|
|
Israel Affinity Organizations: Funding & Local
Political Action
Data
The “fundraising and local political action” organizations are the
second category and include more than 150 federations raising large
amounts of cash through their metropolitan fundraising campaigns. The
greatest number of large IAO fundraising organizations are, in fact,
federations. They give financial support to both local Jewish and
non-Jewish organizational recipients and also provide large amounts in
direct transfers to Israel. Of greatest concern to Americans worried
about stealth lobbying are entities housed inside federations and not
generally separately incorporated or filing separate tax returns. These
Community Relations Councils are highly politically active, function
within a network of media watchdogs to provide “local” media action and
reaction on behalf of Israel, and also lobby for cookie-cutter local,
city and state legislative initiatives to benefit Israel that are
promulgated from national headquarters.
Community Relations Councils are largely invisible as an IAO national
lobbying force precisely because most are not functionally, financially
or even physically separate from their metropolitan federation host
organizations. More troubling is that 91 percent claim on their tax
reporting to the IRS that they do not lobby—despite activities on
websites and in the press that directly contradict such claims.
Federations that house a resident Jewish Community Relations Council
reported in total only $1.3 million directed toward lobbying in the year
2012. Unofficially JCRC executives and staff often help favored
political candidate campaigns by joining up as “independent” fundraisers
and “campaign committee chairs” and then having JCRCs host events for
favored candidates to raise funding and their political profile. Hiding
inside a large federation means even JCRCs that focus all of their
efforts on lobbying can claim to the IRS that the primary activity of
the larger organization (the federation) is not lobbying. Remaining
unincorporated, as AIPAC did while still
a committee within the American Zionist Council, helps hide the
footprints of lobbyists.
.
|
Incorporation or IRS Ruling Year |
EIN |
Employees |
Volunteers |
Organization |
Actual
US Revenue 2012 |
Forecast US Revenue 2020 |
|
1950 |
362167034 |
471 |
12177 |
Jewish United Fund Of Metropolitan
Chicago |
$
93,654,220 |
$
98,750,029 |
|
1964 |
956111928 |
29 |
100 |
Jewish Community Foundation of the
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles |
$
69,603,775 |
$
67,295,725 |
|
1938 |
590624404 |
100 |
2200 |
Greater Miami Jewish Federation |
$
65,704,827 |
$
42,591,525 |
|
1937 |
951643388 |
186 |
3166 |
Jewish Federation Council Of Greater
Los Angeles |
$
58,761,492 |
$
52,364,593 |
|
1950 |
520607957 |
150 |
7500 |
The Associated Jewish Community
Federation of Baltimore |
$
43,161,878 |
$
46,891,224 |
|
1901 |
231500085 |
117 |
2000 |
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia |
$
36,742,007 |
$
43,319,626 |
|
1946 |
520214465 |
83 |
7517 |
The Jewish Federation of Greater
Washington |
$
36,461,345 |
$
31,319,678 |
|
1955 |
221487222 |
181 |
719 |
Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest
NJ |
$
35,305,689 |
$
29,292,132 |
|
1957 |
251017602 |
75 |
736 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh |
$
33,673,350 |
$
24,771,776 |
|
1968 |
581021791 |
67 |
900 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Atlanta |
$
30,791,644 |
$
31,736,865 |
|
1947 |
390806312 |
79 |
700 |
Milwaukee Jewish Federation |
$
29,175,499 |
$
22,069,015 |
|
1935 |
470384659 |
553 |
602 |
Jewish Federation Of Omaha |
$
25,752,449 |
$
26,655,955 |
|
1922 |
210634489 |
1389 |
1193 |
Jewish Federation Of Southern New
Jersey |
$
23,169,968 |
$
24,115,902 |
|
1979 |
591945109 |
100 |
90 |
Jewish Federation Of South Palm Beach
County |
$
21,628,430 |
$
19,551,267 |
|
2004 |
201195592 |
83 |
81 |
UJA Federation Of Northern New Jersey |
$
15,223,832 |
$
11,434,079 |
|
1941 |
741109654 |
41 |
300 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Houston |
$
15,027,340 |
$
20,639,632 |
|
1997 |
311501858 |
0 |
0 |
Foundation For The Charlotte Jewish
Community |
$
11,247,192 |
$
12,682,910 |
|
1958 |
741469465 |
373 |
150 |
Jewish Community Association Of Austin |
$
11,040,780 |
$
9,622,451 |
|
1954 |
237182057 |
307 |
400 |
Tampa Jcc-Federation Inc |
$
10,517,669 |
$
11,795,911 |
|
1935 |
340714442 |
302 |
100 |
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation |
$
10,515,566 |
$
11,709,542 |
|
1947 |
590967823 |
27 |
500 |
United Jewish Community Of Broward
County |
$
10,210,356 |
$
7,469,555 |
|
1942 |
750800654 |
49 |
200 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Dallas |
$
9,926,183 |
$
9,378,306 |
|
1945 |
840402662 |
34 |
250 |
Allied Jewish Federation Of Colorado |
$
9,656,287 |
$
12,280,574 |
|
1941 |
951319015 |
|
|
United Jewish Federation Of San Diego |
$
8,120,561 |
$
7,852,092 |
|
1934 |
610444765 |
387 |
250 |
Jewish Community of Louisville |
$
7,706,622 |
$
8,491,746 |
|
1976 |
880098500 |
26 |
500 |
Jewish Federation of Las Vegas |
$
7,703,949 |
$
12,391,560 |
|
1942 |
910575950 |
45 |
160 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle |
$
7,484,361 |
$
8,965,025 |
|
1972 |
237107693 |
28 |
1000 |
Greensboro Jewish Federation |
$
6,595,717 |
$
10,214,802 |
|
1955 |
31083745 |
20 |
345 |
Jewish Federation Of Columbus |
$
6,584,049 |
$
7,229,466 |
|
1961 |
160868942 |
26 |
200 |
Jewish Community Federation of Greater
Rochester |
$
6,346,390 |
$
6,758,620 |
|
1910 |
310537488 |
78 |
175 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Dayton |
$
5,852,690 |
$
7,726,885 |
|
1952 |
941167405 |
13 |
75 |
Jewish Federation Of Silicon Valley |
$
5,732,209 |
$
6,768,498 |
|
1966 |
952407026 |
52 |
780 |
Jewish Federation Orange County |
$
5,690,156 |
$
6,150,917 |
|
1986 |
222805163 |
17 |
500 |
United Jewish Federation Of
Northeastern New York |
$
4,998,224 |
$
5,865,649 |
|
1971 |
540480621 |
61 |
0 |
United Jewish Community Of The Virginia
Peninsula |
$
4,854,100 |
$
2,724,579 |
|
1949 |
60655482 |
34 |
420 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Hartford |
$
4,659,250 |
$
4,865,552 |
|
1976 |
132869041 |
32 |
80 |
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
New York |
$
4,480,975 |
$
5,237,514 |
|
1947 |
860096795 |
53 |
500 |
Jewish
Federation Of Southern Arizo |
$
4,318,536 |
$
5,539,684 |
|
1941 |
231352338 |
140 |
20 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Harrisburg |
$
4,242,777 |
$
4,645,115 |
|
1945 |
510064315 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Delaware Inc |
$
4,189,383 |
$
3,702,623 |
|
1993 |
541653165 |
8 |
31 |
Tidewater Jewish Federation |
$
4,113,578 |
$
- |
|
1970 |
591227747 |
26 |
263 |
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Matee
Sarasota, FL |
$
4,086,509 |
$
4,227,810 |
|
1972 |
941156335 |
28 |
300 |
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
San Francisco Marin & Peninsula |
$
3,963,233 |
$
3,711,692 |
|
1942 |
626077703 |
16 |
300 |
Jewish Federation Of Nashville And
Middle Tennessee |
$
3,820,463 |
$
2,587,865 |
|
1948 |
730579243 |
110 |
50 |
Jewish Federation of Tulsa |
$
3,786,998 |
$
3,779,025 |
|
1945 |
050259003 |
0 |
100 |
Jewish Federation Foundation (Rhode
Island) |
$
3,635,629 |
$
4,300,341 |
|
2000 |
341884695 |
14 |
70 |
Jewish Community Board Of Akron |
$
3,546,478 |
$
2,281,242 |
|
1942 |
540524512 |
11 |
150 |
Community Relations Council Of The
Jewish Community Federation Of Richmond |
$
3,445,482 |
$
3,146,649 |
|
1939 |
620475747 |
13 |
200 |
Memphis Jewish Federation |
$
3,439,508 |
$
2,567,619 |
|
1961 |
344428259 |
31 |
30 |
Jewish
Federation Of Greater Toledo |
$
3,346,133 |
$
3,123,776 |
|
1942 |
720408938 |
26 |
100 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater New
Orleans |
$
3,327,859 |
$
3,741,694 |
|
1948 |
951647830 |
12 |
65 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Long Beach
And West Orange County |
$
3,255,049 |
$
2,690,083 |
|
1920 |
930386825 |
17 |
150 |
Community Relations Council of the
Jewish Federation of Portland |
$
3,192,123 |
$
3,226,464 |
|
1948 |
236396949 |
17 |
200 |
Jewish Federation Of The Lehigh Valley |
$
3,093,298 |
$
3,218,441 |
|
1959 |
42105783 |
12 |
850 |
Jewish Federation Of The North Shore
Inc |
$
2,908,939 |
$
2,147,975 |
|
1986 |
221500549 |
15 |
350 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Middlesex
County |
$
2,829,799 |
$
2,705,714 |
|
1941 |
60655499 |
200 |
0 |
Jewish Center For Community Services
Inc |
$
2,770,619 |
$
3,233,748 |
|
1977 |
590637864 |
13 |
300 |
Jewish Federation Of Jacksonville Inc |
$
2,710,136 |
$
2,544,073 |
|
2002 |
581384316 |
108 |
600 |
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation |
$
2,654,696 |
$
3,146,721 |
|
1951 |
860096784 |
33 |
355 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Phoenix |
$
2,630,802 |
$
2,466,753 |
|
1960 |
237211881 |
10 |
49 |
Jewish Federation Of Palm Springs And
Desert Area |
$
2,408,963 |
$
2,407,784 |
|
1949 |
160743210 |
13 |
0 |
Jewish
Federation of Greater
Buffalo |
$
2,400,903 |
$
2,678,839 |
|
1973 |
231728784 |
20 |
55 |
Jewish Federation Of Reading
Pennsylvania |
$
2,398,380 |
$
1,077,957 |
|
1979 |
390867186
|
176 |
200 |
Jewish Federation of Madison |
$
2,358,530 |
$
2,631,354 |
|
1970 |
631045456 |
13 |
55 |
Birmingham Jewish Federation |
$
2,333,028 |
$
3,001,894 |
|
1944 |
042104347 |
30 |
1000 |
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
Greater Boston |
$
2,327,033 |
$
2,837,957 |
|
1942 |
741109662 |
27 |
100 |
Jewish Federation Of San Antonio |
$
2,276,184 |
$
2,528,518 |
|
1956 |
066068624 |
12 |
0 |
UJA Federation of Greenwich |
$
2,206,254 |
$
2,152,119 |
|
1972 |
237397882 |
0 |
32 |
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater
Long Beach & West Orange County |
$
2,067,764 |
$
3,110,747 |
|
1947 |
590946923 |
8 |
100 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Orlando |
$
1,958,713 |
$
1,974,569 |
|
2000 |
10530420 |
91 |
26 |
Jewish Community Alliance Of Southern
Maine |
$
1,735,931 |
$
1,822,968 |
|
1956 |
580566231 |
4 |
275 |
Savannah Jewish Federation |
$
1,670,644 |
$
1,555,984 |
|
1944 |
42104363 |
33 |
200 |
Jewish Federation of Central
Massachusetts |
$
1,545,555 |
$
1,429,735 |
|
1974 |
237354759 |
14 |
110 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Santa
Barbara |
$
1,512,018 |
$
1,357,668 |
|
1952 |
576000188 |
13 |
15 |
Charleston Jewish Federation |
$
1,460,881 |
$
1,224,268 |
|
1982 |
592151725 |
4 |
48 |
Jewish Federation Of Collier County |
$
1,458,368 |
$
1,336,519 |
|
1942 |
620475677 |
28 |
147 |
Jewish Community Federation of Greater
Chattanooga |
$
1,431,051 |
$
1,635,062 |
|
1991 |
382711480 |
10 |
110 |
The Jewish Federation Of Greater Ann
Arbor |
$
1,337,503 |
$
1,399,767 |
|
1942 |
741168038 |
57 |
0 |
Jewish Federation of El Paso |
$
1,299,954 |
$
1,435,572 |
|
1956 |
750808797 |
11 |
10 |
Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and
Tarrant County |
$
1,289,550 |
$
800,473 |
|
1955 |
350888766 |
45 |
150 |
Jewish Federation Of Northwest India
Inc |
$
1,189,059 |
$
1,203,788 |
|
1964 |
237174039 |
2 |
30 |
The Jewish Community Foundation Of
Princeton Mercer Bucks |
$
1,188,966 |
$
2,130,923 |
|
1914 |
420835321 |
43 |
75 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Des Moines |
$
1,183,398 |
$
1,233,157 |
|
1992 |
620452960 |
98 |
100 |
Knoxville Jewish Federation |
$
1,173,907 |
$
1,290,203 |
|
1987 |
561553301 |
49 |
300 |
Raleigh-Cary Jewish Federation Inc |
$
1,171,538 |
$
1,116,822 |
|
1953 |
520214465 |
19 |
58 |
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
Greater Washington |
$
1,135,738 |
$
1,423,839 |
|
1995 |
521912836 |
13 |
150 |
Baltimore Jewish Council Inc |
$
1,128,751 |
$
1,205,743 |
|
1983 |
221668993 |
5 |
400 |
Jewish Federation Of Somerset,
Hunterdon, And Warren Counties |
$
1,098,780 |
$
1,245,883 |
|
1964 |
590697685 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Pinellas & Pasco
Counties FL |
$
1,085,617 |
$
786,877 |
|
1994 |
042131409 |
11 |
300 |
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires |
$
1,077,675 |
$
1,348,728 |
|
1942 |
730579276 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Greater Oklahoma
City |
$
1,061,688 |
$
1,279,377 |
|
1941 |
210632971 |
0 |
50 |
Jewish Federation Of Atlantic And Cape
May Counties |
$
1,041,998 |
$
1,205,788 |
|
1918 |
150543614 |
7 |
250 |
Jewish Federation Of Central New York |
$
1,012,100 |
$
742,669 |
|
1985 |
133268920 |
5 |
100 |
Jewish Federation of Rockland County |
$
918,445 |
$
1,177,129 |
|
1959 |
410826434 |
10 |
231 |
Jewish Community Relations Council
Minnesota & The Dakotas |
$
899,144 |
$
1,118,738 |
|
1990 |
237300057 |
15 |
67 |
Jewish Federation of Broome County |
$
886,416 |
$
785,462 |
|
1965 |
850158242 |
5 |
23 |
The Jewish Federation Of New Mexico |
$
861,968 |
$
723,849 |
|
1953 |
350941124 |
12 |
100 |
Jewish Federation Of St Joseph Valley |
$
793,170 |
$
929,979 |
|
1980 |
570704341 |
5 |
20 |
Columbia Jewish Federation |
$
786,872 |
$
- |
|
1978 |
591774958 |
2 |
55 |
Jewish Federation Of Volusia & Flagler
Counties |
$
768,207 |
$
859,611 |
|
1975 |
510138674 |
18 |
0 |
Jewish Federation Of Greater Manchester |
$
762,503 |
$
842,594 |
|
1976 |
132856699 |
|
|
Westchester Jewish Council |
$
741,202 |
$
744,229 |
|
1950 |
381359257 |
4 |
100 |
Flint Jewish Federation |
$
718,389 |
$
405,478 |
|
1952 |
240809371 |
7 |
101 |
Jewish Federation Of Northeastern
Pennsylvania |
$
688,684 |
$
653,332 |
|
1969 |
386099686 |
48 |
80 |
Jewish Federation Of Grand Rapids |
$
686,053 |
$
761,692 |
|
1994 |
954443373 |
21 |
0 |
Jewish Federation Of The Greater San
Gabriel & Pomo Valleys |
$
620,400 |
$
523,837 |
|
1978 |
941156558 |
11 |
144 |
Jewish Federation Of The Sacramento
Region |
$
606,577 |
$
912,318 |
|
1950 |
150533576 |
30 |
100 |
Jewish Community Federation Of The
Mohawk Valley |
$
596,801 |
$
556,399 |
|
2004 |
205631988 |
|
|
Jewish Community Relations Council of
Saint Louis |
$
575,689 |
$
600,319 |
|
1971 |
237084946 |
|
|
Canton Jewish Community Federation |
$
573,612 |
$
674,715 |
|
1978 |
141584342 |
5 |
75 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Orange
County |
$
498,629 |
$
664,095 |
|
1937 |
383011194 |
|
|
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
Metropolitan Detroit |
$
488,467 |
$
485,899 |
|
1977 |
222140175 |
6 |
0 |
Jewish Federation Of Ocean County |
$
469,627 |
$
412,046 |
|
1957 |
870282380 |
4 |
24 |
United Jewish Federation Of Utah |
$
432,438 |
$
183,152 |
|
1951 |
720408964 |
1 |
0 |
North Louisiana Jewish Federation |
$
431,667 |
$
293,238 |
|
1988 |
42992252 |
0 |
0 |
Merrimack Valley United Jewish
Communities |
$
429,944 |
$
427,163 |
|
1977 |
310906786 |
25 |
100 |
Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass |
$
377,938 |
$
381,019 |
|
1975 |
370662593 |
4 |
24 |
Jewish Federation Of Springfield
Illinois |
$
375,562 |
$
383,561 |
|
1952 |
486119344 |
17 |
100 |
Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation |
$
374,415 |
$
383,073 |
|
1912 |
710245512 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Arkansas |
$
372,696 |
$
374,616 |
|
1978 |
237344693 |
2 |
0 |
Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation |
$
362,820 |
$
409,890 |
|
1985 |
222343478 |
3 |
0 |
Jewish Federation Of Cumberland County |
$
347,370 |
$
444,717 |
|
1955 |
46006566 |
3 |
75 |
Jewish Federation of
Greater New
Bedford |
$
341,487 |
$
231,966 |
|
1992 |
141751875 |
3 |
300 |
Jewish Federation of Dutchess County |
$
338,328 |
$
365,688 |
|
1943 |
586044144 |
|
|
Augusta Jewish Federation |
$
332,174 |
$
410,356 |
|
1974 |
237099139 |
|
|
Jewish Community Relations Council Of
Indianapolis |
$
299,575 |
$
350,921 |
|
1972 |
237208853 |
1 |
21 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge |
$
293,342 |
$
307,294 |
|
1937 |
630288849 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Central Alabama
Inc |
$
289,635 |
$
375,508 |
|
1949 |
420698205 |
|
|
Jewish Federation of Sioux City |
$
272,535 |
$
241,276 |
|
1948 |
370661214 |
4 |
|
Jewish Federation Of Southern Illinois,
Southeast Missouri, And Western Kentucky |
$
269,495 |
$
315,029 |
|
1942 |
350869051 |
11 |
15 |
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation |
$
266,187 |
$
277,597 |
|
1983 |
36-3048783 |
2 |
|
Jewish Federation Of The Quad Cities |
$
246,268 |
$
238,239 |
|
1950 |
370697159 |
4 |
|
Jewish Federation Of Peoria |
$
243,527 |
$
261,107 |
|
2000 |
161562220 |
11 |
30 |
Jewish Federation of the Twin Tiers |
$
234,013 |
$
273,440 |
|
1977 |
133099520 |
|
|
Jewish Community Council Of Pelham
Parkway |
$
204,555 |
$
191,686 |
|
1962 |
66063384 |
1 |
0 |
Jewish Federation Of Danbury |
$
201,609 |
$
192,787 |
|
1946 |
362167845 |
|
|
Jewish Federation Of Greater Rockford |
$
115,978 |
$
59,063 |
|
1942 |
250984608 |
0 |
35 |
Jewish Community Council Of Erie |
$
67,644 |
$
- |
|
1953 |
221533506 |
17 |
476 |
Jewish Federation Of Central New Jersey |
$
- |
$
- |
|
Total |
|
7,701 |
57,841 |
|
$
946,557,537 |
$
917,533,938 |
In aggregate, Israel Affinity Organizations were
the number two “charity” in America in 2012, just behind the United Way,
but ahead of the Salvation Army. Given their above-average growth rate,
it is reasonable to assume they will soon be number one, if they are not
already. That is because the Iran nuclear threat campaign—a manufactured
crisis—appears to have mobilized levels of financial support not
achieved since the late 1930s through the end of the 1940s.
Most of the financial data in this report and in
the following tables has been gathered by examining the IRS form 990 tax
returns filed by each IAO. To achieve a common basis of comparison, data
reported by an IAO on a year 2012 form 990 is counted entirely as 2012
data, even if an organization’s fiscal year does not end on December 31.
The figure in the “launch” column is the year the organization was
established, incorporated or received IRS tax-exempt status. EIN
(employee identification number) is the organization’s unique taxpayer
ID number. EE is claimed employees for the year 2012, while Vol. is the
claimed number of volunteers.
The revenue figure used in the column “2012” is
from IRS form 990 line 12, “total revenue.” This line, the net of public
and government contributions (most government contributions are
negligible), plus any program-related activities, plus or minus
investment returns, provides the best snapshot of actual year resources
available to implement an IAO’s programs. No attempt is made to net out
conduit transfers. Therefore, if an IAO solicits and receives $10,000 in
public contributions, only to transfer that amount to another IAO,
aggregate IAO revenue counted for the year will be $20,000. Figures for
IAO employees and volunteers are those reported by the organization’s
most recent available IRS form 990. Figures for year 2020 revenue are
the author’s forecast using regression analysis of revenue growth from
2001-2012 (or from the IAO’s launch year, if that occurred after 2001).
A blank in the 2020 column indicates an IAO
appears to be on revenue track to become defunct by that year or
earlier. Some organizations are listed that have no 2012 revenue or that
may have been defunct by that year. Many of these appear in the full
online database at IsraelLobby.org if they were involved in interesting
activities, such as illegal settlements, or espionage, as mentioned in
the case of the Alliance for
Competitive Technology.
Source: Big Israel: How Israel's Lobby Moves
America
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