AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

165 E 56TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10022-2709

In care of

% DANIEL GOLDWATER CONTROLLER

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

THEODORE DEUTCH, 165 EAST 56TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 100222709

Signed the 990

ELISSA FISHMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Phone

(212) 751-4000

Website

WWW.AJC.ORG

Return prepared by

GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

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. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry, advocates for a secure Israel achieving fair treatment in the community of nations, and seeks to safeguard universal human rights. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AJC'S MISSION IS AVAILABLE ON AJC'S WEBSITE.

Program accomplishments

• COMMUNICATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS: AJC'S GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT SERVES AS THE AGENCY'S CHIEF STORYTELLER. THE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO EDUCATE AJC's ADVOCACY TARGETS ON OUR ISSUES AND TO ENSURE HIGH BRAND AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGENCY'S WORK AMONG OUR TARGET AUDIENCES. IT SUPPORTS AND AMPLIFIES THE EFFORTS OF EVERY DEPARTMENT WITHIN AJC AND OF THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE, WHILE ADVANCING ITS ADVOCACY AGENDA. 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 FOR 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 FOLLOWING OF ANY JEWISH ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ARABIC AND GERMAN, AJC INTERACTS FREQUENTLY WITH MILLIONS OF USERS, FROM DIPLOMATS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO MEDIA ELITES. THEY, IN TURN, SHARE AJC'S ADVOCACY MESSAGES WITH THEIR CONSTITUENCIES, ALLOWING AJC TO REACH AND ENGAGE A WIDE AUDIENCE AROUND THE GLOBE.
  Expenses $27,261,013 · grants $12,872 · revenue $577,538
• GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (AJC) IS THE GLOBAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE. THROUGH OUR 25 REGIONAL OFFICES ACROSS THE U.S., 15 OVERSEAS POSTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH 38 JEWISH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE, AJC WORKS TO CREATE A WORLD IN WHICH JEWS AND ISRAEL THRIVE. WE CREATE TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS WITH GLOBAL LEADERS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, DIPLOMATS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CORPORATIONS, MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AMONG OTHER SECTORS OF CIVIL SOCIETY. AJC's DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS INVOLVE EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO, AND INTERACTION AND JOINT PROGRAMMING WITH, U.S. AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, POLITICAL FACTIONS, POLICY EXPERTS, MEDIA OUTLETS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS JEWISH COMMUNITIES. WITH THE GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITY STILL REELING FROM THE HORRORS OF HAMAS' BRUTAL ATTACK ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, AJC MOBILIZED ITS UNPARALLELED GLOBAL NETWORK TO TACKLE THE UNPRECEDENTED THREATS FACING WORLD JEWRY. FROM WORLD CAPITALS TO COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AJC WORKED WITH LEADERS ACROSS SOCIETY TO SUPPORT ISRAEL AND COMBAT SURGING ANTISEMITISM, AND WE LEVERAGE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO EDUCATE, COUNTER MISINFORMATION, AND SHAPE PUBLIC OPINION. AJC RELEASED ITS ANNUAL STATE OF ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA REPORT, ADVOCATED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS "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.
  Expenses $26,087,525 · grants $2,104,353 · revenue $552,677
• THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES: THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICES NETWORK OF 25 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 2024, AJC NATIONAL EFFORTS CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE AFTERMATH OF THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACK, INCLUDING THE SPIKE IN ANTISEMITISM AND UNFAIR CRITICISMS OF THE JEWISH STATE AROUND THE WORLD AND IN MULTILATERAL FORUMS. MAJOR RESOURCES WERE DEVOTED TO EDUCATING UNINFORMED AUDIENCES THROUGH TRAININGS AND WEBINARS, ADDRESSING GAPS IN HATE CRIME REPORTING IN THE U.S. TO PROTECT TARGETED COMMUNITIES, AND SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO ISRAEL'S EFFORTS TO NEUTRALIZE TERRORIST THREATS, FROM HAMAS, TO HEZBOLLAH, AMONG OTHERS.
  Expenses $20,769,905 · grants $63,988 · revenue $440,021
• OTHER 2024 PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES: AJC'S OTHER 2024 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 AND MINORITY GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2024, AJC CREATED TRANSLATE HATE: THE CATHOLIC EDITION, A GROUNDBREAKING RESOURCE FOR CHURCHES ACROSS AMERICA TO PAVE THE WAY TOWARDS ERADICATING ANTISEMITISM.; (2) AMID A MASSIVE SURGE IN ANTISEMITIC AND ANTI-ZIONIST INCIDENTS AT COLLEGES AND K-12 SCHOOLS, AJC ESTABLISHED A NEW CENTER FOR EDUCATION ADVOCACY IN 2024. THE CENTER'S MULTI-TIERED APPROACH AIMS TO ALLOW JEWS OF ALL AGES, IN ALL EDUCATIONAL SPACES, TO LEARN AND GROW WITHOUT THE THREATS OF HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND VIOLENCE. IN SEPTEMBER, AJC CO-HOSTED MORE THAN 100 UNIVERSITY LEADERS FOR THE LARGEST-EVER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS SUMMIT ON CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM; (3) ACCESS, AJC'S YOUNG PROFESSIONAL DIVISION, IS CHARGED WITH EMPOWERING JEWISH LEADERS TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF CRITICAL DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL ISSUES FACING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN 2024, IT FACILITATED 130 PROGRAMS FOR THOUSANDS OF EMERGING JEWISH LEADERS IN 15 CITIES WORLDWIDE. ACCESS WAS ALSO THE ENGINE BEHIND AJC'S INAUGURAL 3CS CONTENT CREATOR SUMMIT, WHICH EQUIPPED INFLUENCERS WITH CONTENT, COMMUNITY, AND CONFIDENCE TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM ON THEIR PLATFORMS.; (4) 2024 ALSO SAW THE CREATION OF AJC'S CENTER FOR A NEW MIDDLE EAST AIMED AT FOSTERING PEACE AND CIVILITY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS THROUGH DIPLOMACY, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND BUSINESS.
  Expenses $7,943,605 · grants $65,151 · revenue $168,289

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.

IRS record

EIN

13-5563393

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

1929

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$334,912,804

Income (IRS master file)

$212,277,141

Filing history

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 13-5563393).

Questions about AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

What is the EIN of AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE is 13-5563393.

Is AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1929.

Are donations to AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE 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 JEWISH COMMITTEE 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 JEWISH COMMITTEE 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 JEWISH COMMITTEE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THEODORE DEUTCH.

Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 40 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $735,841 (THEODORE DEUTCH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $126,680,875, expenses of $102,290,971 and total assets of $334,912,804 at year end.

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