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United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc

EIN 51-0172429 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK (UJA) CARES FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE AND NEW YORKERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, RESPONDS TO CRISES CLOSE TO HOME AND FAR AWAY, AND SHAPES THE JEWISH FUTURE. THROUGH STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING, UJA PROVIDES FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO OVER 400 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 65 CORE HEALTH, HUMAN-SERVICE, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING INSTITUTIONS. UJA SEEDS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS, SUSTAINS ESSENTIAL COMMUNAL INSTITUTIONS, AND LEVERAGES RELATIONSHIPS TO ADDRESS ONGOING CHALLENGES AND EMERGING ISSUES AFFECTING THE JEWISH AND BROADER COMMUNITY. ITS GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY SECURES TENS OF MILLIONS ANNUALLY FOR SERVICES TO NEW YORKERS IN NEED. UJA HAS CONSISTENTLY MOBILIZED ITS NETWORK AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS PRESSING NEEDS, AIDING VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS AND SUPPORTING JEWISH INSTITUTIONS. SINCE THE HORRIFIC EVENTS OF OCTOBER 7, 2023, UJA HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HELPING THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HEAL AND REBUILD.

Income
$350.5 million
Spending
$374.0 million
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
22.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 80%
Employees
448
Volunteers
5,700
Highest pay
$1.0 million, chief investment officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 22.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 9% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    161 of 161 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $123.0 million spent. RESPONDING TO CRISES:UJA ACTS IMMEDIATELY WHEN CRISES ARISE, LOCALLY OR GLOBALLY. WHETHER RESPONDING TO WAR, COMBATING THE SURGE IN ANTISEMITISM, OR PROVIDING RELIEF AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES, UJA IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO QUICKLY AND STRATEGICALLY MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE IN HARM'S WAY. IN ADDITION TO MEETING IMMEDIATE, EMERGENCY NEEDS-INCLUDING FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND INFIRM, AND MORE-UJA ALSO AIDS IN LONGER-TERM RECOVERY, TRAUMA-RELIEF, AND RESILIENCE-BUILDING. SINCE THE OCTOBER 7,2023 EVENTS AND AS OF THE FILING OF THIS TAX RETURN, UJA HAS ALLOCATED MORE THAN $330 MILLION TO ADDRESS ACUTE EMERGENCY NEEDS IN ISRAEL WHILE ALSO INVESTING IN PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY. IN RESPONSE TO RISING ANTISEMITISM, PARTICULARLY FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7, UJA HAS DEVELOPED AND FUNDED PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SECURITY FOR JEWISH INSTITUTIONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.
  2. $92.5 million spent. CARING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED:UJA ALLOCATES FUNDS TO HUNDREDS OF NONPROFITS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AID AND SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, AND LONG ISLAND. THESE NONPROFITS SERVE BOTH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE BROADER NEW YORK POPULATION, INCLUDING SENIORS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, SINGLE PARENTS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND DISABILITIES. THE SERVICES THEY OFFER INCLUDE HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, END-OF-LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EDUCATION, FOOD PROGRAMS, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND GUIDANCE. UJA ALSO PROMOTES VOLUNTEERISM BY FACILITATING THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE CLIENTS AT NUMEROUS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)NONPROFITS. ADDITIONALLY, UJA SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL AND NEARLY 70 OTHER COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE THAT PROVIDE BASIC HUMAN SERVICES.
  3. $90.4 million spent. DEEPENING JEWISH ENGAGEMENT AND STRENGTHENING JEWISH COMMUNITIES ("JEWISH LIFE")UJA SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES THAT ENCOURAGE JEWS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE THEIR JEWISH IDENTITY AND FUNDS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN SYNAGOGUES, SUPPORT COLLEGE STUDENTS BY PROMOTING JEWISH LIFE ON CAMPUS, CONNECT YOUNG JEWS TO ISRAEL, AND CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR ALL JEWS. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING, UJA SUPPORTS BOTH INFORMAL AND FORMAL JEWISH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. UJA ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND TEACHER BENEFITS AT JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ISRAEL EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND JEWISH SUMMER DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS, ALL OF WHICH ARE IMPORTANT PLATFORMS FOR POSITIVE JEWISH EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGEMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THE OUTPOURING OF JEWISH EXPRESSION FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7, UJA HAS INVESTED AN ADDITIONAL $25 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL FURTHER INSPIRE AND CONNECT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. UJA MAINTAINS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT ISRAEL IS A SAFE, VIBRANT, JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY. UJA INVESTS IN THE SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS OF ISRAEL'S MOST VULNERABLE AND HELPS TO STRENGTHEN ISRAELI CIVIL SOCIETY. UJA REMAINS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE REBUILDING PROCESS SINCE OCTOBER 7, PARTICULARLY IN RESTORING THE SOCIAL FABRIC AND THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL RESILIENCE OF HISTORICALLY AND NEWLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1975.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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