Salary Survey 2017: Dov Ben-Shimon Of United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey
United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey
Location: Whippany, MJ
Category: Federation
Dov Ben-Shimon
President & CEO
For the last 90 years, the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey has promoted Jewish community building and served as a communal safety net, providing social services, emergency relief and educational programming to Jews locally and internationally. The largest philanthropy in New Jersey, the Federation’s activities are guided by the values of klal Yisrael (one Jewish people) and tikkun olam (repairing the world).
Organization Website | Guidestar Page
Dov Ben-Shimon joined the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey in the fall of 2015. Previously, Ben-Shimon served as an assistant executive vice president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Before joining the Jewish nonprofit sector, Ben-Shimon worked in government in Israel. At 18, Ben-Shimon moved to Israel and conscripted to the IDF, serving as an air force rescue medic and infantry combat medic. Afterwards, he became an assistant spokesman to former Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, and the charge d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Luanda, Angola.
2016
Institution Revenue: $28,285,466
Institution Total Expenses: $26,253,816
Employees: 125
Salary: $352,236
2014
Institution Revenue: $30,149,952
Institution Total Expenses: $37,634,335
Employees: 178
Salary: $351,9789
Underpaid by: 14%
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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