American Jewish Committee, operating under the name Ajc, is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1929. According to its NTEE Classification (R20) the organization is classified as: Civil Rights, under the broad grouping of Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Ajc employed 267 individuals. This organization is the central organization for a national or regional group of organizations. Ajc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, Ajc generated $60.0m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 1.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $50.5m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 0.6% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Since 2015, Ajc has awarded 51 individual grants totaling $1,189,808. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.
Form
990T
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990T Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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AJC'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL, AND TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (AJC) IS THE LEADING GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, WITH CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, DIPLOMATS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND OTHER DECISION-MAKERS. THROUGH THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE, WHICH SPANS ACROSS SIX CONTINENTS, AJC IS ABLE TO IMPACT OPINION AND POLICY ON SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE JEWISH PEOPLE: FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF HATE, STRENGHTENING ISRAEL'S PLACE IN THE WORLD, AND DEFENDING DEMOCRATIC VALUES. AJC'S INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES CARRY OUT THE AGENCY'S ADVOCACY WORK TOGETHER WITH 12 OFFICES AND/OR REPRESENTATIONS IN ABU DHABI, BERLIN, BRUSSELS, JERUSALEM, PARIS, ROME, SAO PAULO, SOFIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, TOKYO, WARSAW, AND NEW DELHI. AJC ALSO HAS 37 FORMAL PARTNERSHIP WITH JEWISH COMMUNITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. AJC'S WASHINGTON, D.C.-BASED OFFICE OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS, THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICY AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS, AND THE ADVOCACY DEPARTMENT OVERSEE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS BASED ON THE AGENCY'S STATED PRIORITIES AND GOALS OF AJC'S PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES THROUGH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO, AND INTERACTION AND JOINT PROGRAMMING WITH, U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLITICAL FACTIONS, POLICY EXPERTS, THE MEDIA, AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS JEWISH COMMUNITIES. DURING 2021, AJC ADVOCATED TO COUNTER THE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF ANTISEMITISM BY RELEASING ITS ANNUAL STATE OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA REPORT, A "CALL TO ACTION AGAINST ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA," WHICH PROVIDES THE NECESSARY DATA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, RESPOND TO, AND PREVENT ANTISEMITISM. THE AGENCY ALSO RALLIED THE UNITED STATES, EUROPEAN AND MIDDLE EAST ALLIES, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO UNITE IN ACTION TO DECISIVELY HALT IRAN'S QUEST FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS, CURTAIL ITS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS PROGRAM, AND CHECK ITS REGIONAL AGGRESSION AND INTERNAL OPPRESSION.
THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES NETWORK OF 24 OFFICES ADVANCES AJC'S ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP AND FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE AJC DOES NOT HAVE A PHYSICAL PRESENCE, WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ACCOMPLISH AJC'S OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING GLOBAL DIPLOMACY, POLITICAL ADVOCACY, COALITION BUILDING, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. THE REGIONAL OFFICES COMMUNICATE AND ADVOCATE WITH A VARIETY OF KEY INTERLOCUTORS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, DIPLOMATS, INTERGROUP AND INTERFAITH LEADERS, CIVIC LEADERS, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, CAMPUS LEADERS AND THE MEDIA. THEY CONNECT THE LOCAL TO THE GLOBAL AND POSITION AJC AS THE GO-TO JEWISH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2021, AJC NATIONAL EFFORTS FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ISRAEL'S PLACE IN THE WORLD, COMBATING ANTISEMITISM, AND PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC VALUES. MAJOR RESOURCES WERE DEVOTED TO REACHING NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH TRAININGS AND WEBINARS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND ADDRESSING GAPS IN HATE CRIME REPORTING IN THE U.S. TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE VICTIMS OF THESE ATTACKS. THE REGIONAL OFFICES HAVE A CRITICAL FUNDRAISING RESPONSIBILITY. THE 24 REGIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING 70% OF AJC'S ANNUAL UNRESTRICTED REVENUE AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED REVENUE.
COMMUNICATIONS: AJC'S GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SERVES AS THE AGENCY'S CHIEF STORYTELLER. THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS AND AMPLIFIES THE EFFORTS OF EVERY DEPARTMENT WITHIN AJC AND OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE, WHILE ADVANCING ITS ADVOCACY AGENDA AND BROADENING AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE AJC BRAND BY MEANS OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS METHODS. THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS AJC'S PRIORITIES AND MISSION BY CONCEIVING, DEVELOPING, AND IMPLEMENTING MAJOR AGENCY-WIDE CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES, SOLIDIFYING AJC'S BRAND IDENTITY AS THE GLOBAL ADVOCATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, PRODUCING COMPELLING CONTENT ABOUT AJC'S PRIORITY ISSUES AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO AN EXPANDING AUDIENCE, AND UTILIZING A VARIETY OF MEANS TO BUILD AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH CURRENT AND POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS. WITH THE LARGEST SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNITY OF ANY JEWISH ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ARABIC AND GERMAN, AJC INTERACTS FREQUENTLY WITH ITS MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS, FROM DIPLOMATS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALSTO MEDIA ELITES. THEY IN TURN SHARE AJC'S ADVOCACY MESSAGES WITH THEIR CONSTITUENCIES, ALLOWING AJC TO REACH AND ENGAGE MILLIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.
AJC'S OTHER 2021 PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS: AJC BUILDS COALITIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS TO ADVANCE SHARED INTERESTS AND VALUES, AND TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING. THE AGENCY FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THE WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IS LINKED TO THAT OF OTHER FAITH GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND, AJC HAS CONVENED A MUSLIM-JEWISH ADVISORY COUNCIL, A BLACK-JEWISH CONGRESSIONAL COUNCIL, AND A LATINO-JEWISH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AMONG OTHER COALITION BUILDING INITIATIVES. (2) CONTEMPORARY JEWISH LIFE: AJC STRIVES TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH CONTINUITY AND TO ENRICH THE RELATIONSHIP OF JEWS IN THE DIASPORA WITH THE STATE OF ISRAEL, BRIDGING THE GROWING DIVIDE BETWEEN AMERICAN JEWS AND ISRAELI SOCIETY, ENHANCING INTRA-JEWISH RELATIONS, ENRICHING THE QUALITY AND MEANING OF LEADING A JEWISH LIFE, AND RAISING THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF JEWS CONCERNING THE TREASURES OF JUDAIC HERITAGE. (3) YOUNG LEADERSHIP: FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THROUGH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, THE ALEXANDER YOUNG LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT STRIVES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG JEWS TO CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY, WHILE RECRUITING AND CULTIVATING THE RISING GENERATION OF AJC LEADERSHIP.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Name Not Listed Ec Member | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
Vendor Name (Service) | Service Year | Compensation |
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Mjv Mechanical Hvac Service | 12/30/21 | $962,194 |
Mg Security Services Llc Building Security | 12/30/21 | $212,721 |
Brown Advisory Investment Advisor | 12/30/21 | $198,317 |
A B Data Client Trust Account Mail Fulfillment | 12/30/21 | $400,283 |
Ssrs Survey And Market Research | 12/30/21 | $298,180 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $66,400 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $8,809,728 |
Related organizations | $25,000 |
Government grants | $0 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $45,480,194 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $3,256,066 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $54,381,322 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $368,604 |
Investment income | $1,365,485 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $1,244,656 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $2,964,723 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | -$344,633 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $59,980,157 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $192,625 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $20,000 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $370,846 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $3,141,507 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $510,262 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $24,943,127 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $514,759 |
Other employee benefits | $5,631,506 |
Payroll taxes | $1,792,167 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $251,883 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $215,078 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $507,656 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $767,768 |
Fees for services: Other | $1,703,966 |
Advertising and promotion | $628,304 |
Office expenses | $2,440,102 |
Information technology | $1,085,142 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $2,864,826 |
Travel | $250,192 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $1,378,283 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $1,437,214 |
Insurance | $388,264 |
All other expenses | $0 |
Total functional expenses | $50,525,215 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $39,386,738 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $4,172,244 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $48,774,002 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $2,050,235 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $8,085,049 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $74,913,922 |
Investments—other securities | $121,414,101 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $298,796,291 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $6,168,611 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $308,845 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $21,299,332 |
Total liabilities | $27,776,788 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $57,794,517 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $213,224,986 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $298,796,291 |
Over the last fiscal year, American Jewish Committee has awarded $183,780 in support to 8 organizations.
Grant Recipient | Amount |
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New York, NY PURPOSE: Ed Chase Fund Endowment YE 2020 distribution | $42,782 |
New York, NY PURPOSE: Ed Chase Fund Endowment YE 2021 distribution | $39,998 |
New York, NY PURPOSE: Grant to facilitate documentation of torture in Belarus & other countries through remote assessment of evidence as approved by the JBI administrative Council on July 22, 2021 | $30,000 |
Silver Spring, MD PURPOSE: Grant to protect asylum-seekers in Israel as approved by the JBI Administrative Council | $25,000 |
Pleasantville, NY PURPOSE: sponsorship of Westchester Jewish Film Festival | $15,000 |
New York, NY PURPOSE: Grant as its predecessor is designated for treating Covid-19 patients | $11,000 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 9 grants that American Jewish Committee has recieved totaling $17,100.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Norman & Myra Ricken Trust Charitable Trust West Palm Beach, FL PURPOSE: GENERAL | $8,600 |
Arthur And Sylvia Katz Foundation Chicago, IL PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION | $5,500 |
Lowen Family Foundation Bellevue, WA PURPOSE: TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EXEMPT ORGANIZATION | $1,500 |
A S Genecov Foundation Tyler, TX PURPOSE: PUBLIC SERVICE | $500 |
Fradin Silberstein Foundation Chestnut Hill, MA PURPOSE: CHARITABLE | $250 |
Mr & Mrs Jack K Holland Family Foundation Atlanta, GA PURPOSE: CHARITABLE | $250 |
Beg. Balance | $155,398,511 |
Earnings | $17,473,690 |
Admin Expense | $333,746 |
Net Contributions | $5,546,178 |
Other Expense | $5,849,115 |
Grants | $548,472 |
Ending Balance | $171,687,046 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
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Brooklyn Defender Services Brooklyn, NY | $27,647,041 | $60,744,108 |
American Jewish Committee New York, NY | $298,796,291 | $59,980,157 |
Lambda Legal Defense And Education Fund Inc New York, NY | $47,040,601 | $41,684,799 |
Hanac Inc Astoria, NY | $24,898,755 | $13,915,261 |
Care In Action Inc New York, NY | $10,650,658 | $12,783,294 |
Committee To Protect Journalists Inc New York, NY | $41,395,492 | $12,187,476 |
Cayuga-Seneca Community Action Agency Inc Auburn, NY | $3,769,273 | $9,571,843 |
New York Immigration Coalition Inc New York, NY | $9,469,333 | $10,954,996 |
International Institute Of New England Inc Boston, MA | $12,158,874 | $8,105,922 |
People Projects To Empower & Organize The Psy Labeled Inc Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,948,791 | $6,832,246 |
Right To The City Alliance Inc Brooklyn, NY | $20,024,588 | $12,252,091 |
Childrens Rights Inc New York, NY | $11,543,865 | $16,951,270 |