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Republican Jewish Coalition

Location: Washington, DC

Category: Advocacy or Public Service

Matthew Brooks

Executive Director

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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.

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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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