International Fellowship of Christians & Jews CEO salary and executive pay
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews paid its CEO, Yael Eckstein-Farkas, $931,098 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $161,854 (21.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $318,221,645, up 17.2% from $271,477,446 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. International Fellowship of Christians & Jews has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-3256096, Chicago, IL.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$931,098
- Total revenue
- $318,221,645
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 34%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533089349301573.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 136th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.29% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 1 person was paid more than $500,000 and no one more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Yael Eckstein-Farkas CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $931,098 |
| Robin Van EttenGLOBAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $478,172 |
| Laurel SimkovichVP OF FINANCE | $361,660 |
| Lucas PuzanCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $327,982 |
| Kristin HenningSENIOR DIR. OF FINANCE | $229,573 |
Also paid on the latest return: Tewahedo Seyoum (SENIOR DIR OF INFORMATION SERVICES), $229,304; Vincent Torti (DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY), $227,962; Erica Prescott (SR DR INTEGR FR & DONOR RETENTION), $227,520; Travis Deramcy (SR DR INTEGR FR & MARKETING), $214,155.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Bishop Paul Lanier (CHAIRMAN), Jr Dupell (SECRETARY & TREASURER), Michele Bachman (DIRECTOR), David Clark (DIRECTOR), Steven Hefter (DIRECTOR), Johnnie Moore (DIRECTOR), Suzanne Peyser (DIRECTOR), Jacob Schimmel (DIRECTOR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Yael Eckstein-Farkas CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $931,098 | $318,221,645 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Yael Eckstein-Farkas CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $769,244 | $271,477,446 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Yael Eckstein-Farkas CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $797,547 | $227,606,421 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202533089349301573.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Yael Eckstein-FarkasPRESIDENT & CEO | $792,254 | $138,844 | $589,566 | $6,640 | $196,048 | $138,844 | $0 | $931,098 |
| Robin Van EttenGLOBAL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $368,149 | $110,023 | $362,239 | $950 | $4,960 | $69,045 | $40,978 | $478,172 |
| Laurel SimkovichVP OF FINANCE | $285,383 | $76,277 | $275,106 | $1,050 | $9,227 | $41,204 | $35,073 | $361,660 |
| Lucas PuzanCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $257,831 | $70,151 | $255,426 | $1,200 | $1,205 | $26,819 | $43,332 | $327,982 |
| Kristin HenningSENIOR DIR. OF FINANCE | $176,106 | $53,467 | $169,732 | $1,450 | $4,924 | $26,454 | $27,013 | $229,573 |
These figures come from International Fellowship of Christians & Jews' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How International Fellowship of Christians & Jews compares
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Common questions
Yael Eckstein-Farkas (PRESIDENT & CEO) was paid $931,098 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $792,254 from International Fellowship of Christians & Jews and $138,844 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Yael Eckstein-Farkas, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $931,098.
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews paid its CEO, Yael Eckstein-Farkas, $931,098 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $161,854 (21.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Yael Eckstein-Farkas, paid $797,547. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $797,547 (Yael Eckstein-Farkas); December 2023, $769,244; December 2024, $931,098.
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews' return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $271,969,491 and total revenue of $318,221,645 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $46,252,154. Expenses were $227,725,768 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 19.4%. The CEO's pay of $931,098 equals 0.34% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns International Fellowship of Christians & Jews filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 4, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.