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Salary Survey 2017: Matthew Brooks Of The Republican Jewish Coalition

Republican Jewish Coalition

Location: Washington, DC

Category: Advocacy or Public Service

Matthew Brooks

Executive Director

The Republican Jewish Coalition is a conservative lobbyist group representing American Jewish Republicans. The organization, founded in 1985, focuses on an array of global policy, social, and civil rights issues. The RJC takes a supportive stance towards Israel.

Organization Website | Guidestar Page

Matthew Brooks has served as executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition since 1990. His conservative political activism dates back to his college years, when he served as the state chairman of the Massachusetts College Republicans while at Brandeis University. He became political director of the RJC in 1988. In addition to his role as executive director of the RJC, he presently serves as the organization’s spokesperson and as the director of the Jewish Policy Center, a conservative Jewish think tank that researches and publishes reports on public policy.

2016

Institution Revenue: $4,667,882

Institution Total Expenses: $4,828,408

Employees: 21

Salary: 632,95020

2014

Institution Revenue: $3,204,393

Institution Total Expenses: $3,156,654

Employees: 18

Salary: $591,10520

Overpaid by: 129%

For information on previous years, see here.

For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.

For information on other Jewish advocacy or public service nonprofits, 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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