JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO

EIN: 362167761 501(c)(3) Philanthropy & Grantmaking

CHICAGO, IL

Total Revenue
$284,591,607
Total Expenses
$205,695,841
Total Assets
$1,123,807,228
Net Assets
$863,260,298
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1900
Legal Domicile
IL
Principal Officer
LONNIE NASATIR
Phone
3124442814
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, founded in 1900, is a major nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $129.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2017. Net assets of $585.6M represent 54 months of operating reserves.

Mission

FEDERATION BRINGS JEWISH CHICAGO TOGETHER TO SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES, ADVOCATE ON KEY ISSUES AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO JEWISH LIFE AND COMMUNITY.

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Trantor Score

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

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $186,781,846
Program Service Revenue $24,284,037
Investment Income $72,250,238
Other Revenue $1,275,486
TOTAL REVENUE $284,591,607

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $178,264,506
Salaries & Benefits $17,935,588
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $201,367,512
Other Expenses $9,495,747
TOTAL EXPENSES $205,695,841

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $284,591,607 $219,098,638 +0.3%
Expenses $205,695,841 $220,598,777 -0.1%
Net Income $78,895,766 $-1,500,139 -53.6%
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
87
Independent Members
86
Employees
N/A
Volunteers
12394

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
33
$6,907,544
Total Directors
87
$0
Key Employees
1
$363,094
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
WENDY C ABRAMS BOARD CHAIR 10.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JASON FRIEDMAN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JORDAN T GOODMAN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVEN M GREENBAUM VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
LISA JERICHO VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVEN H LAVIN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVEN N MILLER VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ROSS S PEARLSTEIN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ERIC A ROTHNER VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
DEVRA RESNICK SHUTAN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MARC SPELLMAN VICE CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JULIE DANN SCHNEIDER TREASURER 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MARC S BRENNER ASSISTANT TREASURER 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SHARI GRECO REICHES SECRETARY 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SUSAN SPIER CHAPMAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
KATIE BERGER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
WENDY A BERGER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
GITA BERK DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JANNA BERK DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBBIE L BERMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
HANNAH BLOOM-HIRSCHBERG DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
NEIL BOOK DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
BLUMA BRONER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
KAREN BUDIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CAREY COOPER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CAROLINE DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVEN J ERLEBACHER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MAURY FERTIG DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
LINDA SCHOTTENSTEIN FISHER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
RABBI WENDI GEFFEN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
LINDA B GINSBURG DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CRAIG GOLDSMITH DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MELINDA GROSSMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANNY GUTMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDREW L HANANEL DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
KING W HARRIS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID J HARTMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSH B HERZ DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANA WESTREICH HIRT DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
SUSAN INSOFT DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBORAH SCHRAYER KARMIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JANE CADDEN LEDERMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
BRIAN J LEVINSON DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSHUA LISS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHAIM LUBIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
NANCY MILLS DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID NANKIN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL OXMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JASON L PELTZ DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
SANFORD E PERL DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANIEL J PERLMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
BRANDON C PROSANSKY DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROBERT ROMANOFF DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARC L ROTH DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIE ROTHNER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID M SARNOFF DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JAMES SARNOFF DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
LYNN SACHSE SCHRAYER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
STEVE SCHREIBER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ERIC SEDLER DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ILAN SHALIT DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
KIMBERLY SHWACHMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MORRIS SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
RICHARD SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JUDY L SMITH DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
SARA CROWN STAR DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
BENJAMIN J SWARTZ DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROBYN TAVEL DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
PAULA WEISSMAN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBORAH WINICK DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSEPH WOLF DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
HILARY D WOLFE DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDREA R YABLON DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ETERI ZASLAVSKY DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID GOLDER EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ERIC GORDON EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
ADAM GREITZER EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CINDY KAPLAN EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
SHARON KOLTIN EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
GAYLE MILLER EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
SUSAN RIFAS EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL SALTZMAN EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
RABBI MICHAEL SCHWAB EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
KEITH SHAPIRO EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER WINTROUB STOLLER EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
PHYLLIS TABACHNICK EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CYDNEY TOPAZ EX-OFFICIO 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
LONNIE NASATIR PRESIDENT/CEO 25.00
Officer
$266,064 $77,261 $668,514
JAY TCATH EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 25.00
Officer
$175,149 $178,512 $576,578
DAVID S ROSEN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - ENDOWMENTS 50.00
Officer
$452,292 $106,440 $558,732
DR STEVEN B NASATIR EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN 32.00
Officer
$432,808 $55,634 $528,648
BOAZ BLUMOVITZ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 27.50
Officer
$98,537 $45,665 $410,616
DAVID PRYSTOWSKY CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 25.00
Officer
$162,761 $78,562 $404,084
JOY SCHWARTZ CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 0.00
Officer
$0 $57,459 $393,649
JAMES ROSENBERG CHIEF OF STAFF 0.00
Officer
$0 $87,519 $387,451
JAMES A PINKSTON VICE PRESIDENT - ACCOUNTING 30.00
Officer
$38,573 $56,475 $365,057
JOHN LOWENSTEIN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ENGAGEMENT 50.00
Officer
$276,949 $83,835 $360,784
DANIEL GOLDWIN CHIEF PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER 25.00
Officer
$136,105 $34,639 $307,942
SCOTT AARON VICE PRESIDENT, COE 50.00
Officer
$232,207 $60,572 $292,779
PETER CHISWICK SR. ASSOC V.P. & DIR, JUF INVEST. 25.00
Officer
$0 $45,504 $283,198
ROBERT A SCHUCKMAN VICE PRESIDENT - GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00
Officer
$190,889 $34,493 $273,104
TRACY MORE SR VICE PRESIDENT - ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 0.00
Officer
$0 $248,075 $490,455
EMILY SWEET CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER 0.00
Officer
$0 $18,975 $253,553
JENNY PUCHTEL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 0.00
Officer
$0 $8,413 $182,086
ERIC DEVIR AVP, CENTER FOR JEWISH PHILANTHROPY 50.00
Officer
$139,144 $31,170 $170,314
RABBI LOUIS A LAZOVSKY VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES 10.00
Key Emp
$30,425 $58,845 $363,094
JOEL POUPKO RABBINIC SCHOLAR 40.00
Highest
$212,121 $21,721 $233,842
MICHAEL SIMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FIEDLER HILLEL 40.00
Highest
$214,094 $32,949 $247,043
DANIEL GODSEL SECURITY DIRECTOR 40.00
Highest
$205,700 $17,768 $223,468
ELLEN CARMELL EX DIRECTOR, JEWISH WOMEN'S FDN 40.00
Highest
$179,001 $45,919 $224,920
EMILY BRISKMAN VICE PRESIDENT, CAMPUS AFFAIRS 40.00
Highest
$165,878 $22,278 $188,156
DEBORAH COVINGTON FORMER SR VP, PLANNING & ALLOCATIONS 0.00
$0 $188,098 $298,815
DAVID S RUBOVITS PHD FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 0.00
$0 $63,508 $253,626
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 $284,591,607 $205,695,841 $1,123,807,228 $78,895,766
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $169,077,828 $209,066,688 $981,496,583 $-39,988,860
2022 $204,695,398 $195,483,599 $969,217,153 $9,211,799
2021 $169,353,912 $160,358,624 $1,085,129,987 $8,995,288
2020 $176,731,077 $160,191,251 $932,459,099 $16,539,826
2019 $206,142,297 $134,119,215 $1,048,594,498 $72,023,082
2018 $129,272,497 $134,114,615 $993,094,052 $-4,842,118
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