Nonprofit · EIN 59-6155008
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM
Tax-exempt · DARIEN, CT 06820
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,517,336 | $6,589,907 | -$72,571 | $2,838,371 | $40,857 | $2,797,514 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,176,696 | $4,552,442 | -$375,746 | $2,805,086 | $34,266 | $2,770,820 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,184,376 | $4,259,521 | $924,855 | $3,118,985 | $24,502 | $3,094,483 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,386,762
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $130,574
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $98,231
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,321,678
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $211,778
- Other salaries and wages
- $427,688
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $778,354
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,226
- Accounting fees
- $19,061
- Occupancy
- $19,196
- Travel
- $95,501
- Depreciation
- $567
- Program services (functional)
- $6,078,842
- Management and general (functional)
- $447,970
- Fundraising (functional)
- $63,095
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,805,086
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,838,371
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,857
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,797,514
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,480,500
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,057,844
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $739,670
- Gross receipts
- $7,031,475
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEEN SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $172,056 | $39,722 |
| THE RT REV ANNE E HODGES-COPPLE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ENDICOTT PEABODY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY J BOONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY WINDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE T BLAKEMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| E WILLIAM CATTAN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD R CRAWSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV ANNE E DERSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HERRLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV JONATHAN D MUSSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN NASIR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV JUDY QUICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUHAIL QUMRI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE RT REV EUGENE SUTTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RONALD SZABAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN VAN DE WEERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| THE MOST REV HOSAM NAOUM | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEEN SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $186,771 | $29,323 |
| THE RT REV GREG RICKEL | BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH MAY 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ENDICOTT PEABODY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY J BOONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY WINDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV JONATHAN D MUSSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE BLAKEMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BUCK BLANCHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| E WILLIAM CATTAN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD R CRAWSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV ANNE E DERSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE RT REV DANIEL GUTIERREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KEESEE HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HERRLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE RT REV ANNE E HODGES-COPPLE | BOARD CHAIR (FROM MAY 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN VAN DE WEERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV CANON NICHOLAS PORTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUHAIL QUMRI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV JUDY QUICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD SZABAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EILEEN SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $155,898 | $31,655 |
| THE RT REV GREG RICKEL | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ENDICOTT PEABODY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY J BOONE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY WINDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIE WHITE | TREASURER (THROUGH APRIL 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE BLAKEMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BUCK BLANCHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| E WILLIAM CATTAN JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD R CRAWSHAW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV ANNE E DERSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE RT REV DANIEL GUTIERREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KEESEE HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HERRLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE RT REV ANNE E HODGES-COPPLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV CANON NICHOLAS PORTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUHAIL QUMRI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| THE REV JUDY QUICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SAMS | TRUSTEE (THROUGH APRIL 2023) Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD SZABAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 25 OLD KINGS HWY N STE 13, DARIEN, CT 06820-4608
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- EILEEN SPENCER, 25 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY NORTH SUITE 1, DARIEN, CT 06820
- Signed the 990
- EILEEN SPENCER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (203) 655-3575
- Website
- WWW.AFEDJ.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
TRANSFORMING LIVES OF THE VULNERABLE AND DISPLACED IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM AND ITS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND CENTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.
Program accomplishments
- AFEDJ IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION THAT COLLABORATES WITH THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM AND ITS HUMANITARIAN INSTITUTIONS. IT GENERATES INCREASED AWARENESS OF AND RAISES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE DIOCESE AND ITS SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND CENTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN PALESTINE, ISRAEL, LEBANON, SYRIA, AND JORDAN.Expenses $5,321,678 · grants $5,321,678
- IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM AND ITS HUMANITARIAN INSTITUTIONS, AFEDJ WORKS TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE U.S. ABOUT THE WORK AND ONGOING NEEDS OF THE DIOCESE, INCLUDING THROUGH DIGITAL AND PRINT COMMUNICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.Expenses $757,164
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
- 59-6155008
- 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
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P70J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,838,371
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,031,475
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,517,336 | $6,589,907 | $2,838,371 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,176,696 | $4,552,442 | $2,805,086 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,184,376 | $4,259,521 | $3,118,985 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,690,101 | $2,315,670 | $2,073,779 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 59-6155008).
Questions about AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM is 59-6155008.
- Is AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM 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 THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM 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 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names EILEEN SPENCER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,056 (EILEEN SPENCER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,517,336, expenses of $6,589,907 and total assets of $2,838,371 at year end.
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