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American Jewish World Service reported $44.9 million in revenue and $42.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.18 went to program services, $6.66 to management and general costs and $16.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $468,320 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $43MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.7% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.2% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.17 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.1% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $468,320 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.09% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 52 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.4 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 28 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePrograms division: the programs division (pd) oversees and implements ajws's international grantmaking. In fy2025, ajws awarded 647 grants to 499 human rights organizations in 17 countries working to defend civil and political rights, advance sexual health and rights, protect land and water rights and promote climate justice, and respond to disasters. In fy2025, ajws also supported an additional 21 grantees in 5 countries via a donor-advised fund. In FY 2025, ajws-funded partners in thailand led a campaign that legalized same sex marriage in the country. Through a case filed by partners in…
Marketing and communications division: charged with presenting ajws's human rights vision to external audiences, the division deploys a range of strategic and creative storytelling techniques to elevate ajws's profile on the national and global stage. In FY25, the division was integral to progress on ajws's strategic goals; led research into engaging a new generation of supporters; improved digital outreach; and managed media interest in ajws programs, statements, and finances. Marketing and communications collaborated across ajws to ensure that messages accurately reflect the human rights…
Strategic learning, research and evaluation (slre): the strategic learning, research and evaluation division is responsible for yielding new insights that can be used to strategically improve ajws's work to advance human rights. Slre guides ongoing strategy management and investigates key questions about ajws's strategies including how we create sustained human rights change and what impact we have had. In addition to designing research and evaluation that answer these questions, slre also helps ajws's programmatic staff seek and apply lessons learned and create innovative, evidence-based…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $430,757 | $0 | $37,563 | $468,320 |
| VP FOR DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $379,109 | $0 | $54,761 | $433,870 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $370,670 | $0 | $38,645 | $409,315 |
| VP FOR PROGRAMS Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $291,754 | $0 | $69,308 | $361,062 |
| VP OF COMMUNICATIONS Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $257,613 | $0 | $32,412 | $290,025 |
| VP FOR PEOPLE AND CULTURE Key employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $244,957 | $0 | $41,287 | $286,244 |
| FORMER VP FOR STRATEGIC LEARNING Former, 45.00 hrs/week | $223,265 | $0 | $37,423 | $260,688 |
| VP FOR FINANCE & INFO TECH Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $188,235 | $0 | $63,230 | $251,465 |
52 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Jewish World Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b28 · 27 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 594
- Volunteers Part I, line 629
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MAL WARWICK & ASSOCIATES INC Fundraising consult | $999,694 |
| SAFEGUARD WORLD INT'L LTD Global emp outsource | $617,643 |
| M & R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC Digital campaign | $394,075 |
| PROSKAUER ROSE LLC Legal support | $306,620 |
| SALESFORCE INC Data management | $266,318 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 20 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
203 private foundations reported grants to American Jewish World Service totaling $26M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from American Jewish World Service's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for American Jewish World Service, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 American Jewish World Service spent in FY2025, $77.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American Jewish World Service's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, American Jewish World Service reported that 77.2% of its $42.9 million in expenses went to program services, 6.7% to management and general and 16.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Jewish World Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Jewish World Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $468,320, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Jewish World Service get its money?
Of $44.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 93.1% came from contributions and grants (including 3.5% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Jewish World Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-2584370 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202543239349300709 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202423259349300437 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202313259349300811 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202213199349324781 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202143089349300014 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202043289349300704 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-2584370: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.