The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON (FEDERATION) ENVISIONS A CONNECTED AND VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR EACH OTHER, FOSTERS JEWISH LEARNING AND JOURNEYS, EMBRACES JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD AND ISRAEL, AND ACTS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD. (SEE SCHEDULE O) WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THE MOST CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING OUR DIVERSE AND GROWING JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE EMPOWER AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY BUILDERS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH PURPOSE - JOINING TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONG AND VIBRANT JEWISH FUTURE.
- Income
- $86.3 million
- Spending
- $52.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 34.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 82
- Volunteers
- 626
- Highest pay
- $543,759, executive vice president & ceo
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
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 34.1 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 25133 of 134 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (2)
- $37.9 million spent. ANNUAL CORE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ALLOCATIONS: ENSURING A FEELING OF BELONGING FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS; PROVIDING SENIORS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES, AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WITH THE SERVICES THEY REQUIRE TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND WITH DIGNITY; AND RESPONDING SWIFTLY TO CRISES AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO FEDERATION PRIORITIES. AT OUR CORE, WE WILL ALWAYS BE COMMITTED TO CARING FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. FEDERATION IS HERE TO CONNECT AND EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENSURING A MORE VIBRANT JEWISH FUTURE FOR US ALL. THE FEDERATION PROVIDES UNRESTRICTED ALLOCATIONS TO 41 LOCAL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT DC, MD, AND NORTHERN VA, 11 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND 4 OVERSEAS PARTNERS (THROUGH THEIR U.S. NONPROFIT AFFILIATE). (SEE SCHEDULE O)PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT: FEDERATION ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMMATIC GRANTS AND OTHER GRANTS TO MORE THAN 60 CONGREGATIONS AND JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS: NEXT GEN (YOUNG ADULTS), FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, TEENS & YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, BELONGING, INCLUSION, AND MORE.TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR EACH OTHER, FOSTERS JEWISH LEARNING AND JOURNEYS, EMBRANCES JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD AND ISRAEL, AND ACTS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD. THROUGH ALLOCATIONS TO BENEFICIARY AND PARTNER AGENCIES, FEDERATION AND OUR DONORS SUPPORT THE POOR, HONOR AND CARE FOR SENIORS, ATTEND TO THOSE WHO ARE ILL OR IN CRISIS, NURTURE AND EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN, WELCOME, AND INCLUDE THOSE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, IDENTITIES, AND ABILITIES, AND MUCH MORE. THIS WORK AND THE PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT ARE DRIVEN BY OUR SHARED JEWISH VALUES. EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO INSPIRING JEWISH LEARNING AND EXPERIENCES IN ORDER TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY'S STRONG JEWISH IDENTITY. FORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMAL JEWISH EXPERIENCES LIKE SUMMER CAMPS, YOUTH GROUPS, AND MISSIONS TO ISRAEL AND OTHER JEWISH COMMUNITIES ABROAD PROVIDE LEARNING, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT NOURISH OUR BODIES AND OUR MINDS. LASTLY, WE ARE FOCUSED ON CONNECTING OURSELVES AND OUR LIVES TO OTHER JEWS AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR SOLIDARITY WITH ONE ANOTHER IS CELEBRATED THROUGH OUR SHARED CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DEDICATION TO CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER.
- $9.1 million spent. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON STRIVES TO MAKE THE JOYS AND VALUES OF JEWISH LIFE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, SEAMLESSLY CONNECTING THE DIVERSE POPULATION THAT MAKES UP THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER WASHINGTON. THERE ARE COUNTLESS WAYS INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES CAN EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY JEWISH LIFE, CULTURE AND TRADITION IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REACH ISOLATED SENIORS, THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, NEWCOMERS, FAMILIES OF DIFFERENT FAITH BACKGROUNDS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND MANY OTHERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO WELCOMING AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR ALL WHO IDENTIFY AS OR SEEK TO BECOME PART OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. (SEE SCHEDULE O)JSHIELD, THE SECURITY DIVISION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON, STRIVES TO ASSIST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION IN ESTABLISHING A CULTURE OF SECURITY THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESILIENCY.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: FEDERATION'S NEXUS PROGRAM AND NEXT GEN PARTNER AGENCY PROGRAM ENGAGE YOUNG LEADERS IN THEIR 20S AND 30S TO ENRICH THEIR LEADERSHIP ABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN JEWISH GREATER WASHINGTON.DEEPENING OUR COMMUNITY'S CONNECTION TO ISRAEL AND ISRAELIS: FEDERATION'S COMMUNITY SHLICHIM PROGRAM BRINGS A COHORT OF YOUNG ISRAELI EMISSARIES TO GREATER WASHINGTON. IN THEIR ROLES AT LOCAL CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, EACH EMISSARY TRANSFORMS HOW THOUSANDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS RELATE TO ISRAEL AND ISRAELIS.CARING FOR OUR GLOBAL JEWISH COMMUNITY: FEDERATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN ISRAEL AND 70+ COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE.703-J-CARING: THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT LINE. LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JSSA AND A NETWORK OF HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE SUPPORT LINE IS DESIGNED TO TAKE THE GUESS WORK OUT OF ACCESSING RESOURCES ACROSS GREATER WASHINGTON. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN REACH A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL TO CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS, FOR EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO CASH ASSISTANCE TO LEGAL SUPPORT.FEDERATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE BRINGS RENOWNED THINKERS AND SCHOLARS TO OUR COMMUNITY TO ELEVATE THE DISCOURSE AND INTENSIFY OUR COMMUNAL JEWISH LEARNING, IN SMALL COHORTS OF LEADERS AND FOR ALL OF JEWISH GREATER WASHINGTON.ONE HAPPY CAMPER OFFERS INCENTIVE GRANTS TO FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME.PJ LIBRARY SENDS FREE HIGH-QUALITY JEWISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO FAMILIES EVERY MONTH. THESE STORIES SPARK CONVERSATIONS THAT INSPIRE THE WHOLE FAMILY TO EXPLORE AND CELEBRATE WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT JEWISH LIFE. PJ LIBRARY'S EDUCATORS AND EXPERTS CURATE THE BEST JEWISH BOOKS TO MATCH EACH DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF A CHILD'S JOURNEY FROM INFANCY TO INDEPENDENT READER.NEXT GEN IS THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND GIVING BACK PHILANTHROPICALLY.WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY ENGAGES WITH AND LEARNS FROM ONE ANOTHER, ENRICHING LIVES AND MAKING A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE GREATER JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE SERVE AS ROLE MODELS TO OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER WOMEN AND USE OUR COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO ADDRESS ISSUES CENTRAL TO OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.THE NETWORK IS THE INTERSECTION OF THE BUSINESS AND JEWISH COMMUNITY IN GREATER WASHINGTON - CREATING AN ENTRY POINT FOR LIKEMINDED BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO CONNECT THROUGH A JEWISH LENS.
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
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1941.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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