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Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago reported $154.2 million in revenue and $140.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.53 went to program services, $9.08 to management and general costs and $6.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $668,514 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 57 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 57% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $140MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $154M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$81.30 $127M
- Program service revenue$3.87 $6.0M
- Investment income$14.83 $23M
Other revenue was negative: −$2.0M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.4% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $668,514 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.48% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 57 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.5 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 87 of 87 | 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 expenseAllocations (overseas) - through its allocation to jfna, juf supports services to individuals in israel and 70 other countries. These range from basic social service programs addressing needs of all age groups to formal and informal jewish education/identity development. The major beneficiary organizations which engage in overseas work through support from jfna are the american jewish joint distribution committee, the jewish agency for israel and the world ort
Allocations (local) - the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (juf) conducts fundraising activities by means of annual calendar year campaigns and makes allocations to jewish federation of Metropolitan Chicago (jf) and jewish federations of north america (jfna). Through its allocation to jf, juf supports various nonprofit organizations in the chicago area that provide assistance to people of all faiths, including hot meals and groceries, utility and rent assistance, prescriptions and medical care for impoverished families; job training and placement for people who are out of work…
Communications and "Jewish Chicago: the juf magazine" works to ensure juf/federation maintains a strong public profile across traditional and social media, serving effectively as the voice of chicago's jewish community and bringing juf's mission to life. With an average monthly circulation of 40,000 homes, "Jewish Chicago" is the largest circulation jewish publication in the chicago area and the midwest and spotlights the breadth, depth, diversity, and vitality of chicago's jewish community
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 Officer, 25.0 hrs/week | $266,064 | $325,189 | $77,261 | $668,514 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 25.0 hrs/week | $222,917 | $175,149 | $178,512 | $576,578 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - ENDOWMENTS Officer, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $452,292 | $106,440 | $558,732 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN Officer, 6.0 hrs/week | $40,206 | $432,808 | $55,634 | $528,648 |
| Senior vice president, ANNUAL CAMPAIGN Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $242,380 | $0 | $248,075 | $490,455 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 22.5 hrs/week | $200,723 | $164,228 | $45,665 | $410,616 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Officer, 25.0 hrs/week | $162,761 | $162,761 | $78,562 | $404,084 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $336,190 | $0 | $57,459 | $393,649 |
57 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.4M (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–1b87 · 87 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 2Yes
- 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 5595
- Volunteers Part I, line 612,394
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GHOE Tourism Services Ltd Travel Agency | $1,718,300 |
| Wake Up Enterprises Inc Digital Marketing | $660,900 |
| Endeavor Parent LLC Speakers' Agency | $530,990 |
| ennVee TechnoGroup Inc Technology Consulting | $494,100 |
| Melcor Inc Catering | $461,430 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 18 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
222 private foundations reported grants to Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago totaling $18M 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 Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago spent in FY2025, $84.53 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago reported that 84.5% of its $140.2 million in expenses went to program services, 9.1% to management and general and 6.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $668,514, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago get its money?
Of $154.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.4% came from contributions and grants and 3.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2167034 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611349349312126 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521299349302017 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431349349304528 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349304215 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211339349301531 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023029349300717 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2167034: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.