UJA-Federation of New York CEO salary and executive pay
UJA-Federation of New York paid its CEO, Eric S Goldstein, $1,022,711 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $105,858 (11.5%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $350,493,949, down 27.6% from $484,266,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. UJA-Federation of New York ranks 5th of 18 foundations and grantmakers on this site by CEO pay. UJA-Federation of New York has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 51-0172429, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,022,711
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,027,526Devana CohenCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- Total revenue
- $350,493,949
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 34%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349307791.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 137th 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, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Devana CohenCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,027,526 |
| Eric S Goldstein CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,022,711 |
| Mark MedinEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FRD | $914,306 |
| Luz D LiebeskindCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $749,252 |
| Ellen R ZimmermanSECRETARY/GEN'L COUNSEL & CCO | $574,578 |
Also paid on the latest return: Stuart Tauber (VICE PRESIDENT, REGIONS), $562,096; Elliot Hasdan (DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS), $526,479; Deborah Joselow (CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER), $522,186; Graham Cannon (CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER), $503,622; Rica Silverman (DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS), $480,137; William Samers (VP, PLANNED GIVING & ENDOWMENTS), $425,033; Hindy Poupko (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $352,575; Irvin A Rosenthal (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, FORMER), $102,626.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Linda Mirels (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), Marc Rowan (CHAIR OF THE BOARD/DIRECTOR), Suzanne F Peck (TREASURER/DIRECTOR), Jodi J Schwartz (GENERAL PLANNING CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Nicole Agus (PLANNING CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Geula Solomon (PLANNING CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Bruce Wexler (PLANNING CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Jane Dresner Sadaka (GENERAL CAMPAIGN CHAIR/DIRECTOR), David Wasserman (GENERAL CAMPAIGN CHAIR/DIRECTOR), Kim Hartman (CHAIR, UJA WOMEN/DIRECTOR), David L Moore (CHAIR,PLANNED GIVING&ENDOW,DIRECTOR), Amy A B Bressman (CHAIR,ALLOCATIONS STEERING COMMITTEE), Jeffrey H Aronson (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Pamela Barnett (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Lloyd C Blankfein (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Laurie E Girsky (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Joshua Nash (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Eric S Schwartz (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Merryl H Tisch (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Jane Wilf (EXEC. COMM. AT LARGE/DIRECTOR), Spencer Herbst (SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), Samuel Adelsberg (DIRECTOR), Corie Adjmi (DIRECTOR), Michael R Baron (DIRECTOR), Brett H Barth (DIRECTOR), and 136 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 S Goldstein CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,022,711 | $350,493,949 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Eric S Goldstein CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $916,853 | $484,266,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Eric S Goldstein CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $879,887 | $262,184,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Eric S Goldstein CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $339,408 | $293,986,000 | 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 202611349349307791.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Devana CohenCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $992,918 | $34,608 | $670,583 | $320,185 | $2,150 | $10,350 | $28,124 | $1,031,392 |
| Eric S GoldsteinCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $949,574 | $73,137 | $715,070 | $225,000 | $9,504 | $10,350 | $66,653 | $1,026,577 |
| Mark MedinEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FRD | $669,983 | $244,323 | $659,698 | $0 | $10,285 | $183,691 | $64,497 | $918,171 |
| Luz D LiebeskindCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $728,278 | $20,974 | $718,774 | $0 | $9,504 | $16,877 | $7,963 | $753,118 |
| Ellen R ZimmermanSECRETARY/GEN'L COUNSEL & CCO | $452,207 | $122,371 | $433,796 | $0 | $18,411 | $97,112 | $28,568 | $577,887 |
These figures come from UJA-Federation of New York'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 UJA-Federation of New York compares
Ranked 5th of 18 foundations and grantmakers by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 4th, Robin Hood Foundation, $1,041,339
- Next in this ranking: 6th, Columbus Foundation, $1,012,706
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
- United Israel Appeal$275,568 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
One Acre Fund$241,320 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona$814,840 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jan 2026
Association of American Medical Colleges$2,849,059 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
ARcare$1,451,994 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Eric S Goldstein (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $1,022,711 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $949,574 from UJA-Federation of New York and $73,137 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Devana Cohen (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $1,027,526. That is $4,815 more than the CEO, Eric S Goldstein.
UJA-Federation of New York paid its CEO, Eric S Goldstein, $1,022,711 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $105,858 (11.5%) 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 S Goldstein, paid $339,408. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $339,408 (Eric S Goldstein); June 2023, $879,887; June 2024, $916,853; June 2025, $1,022,711.
UJA-Federation of New York's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $373,956,755 and total revenue of $350,493,949 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $23,462,806. Expenses were $358,630,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.3%. The CEO's pay of $1,022,711 equals 0.27% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns UJA-Federation of New York filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.