Jewish Federations of North America CEO salary and executive pay
Jewish Federations of North America paid its CEO, Eric Fingerhut, $852,662 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $102,625 (13.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $435,156,966, down 38.0% from $702,409,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Jewish Federations of North America ranks 10th of 18 foundations and grantmakers on this site by CEO pay. Jewish Federations of North America has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
See also: United Israel Appeal, which reports the same executives on its own return.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1624240, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$852,662
- Total revenue
- $435,156,966
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 16%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601359349309115.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 174th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.20% 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 |
|---|---|
| Eric Fingerhut CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $852,662 |
| Shira HuttEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $440,842 |
| Michelle KravetzCHIEF IMPACT AND GROWTH OFFICER | $393,220 |
| Elizabeth FisherCHIEF TALENT OFFICER | $344,833 |
| Sarah EisenmanCHIEF COMMUNITY AND JEWISH LIFE OFFICER | $337,430 |
Also paid on the latest return: Davi Ellis (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $334,553; Rebecca Caspi (DIRECTOR GENERAL ISRAEL OFFICE), $328,752; Lawrence Brooks (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $279,337; Karen Barall (VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS), $275,964; Evan Hochberg (DEPUTY DIRECTOR; ASSOC VICE PRESIDENT, ISRAEL), $275,568; Mike Uram (Chief Jewish Learning Officer), $265,838; Pamela A Zaltsman (SENIOR ADVISOR, ISRAEL & OVERSEAS), $262,448; Pamela Kurtzman (MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOND PROGRAM), $195,242.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: David T Brown (VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD), J David Heller (NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN), Julie B Platt (CHAIR OF THE BOARD), Neil Wallack (SECRETARY), Suzanne Barton Grant (TREASURER), Albert Praw (DIRECTOR), Amir Kahana (DIRECTOR (as of 07/01/24)), Amy Benedikt (DIRECTOR), Amy Berger Chafetz (DIRECTOR), Amy Bressman (DIRECTOR), Amy Goodman (DIRECTOR (as of 07/01/24)), Andre Tarraf (DIRECTOR), Andrea Weinberger (DIRECTOR), Andrew Hochberg (DIRECTOR), Andy Hodes (DIRECTOR), Ann Pava (DIRECTOR), April Eisen-Leavy (DIRECTOR), Ari Ackerman (DIRECTOR), Ariel Bentata (DIRECTOR), Ariella Rohringer (DIRECTOR), Barry Berg (DIRECTOR), Barry Seidman (DIRECTOR), Beth Arogeti (DIRECTOR), Beth Goldsmith (DIRECTOR), Beth Liss (DIRECTOR), and 117 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Eric Fingerhut CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $852,662 | $435,156,966 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Eric Fingerhut CEO President & CEO | $750,037 | $702,409,132 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Eric Fingerhut CEO President & CEO | $695,338 | $278,666,826 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Eric Fingerhut CEO President & CEO | $699,010 | $364,901,523 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601359349309115.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Eric FingerhutPRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $794,404 | $58,258 | $738,243 | $0 | $56,161 | $15,053 | $43,205 | $852,662 |
| Shira HuttEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | $422,041 | $18,801 | $421,051 | $0 | $990 | $15,750 | $3,051 | $440,842 |
| Michelle KravetzCHIEF IMPACT AND GROWTH OFFICER | $340,748 | $52,472 | $339,758 | $0 | $990 | $15,750 | $36,722 | $393,220 |
| Elizabeth FisherCHIEF TALENT OFFICER | $293,226 | $51,607 | $291,708 | $0 | $1,518 | $14,885 | $36,722 | $344,833 |
| Sarah EisenmanCHIEF COMMUNITY AND JEWISH LIFE OFFICER | $283,225 | $54,205 | $282,235 | $0 | $990 | $13,400 | $40,805 | $337,430 |
These figures come from Jewish Federations of North America's 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 Jewish Federations of North America compares
Ranked 10th of 18 foundations and grantmakers by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 9th, Boston Foundation, $915,854
- Next in this ranking: 11th, George Kaiser Family Foundation, $791,481
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
American Institutes for Research$1,647,659 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance$2,056,676 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
SRI International$1,440,820 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Toys for Tots$484,426 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Boston Foundation$915,854 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Eric Fingerhut (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $852,662 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $794,404 from Jewish Federations of North America and $58,258 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Eric Fingerhut, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $852,662.
Jewish Federations of North America paid its CEO, Eric Fingerhut, $852,662 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $102,625 (13.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Eric Fingerhut, paid $699,010. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $699,010 (Eric Fingerhut); June 2023, $695,338; June 2024, $750,037; June 2025, $852,662.
Jewish Federations of North America's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $511,075,455 and total revenue of $435,156,966 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $75,918,489. Expenses were $616,253,124 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 17.1%. The CEO's pay of $852,662 equals 0.17% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Jewish Federations of North America filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.