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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle reported $14.7 million in revenue and $8.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.06 went to program services, $12.21 to management and general costs and $10.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 51.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $273,619 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% 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 $8.5MFor 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 $15M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$48.52 $7.2M
- Program service revenue$0.36 $52,898
- Investment income$51.12 $7.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$69,138. 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) | 77.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 48.7% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $273,619 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.23% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 125.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 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 expenseCommunity services: the federation provides a range of programs for the community. The federation's jewish community relations council (jcrc) brings together and mobilizes the local jewish community on critical issues, amplifying the collective voice for institutional members and individual leaders. The jcrc's core work includes programming to address antisemitism, bigotry, and racism, supporting a peaceful, secure, jewish, and democratic state of israel, fostering positive and meaningful relations with other communities and public officials, and strengthening our jewish communities through…
Investments in jewish life: the federation offers programming to individuals and families that provide easy entry points to jewish life and secures our community's future through leadership development. Federation builds and enhances community by fostering people-to-people connections. These program investments include: - pj library and pj our way, in partnership with the harold grinspoon foundation, provide young families jewish-themed books free of charge to foster community involvement and connection. Locally, pj library enables families to build community through fun and welcoming…
Israel and overseas: federation strengthens jewish puget sound's connections to israel and overseas jewish communities through investments in human services and education programs, and through programs that foster people-to-people connections. The federation invests in programs that provide education, food for the hungry, health care for the sick, and support for israeli immigrants in crisis. Federation has made investments through decades-long partnerships with the jewish agency for israel (jafi) and the joint distribution committee (jdc). In addition, federation investments support human…
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, 60.00 hrs/week | $254,389 | $0 | $19,230 | $273,619 |
| DIRECTOR OF JEWISH ENGAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,583 | $0 | $74,326 | $205,909 |
| DIRECTOR OF JCRC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,205 | $0 | $11,546 | $139,751 |
| DIRECTOR OF IT, CYBERSECURITY, & OPS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,018 | $0 | $17,033 | $127,051 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,449 | $0 | $10,397 | $120,846 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FROM 11/24 Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $16,667 | $0 | $0 | $16,667 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $433K (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–1b27 · 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 26Yes
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 539
- Volunteers Part I, line 6200
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle totaling $977K 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 Federation of Greater Seattle'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 Federation of Greater Seattle, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle spent in FY2025, $77.06 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle reported that 77.1% of its $8.5 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 10.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $273,619, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle get its money?
Of $14.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 48.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0575950 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 202601359349310185 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521349349306637 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401279349302245 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321249349302297 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349305197 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101209349300440 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0575950: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.