247,534,601
2009 Executive: Steven Schwager, CEO and Executive VP
2009 Salary: $544,266
2008 Executive: Steven Schwager, Executive VP
2008 Salary: $430,2537
GuideStar Web Page: http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/13-1656634/american-jewish-joint-distribution-committee.aspx
Organization Website: http://www.jdc.org



1 interim
2 data from 2012
3 data from 2010
4 data from 2009
5 data from 2008
6 includes payment from SWC Museum Corp.
7 data from 2007
8 data from 2011
9 predecessor's salary
10 partial year
11 not a 501(c)3
12 annualized
13 position currently vacant
14 as per Form 990, JNF declined to comment
15 base salary
16 interim head of organization
17 data from president-elect period
18 2010 Employees
19 legally exempt from public disclosure of salary
20 highest paid professional, no CEO

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