Nonprofit · EIN 13-1919802
JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10017
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,240,353 | $8,190,496 | $2,049,857 | $3,564,957 | $1,756,197 | $1,808,760 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,528,225 | $7,921,732 | -$393,507 | $1,097,437 | $1,338,534 | -$241,097 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,169,077 | $6,082,397 | $1,086,680 | $1,473,844 | $1,321,434 | $152,410 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,197,390
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $42,963
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $490,583
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,772,005
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,226,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $173,999
- Occupancy
- $251,391
- Travel
- $1,372,610
- Program services (functional)
- $6,970,936
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,219,560
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,097,437
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,564,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,756,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,808,760
- Gross receipts
- $10,240,353
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1960
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BRANDWEIN | CFO, PRESIDENT AND CHAIR Officer | 40 | $273,474 | $0 | $78,632 |
| DANA FEURSTEIN | HR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,744 | $0 | $32,092 |
| ANN BERKMAN | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,180 | $0 | $12,650 |
| MELISSA LEVINSON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $105,770 | $11,499 | $30,766 |
| SIVAN VODA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $3,584 | $93,867 | $28,978 |
| ARTHUR SANDMAN | EVP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BRANDWEIN | CFO, PRESIDENT AND CHAIR Officer | 40 | $240,743 | $0 | $75,239 |
| DANA FEURSTEIN | HR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,434 | $0 | $29,160 |
| MELISSA LEVINSON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $52,950 | $50,166 | $29,327 |
| SIVAN VODA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $41,875 | $44,498 | $27,504 |
| ARTHUR SANDMAN | EVP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BRANDWEIN | CFO, PRESIDENT AND CHAIR Officer | 40 | $230,018 | $0 | $71,427 |
| DANA FEURSTEIN | HR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,082 | $0 | $28,946 |
| MELISSA LEVINSON | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $50,275 | $46,017 | $27,715 |
| SIVAN VODA | SECRETARY Officer | 20 | $41,017 | $39,950 | $25,531 |
| ARTHUR SANDMAN | EVP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 633 THIRD AVE - 21ST FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10017-8157
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID BRANDWEIN, JAAS 633 THIRD AVE - 21ST FL NY, NEW YORK, NY 10017
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA LEVINSON, EVP AND TREASURER
- Phone
- (212) 339-6000
- Return prepared by
- REID TAX & ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
Mission
THE JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION, INC. (JAAS) WAS ORGANIZED TO WORK WITH AND IN SUPPORT OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN THE FIELDS OF IMMIGRATION AND ABSORPTION IN ISRAEL; YOUTH CARE AND TRAINING; TEACHING OF HEBREW AND JEWISH CULTURE AND ZIONIST EDUCATIONS AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS. (JAAS) FOSTER THE IDEALS OF ZIONISM AND JUDAISM AND PROMOTES THE KNOWLEDGE AND STUDY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND TRADITIONS, AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ZIONIST IDEAL.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES OF THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL (JAFI), WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION DEALING WITH THE SETTLEMENT OF JEWS IN ISRAEL AND OTHER PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES. AMONG THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE IMMIGRATION AND ABSORPTION OF IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL, INCLUDING: ABSORPTION IN AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENTS AND IMMIGRANT HOUSING; SOCIAL WELFARE AND HEALTH SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS; EDUCATION, INCLUDING HIGHER LEARNING AND RESEARCH; YOUTH CARE AND TRAINING; TEACHING OF HEBREW AND JEWISH CULTURE AND ZIONIST EDUCATION.Expenses $6,970,936
- THE JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO FOSTER THE IDEALS OF ZIONISM AND JUDAISM AND TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND STUDY OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY AND TRADITIONS, AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ZIONIST IDEAL.
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 | 990 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
- 13-1919802
- 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
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,564,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,240,353
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $10,240,353 | $8,190,496 | $3,564,957 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,528,225 | $7,921,732 | $1,097,437 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,169,077 | $6,082,397 | $1,473,844 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,989,424 | $6,228,615 | $1,043,005 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 13-1919802).
Questions about JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC
- What is the EIN of JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC is 13-1919802.
- Is JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC 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 JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID BRANDWEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $273,474 (DAVID BRANDWEIN, CFO, PRESIDENT AND CHAIR).
- How much revenue does JEWISH AGENCY-AMERICAN SECTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,240,353, expenses of $8,190,496 and total assets of $3,564,957 at year end.
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