Jewish Council for Public Affairs

Location: New York, NY
Category: Advocacy or Public Service

David Bernstein

President and CEO

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, which calls itself the “representative voice of the organized American Jewish community,” seeks to advance the public affairs goals of the organized American Jewish community. Founded in 1944, The JCPA is committed to protecting the rights of Jews worldwide, and promoting the security of Israel, and tolerance and democracy in America. The JCPA serves as the national advisory and coordinating body of 14 national and 125 local Jewish community agency members. It has previously supported a range of policy goals, including reduced gun violence, immigration reform, poverty reduction, and an end to genocide in Darfur. Its initiatives include the Israel Action Network, which fights delegitimization of Israel, and the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.

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Prior to his appointment, David Bernstein served as a consultant dedicated to assisting organizations and communities in strengthening their Israel education, engagement and advocacy work. He is also founder of CultureSolutions LLC, which works with non-profits on strategic planning and culture change efforts. He served as Executive Director of The David Project from August 2010 to September 2014. Bernstein also spent 13 years at the American Jewish Committee, where he began as director of the Washington regional office and served in management roles overseeing regional offices and national and local programming and advocacy.

Bernstein graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Philosophy and later obtained an M.A. in International Affairs at University of Dayton.

2016

Institution Revenue: $3,555,374
Institution Total Expenses: $3,662,470
Employees: 13
Salary: $205,160

2014

Institution Revenue: $3,667,821
Institution Total Expenses: $3,612,033
Employees: 27
Salary: $178,554 ⁹
Overpaid by: 33%

For information on previous years, see here.

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