Nonprofit · EIN 13-1790719
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $142,280,773 | $105,801,783 | $36,478,990 | $371,099,401 | $99,275,147 | $271,824,254 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $288,511,110 | $89,133,758 | $199,377,352 | $322,342,838 | $88,689,286 | $233,653,552 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $65,465,836 | $64,905,902 | $559,934 | $67,538,464 | $34,955,679 | $32,582,785 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $129,887,376
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $16,032,062
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $487,862
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,645,470
- Other revenue
- -$3,638,665
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $83,355,235
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,598,378
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,186,357
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,755,172
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $297,194
- Accounting fees
- $154,790
- Occupancy
- $602,732
- Travel
- $573,336
- Depreciation
- $64,303
- Program services (functional)
- $92,495,233
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,106,372
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,200,178
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $322,342,838
- Total assets, end of year
- $371,099,401
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $99,275,147
- Net assets, end of year
- $271,824,254
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $86,952
- Publicly traded securities
- $299,815,941
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $237,311,377
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $34,512,877
- Gross receipts
- $200,278,374
- Employees
- 65
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1940
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE R REED | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $413,156 | $69,043 |
| TAMARA H KARU | SE. DIR./NATL. DIR. OF ST. PHILAN. Key employee | 35 | $359,787 | $54,088 |
| LISA MARCHITELLI | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $274,910 | $36,976 |
| SAM KONIG | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 35 | $246,156 | $52,287 |
| JANET MORGAN | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 35 | $239,243 | $30,747 |
| RICHARD ZELIN | MIDWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 35 | $235,691 | $31,817 |
| JESSICA NESSIM | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $202,850 | $63,705 |
| MAXINE G EPSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $196,862 | $40,758 |
| MARILYN EMAS | DIRECTOR, ESTATE & PLANNED GIVING Highest-paid employee | 35 | $203,230 | $13,235 |
| HEIDI P LEIN | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $178,981 | $27,576 |
| JONATHAN MILLER AS OF 082024 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 35 | $104,344 | $16,323 |
| MARK LEBOW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DOBIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GERSHON W TRIMPOL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GOLDMAN | VICE CHAIR (THRU 02/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURT SCHWARTZ | VICE CHAIR (AS OF 02/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BARRY FELDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| NEIL FOX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ISAAC PRETTER | AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PICOW | DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA FRIED CALCATERRA | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/31/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNA D CALCATERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN DESHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE DIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HERBERT DONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN LESSER | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/31/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNETTA WELLER EPSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORRIS GOLDFARB | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAQUELINE GOLDMAN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 04/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT KALIMIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRAEDA KOPMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONIT NEUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARAK RAVIV | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 03/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHWARZWALDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI MICHAEL SEIGEL | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 10/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT SWIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE R REED | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $364,834 | $65,909 |
| TAMARA H KARU | SE. DIR./NATL. DIR. OF ST. PHILAN. Key employee | 35 | $344,222 | $51,398 |
| JANET MORGAN | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 35 | $229,747 | $29,752 |
| ROBERT ROSENTHAL | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $211,139 | $45,956 |
| RICHARD ZELIN | MIDWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 35 | $222,323 | $30,633 |
| LISA MARCHETELLI | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $213,474 | $28,909 |
| JESSICA NESSIM | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $177,913 | $53,987 |
| CANDACE SIMON | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $173,891 | $48,853 |
| MAXINE EPSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $194,725 | $23,598 |
| HEIDI LEIN | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $173,714 | $25,774 |
| MARILYN EMAS | DIRECTOR OF PLANNED GIVING Highest-paid employee | 35 | $181,599 | $11,232 |
| JAY CULANG THRU 062023 | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 35 | $99,039 | $22,678 |
| MARK LEBOW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DOBIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GOLDMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GERSHON W TRIMPOL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY FELDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL FOX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN DESHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LESSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTA WELLER EPSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHWARZWALDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA FRIED CALCATERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRAEDA KOPMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT DONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAQUELINE GOLDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SWIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PICOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONIT NEUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNA D CALCATERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE DIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT KALIMIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT SCWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE R REED | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $359,465 | $47,351 |
| TAMARA H KARU | SE. DIR./NATL. DIR. OF STR Key employee | 35 | $320,710 | $33,614 |
| DAVID M FRANKEL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (FORMER) Former | 35 | $271,669 | $33,002 |
| CINDY CUTLER | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHIL Key employee | 35 | $210,957 | $41,081 |
| RICHARD ZELIN | MIDWEST REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 35 | $203,808 | $20,383 |
| JANET MORGAN | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 35 | $210,330 | $13,482 |
| JAY CULANG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 35 | $177,080 | $40,822 |
| ROBERT ROSENTHAL | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $182,122 | $31,900 |
| LISA MARCHETELLI | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $180,802 | $22,089 |
| MONIQUE MARTIN | NEW ENGLAND AREA DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $152,170 | $39,401 |
| LAURIE BANDREMER | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $151,447 | $29,912 |
| MATHEW SLOAN | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING OPER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $169,731 | $10,336 |
| HEIDI LEIN | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $156,538 | $17,569 |
| JESSICA NESSIM | DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $141,319 | $30,221 |
| ANN DESHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LESSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTA WELLER EPSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY FELDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DOBIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL SCHWARZWALDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA FRIED CALCATERRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRAEDA KOPMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERSHON W TRIMPOL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT DONNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAQUELINE GOLDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT SCWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SWIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LEBOW | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN COHEN | BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GOLDMAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL FOX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA BLAINE COHEN | BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PICOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONIT NEUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEYMOUR BRIEF | BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 20 W 36TH ST STE 1100, NEW YORK, NY 10018-9784
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CATHERINE L REED, 20 W 36TH STREET 1100, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- JONATHAN MILLER, CFO
- Phone
- (212) 757-1627
- Website
- WWW.AFMDA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM IS THE SOLE AUTHORIZED FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTING THE LIFE SAVING EFFORTS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM (MDA) IN ISRAEL.
Program accomplishments
- (SEE SCHEDULE O)MAGEN DAVID ADOM PLAYS FOUR CRITICAL ROLES AS ISRAEL'S NATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TASKED WITH THE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NATION'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM. IT'S FIRST AND MOST EXPANSIVE ROLE IS AS THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, PROVIDING PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO ISRAEL'S OVER 10 MILLION CITIZENS, AND THE 2 MILLION OR MORE TOURISTS WHO VISIT EACH YEAR. IN THIS PROGRAM, AFMDA PROVIDED 166 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES, 69 MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AMBULANCES, 123 FIRST RESPONDER MOTORCYCLES, 1 COMMAND AND CONTROL VEHICLE, 4 ARMORED AMBULANCES, 11 PONY ELECTRIC FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLE AND 5 BLOODMOBILE BEDS THAT ARE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED TO SPEED THROUGH TRAFFIC TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE OF AN ILLNESS OR INCIDENT BEFORE AN AMBULANCE IN ADDITION, AFMDA PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNITS, INCLUDING MONITORS, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, DEFIBRILLATORS, AND TRAINING EQUIPMENT. AFMDA ALSO FUNDED THE TRAINING OF EMTS AND PARAMEDICS. THE SECOND CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH WHICH MDA IS TASKED IS THE TESTING, PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ISRAEL'S NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY. 2022 SAW THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S FIRST UNDERGROUND AND SHIELDED BLOOD BANK, FUNDED BY AFMDA AND FOR WHICH CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 2017. THIS NEW FACILITY WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PROCESS MORE THAN 500,000 UNITS OF BLOOD ANNUALLY AND WILL PROTECT THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN CASE OF A TERRORIST ATTACK, WAR, OR EARTHQUAKE. AFMDA ALSO DONATED ONE BLOOD MOBILE THAT IS USED IN BLOOD DRIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MDA IS THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MEDICAL OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A MASS CASUALTY EVENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF THE COUNTRY. AFMDA PROVIDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES USED DAILY BY THE EMS DIVISION AND DEPLOYED DURING MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS.ISRAEL'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) IS MAGEN DAVID ADOM, AND IN THAT ROLE, MDA PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL RESCUE MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS SANCTIONED BY THE ICRC. IN 2023, MDA WAS ASKED TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE, AND MDA PARAMEDICS WERE STATIONED AT A FIELD HOSPITAL OUTSIDE LVIV, UKRAINE AND OPENED A FIELD CLINIC IN CHISINAU, MOLDOVA, TREATING PATIENTS FLEEING THE WAR. AFMDA FUNDED THREE ARMORED AMBULANCES TO REPLACE ARMORED AMBULANCES THAT MDA DONATED TO THE UKRAINIAN RED CROSS.THROUGH THEIR SUPPORT OF AFMDA, AMERICAN DONORS ARE PLAYING A TANGIBLE AND DRAMATIC ROLE IN SAVING LIVES IN ISRAEL.Expenses $92,495,233 · grants $83,355,235
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1790719
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $371,099,401
- Income (IRS master file)
- $200,278,374
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $142,280,773 | $105,801,783 | $371,099,401 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $288,511,110 | $89,133,758 | $322,342,838 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $49,099,260 | $47,613,816 | $75,955,454 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $65,465,836 | $64,905,902 | $67,538,464 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1790719).
Questions about AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM is 13-1790719.
- Is AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CATHERINE L REED.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 36 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $413,156 (CATHERINE R REED, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $142,280,773, expenses of $105,801,783 and total assets of $371,099,401 at year end.
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