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Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Greater Miami Jewish Federation reported $135.3 million in revenue and $79.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.02 went to program services, $9.71 to management and general costs and $7.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 77.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $720,946 (FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO). 21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% between FY2020 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 $80MFor 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 $135MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.7% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 77.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $720,946 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 69.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 174 of 174 | 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 expenseHuman services programs, general/other: the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, through its network of beneficiary agencies and services, provides for the humanitarian needs of people of all ages. Over $3.5 million was allocated from the annual federation/uja campaign in fiscal 2024-2025 to care for the most vulnerable people in our community. More than 1 in 5 jewish people in miami continue to depend on federation for some form of assistance - including nutritious kosher food, emergency financial aid, crisis and employment counseling, educational and camp scholarships, and much more. The jewish…
Education, culture and youth services: the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is working to secure a strong jewish future. The federation annual campaign funds over 170 agencies, programs and services in miami, nationally, in israel and in more than 70 other countries around the world. Federation supports organizations and programs that educate and build jewish identity by providing funding for formal and informal educational programs, ensuring that new generations of jews will be here to care for our community in the future. In fiscal 2024-2025, more than $8 million was directed toward multiple…
Overseas programs and services: for over 80 years, the federation has been committed to the welfare of the jewish people worldwide, connecting people to jewish life, and creating strong connections to israel. In fiscal 2024-2025 we provided $9,184,123 to organizations that focus on these issues. Israel: federation works with the jewish federations of north america (jfna) and its overseas partners, the american jewish joint distribution committee (jdc), the jewish agency for israel (jafi), and world ort in the former soviet union (fsu), throughout latin america and europe and in more than 70…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO Former, 0.0 hrs/week | $675,657 | $0 | $45,289 | $720,946 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $338,974 | $0 | $41,620 | $380,594 |
| CHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $258,701 | $0 | $39,214 | $297,915 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 37.0 hrs/week | $253,056 | $0 | $27,033 | $280,089 |
| INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO EFF. 7/2024/PRESIDENT & CEO EFF. 5/2025 Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $256,995 | $0 | $16,254 | $273,249 |
| CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $234,570 | $0 | $27,455 | $262,025 |
| CHIEF FOUNDATION OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $229,666 | $0 | $22,613 | $252,279 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $193,127 | $0 | $22,332 | $215,459 |
21 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Miami Jewish Federation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.5M (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–1b174 · 174 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 4No
- 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 5107
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,152
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GIANT LEAPS CONTENT ACTIVITIES LTD Mission ground services | $574,669 |
| EVENTS BY PREMIER Catering services | $402,430 |
| MEDIA STAGE INC Audio visual | $352,856 |
| HILL AND KNOWLTON STRATEGIES LLC Consulting services | $327,000 |
| BDO USA LLP Audit and tax | $285,130 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
141 private foundations reported grants to Greater Miami Jewish Federation totaling $12M 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 Greater Miami Jewish Federation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Miami Jewish Federation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Miami Jewish Federation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Greater Miami Jewish Federation reported that 83.0% of its $79.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 7.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Miami Jewish Federation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Miami Jewish Federation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $720,946, for the role of FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Miami Jewish Federation get its money?
Of $135.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 77.6% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Miami Jewish Federation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-0624404 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 202601359349308365 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349315538 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349315457 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349318525 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349309353 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349301347 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-0624404: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.