FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF THE CIS INC

EIN: 133970940 501(c)(3) Philanthropy & Grantmaking

NEW YORK, NY

Total Revenue
$54,900,512
Total Expenses
$54,491,663
Total Assets
$65,608,569
Net Assets
$65,445,731
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1997
Legal Domicile
NY
Principal Officer
DAVID MONDSHINE
Phone
2122623688
Tax Period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31

FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF THE CIS INC, founded in 1997, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $54.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 8% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID AND JEWISH EDUCATION, ORGANIZE AND PROVIDE CULTURAL EVENTS AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES, AND HELP DEVELOP JEWISH COMMUNITIES AND REBUILD JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, IN RUSSIA, THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, AND ELSEWHERE. DELIVERING ON THAT MISSION, THE FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES PROMOTES THE REBIRTH OF JEWISH CULTURE BY SPONSORING PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS IN 15 COUNTRIES, CREATING AN INCUBATOR FOR THE FIRST POST-SOVIET GENERATION OF JEWISH ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, COMPOSERS, AND WRITERS. THIS CULTURAL ARCHIPELAGO INCLUDES LIBRARIES, COMPUTER CENTERS, MUSEUMS, CHESS TOURNAMENTS, ATHLETICS, ART EXHIBITIONS, POETRY READINGS, CONCERTS, THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, DANCE GROUPS, ADULT EDUCATION, AND HOBBY CLUBS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $30,209,439

CULTURE & COMMUNITY CENTERS - CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OFTEN TAKE PLACE AT FEDERATION-SPONSORED JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS. A SUCCESSFUL JCC IS A SECOND HOME, WHERE JEWS OF ALL AFFILIATIONS AND AGES JOIN...

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CULTURE & COMMUNITY CENTERS - CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OFTEN TAKE PLACE AT FEDERATION-SPONSORED JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS. A SUCCESSFUL JCC IS A SECOND HOME, WHERE JEWS OF ALL AFFILIATIONS AND AGES JOIN EDUCATIONAL AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES IN A NURTURING COMMUNAL SETTING. JCCS HOST WOMEN'S CLUBS, SPORTS CLUBS, BOOK CLUBS, CHESS CLUBS, SINGLES' CLUBS, FAMILY CLUBS, BUSINESS CLUBS, AND YIDDISH CLUBS. THEY OFFER HEBREW CLASSES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS ON JEWISH TOPICS, SUCH AS TALMUD, KABBALAH, MEDICAL ETHICS, AND FAMILY LAW. THE JCCS ALSO SERVE AS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CENTERS, INCLUDING ARRANGING HOLIDAY EVENTS AND LIFE CYCLE CEREMONIES. IN MANY COMMUNITIES THEY ARE THE SOLE SUPPLIER OF JUDAICA. THE FEDERATION CURRENTLY SUPPORTS MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. ITS GOAL IS TO OPEN A JCC IN EVERY CITY AND TOWN WITH A SUBSTANTIAL JEWISH POPULATION, EACH WITH ITS OWN FITNESS CENTER, MULTI-FUNCTION HALLS AND CLASSROOMS, THEATER, LIBRARY, SOUP KITCHEN, AND EVEN MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE FEDERATION ALSO HELPS REBUILD SYNAGOGUES AND MIKVAS, REFURBISHES CEMETERIES AND ASSISTS THE NEEDY. THROUGH A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CHABAD LUBAVITCH, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS MORE THAN 200 PERMANENT RABBIS SERVING OVER 90 COMMUNITIES IN 15 COUNTRIES. MANY RABBIS SERVE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS AND INHOSPITABLE CLIMATES. IN ADDITION TO LEADING PRAYER SERVICES AND PERFORMING WEDDINGS, BAR AND BAT MITZVAHS AND FUNERALS, THEY PARTNER WITH LOCAL JEWISH LEADERS IN REBUILDING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEADING THE REMARKABLE REVIVAL OF JEWISH LIFE THROUGHOUT THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

Program 2
Expenses: $14,065,736

RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - FOR MILLIONS OF JEWS WHO WERE UNFAILINGLY EDUCATED IN THE STATE DOCTRINE OF ATHEISM, FORCED TO GROW UP WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR RELIGION, CULTURE OR HERITAGE...

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RELIGIOUS & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - FOR MILLIONS OF JEWS WHO WERE UNFAILINGLY EDUCATED IN THE STATE DOCTRINE OF ATHEISM, FORCED TO GROW UP WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR RELIGION, CULTURE OR HERITAGE, JEWISH EDUCATION IS ESSENTIALLY AN EXPERIENCE OF SPIRITUAL REBIRTH. TO PROMOTE THIS REBIRTH, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS MORE THAN 100 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING JEWISH KINDERGARTENS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, WITH AN AGGREGATE ENROLLMENT OF MORE THAN 7,000 STUDENTS.

Program 3
Expenses: $9,200,503

HUMANITARIAN AID - MORE THAN ONE MILLION JEWS STILL LIVE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. MORE THAN A THIRD OF THEM ARE POOR, SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES, ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR SICK. MANY LACK THE MOST BASIC...

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HUMANITARIAN AID - MORE THAN ONE MILLION JEWS STILL LIVE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. MORE THAN A THIRD OF THEM ARE POOR, SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES, ELDERLY, DISABLED, OR SICK. MANY LACK THE MOST BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING AND MEDICINE. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS SOUP KITCHENS AND THE DELIVERY OF THOUSANDS OF MEALS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, CHILDREN, AND NEEDY FAMILIES. IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHES AND MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL CLINICS, ORPHANAGES, SAFE HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING, AND SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTERS FOR JEWS THROUGHOUT THE FSU.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $51,722,973
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $3,177,539
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $54,900,512

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $52,300,024
Salaries & Benefits $929,911
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $53,475,678
Other Expenses $1,261,728
TOTAL EXPENSES $54,491,663

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $54,900,512 $50,808,389 +0.1%
Expenses $54,491,663 $58,133,700 -0.1%
Net Income $408,849 $-7,325,311 -1.1%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
4
Independent Members
2
Employees
32
Volunteers
4

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
2
$0
Total Directors
4
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
DAVID MONDSHINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TREASURER 35.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SHLOMO PELES SECRETARY 35.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
BEREL LAZAR DIRECTOR 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
YOSEF BRICKMAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $54,900,512 $54,491,663 $65,608,569 $408,849
2024 $50,808,389 $58,133,700 $62,716,061 $-7,325,311
2023 $61,739,464 $61,530,166 $67,327,833 $209,298
2022 $77,345,811 $53,967,781 $66,130,975 $23,378,030
2021 $39,631,208 $35,132,238 $45,162,356 $4,498,970
2020 $48,830,502 $35,724,874 $37,441,767 $13,105,628
2019 $39,688,864 $34,457,205 $26,629,624 $5,231,659
2018 $37,377,849 $38,468,768 $21,596,268 $-1,090,919
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