Salary Survey 2017: Jacob Solomon Of The Greater Miami Jewish Federation
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Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Location: Miami, FL
Category: Federation
Jacob Solomon
President & CEO
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation was established in 1938 with the aims of addressing the needs of the Jewish community, enriching Jewish life and promoting communal leadership. Through its support of local agencies, it works to provide social services and educational programming, and to advocate for Jewish interests both locally and internationally.
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Jacob Solomon serves as the president and CEO of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. He joined the Miami Federation in 1981 and was appointed executive vice president in 1992, and president and CEO in 2008. Solomon holds a master’s in social work from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. He received the Mandelkorn Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Jewish Community Organization Professionals in 2005 and the Professional Leadership Award from the World Council of Jewish Communal Service in 2007.
2016
Institution Revenue: $60,999,678
Institution Total Expenses: $43,178,719
Employees: 109
Salary: $519,436
2014
Institution Revenue: $54,898,595
Institution Total Expenses: $38,079,136
Employees: 93
Salary: $497,110
Overpaid by: 22%
For information on previous years, see here.
For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.
For information on other Jewish federation leaders, 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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