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Jewish Federations of North America

Location: New York, NY

Category: Federation

Jerry Silverman

President & CEO

The Jewish Federations of North America is the umbrella organization that represents 153 Jewish federations and 300 independent Jewish communities, with a stated mission of “protect[ing] and enhance[ing] the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning).” JFNA distributes over $3 billion annually, funding a diverse array of social services, social welfare and educational programs, as well as providing emergency relief to both Jewish and non-Jewish communities. Formerly called the United Jewish Communities, JFNA formed from a merger of the United Israel Appeal, the United Jewish Appeal and the Council of Jewish Federations in 1999.

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Jerry Silverman serves as the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. Appointed in 2009, he was previously the president of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, a not-for-profit organization that promotes Jewish resident camps. Prior to that, Silverman served in executive positions at the Stride Rite Corporation of Boston. He has also sat on the boards of a number of Jewish organizations.

2016

Institution Revenue: $274,032,249

Institution Total Expenses: $338,087,246

Employees: 181

Salary: $636,559

2014

Institution Revenue: $184,707,017

Institution Total Expenses: $132,898,135

Employees: 151

Salary: $672,358

Overpaid by: 31%

For information on previous years, see here.

For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.

For information on other Jewish federations, see here.

¹ _{Interim head of organization}

² _{Data from 2012}

³ _{Data from 2011}

⁴ _{Data from 2010}

⁵ _{Data from 2009}

⁶ _{Data from 2008}

⁷ _{Data from 2007}

⁸ _{Includes payment from SWC Museum Corp.}

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 _{Data from president-elect period}

¹⁷ _{2010 Employees}

¹⁸ _{Legally exempt from public disclosure of salary}

¹⁹ _{Highest paid professional, not CEO}

²⁰ _{Paid from two related organizations}

²¹ _{Data from 2013}

²² _{Data from 2014}

²³ _{Data from 2015}

²⁴ _{Includes a one-time honorarium of $55,000}

²⁵ _{Data from 2017}

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