Israel Matzav

Progressive first 'Jewish' organizations losing donations

Two Jewish Organizations that that put progressive politics before their mission, the ADL and The AJC have seen their donations plummet during the past five years. Apparently the money is shifting toward single-issue organizations especially Israel advocacy groups.

The Anti-Defamation League has lost more than $20 million in annual contributions over the past five years, going from more than $73 million in 2006 down to $51 million in 2010, according to its latest tax filings. That is a 30% fall-off, before taking inflation into account.

Similarly, the American Jewish Committee, which brought in $62 million in donations in 2005, raised only $38 million in 2010. In the last half of 2009 — the only part of that year the group reported due to a shift from fiscal to calendar year — the group raised $10.6 million in donations.

The excuse given by the the Institute for Jewish and Community research (based in San Francisco-'nuff said) is that younger donors want to have more control of their dollars so they are moving their cash to single issue-oriented organizations.

The organizations on the rise include AIPAC, The Israel Project, and Stand With Us all Israel advocacy groups.

Labels: ADL, AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, StandWithUs, The Israel Project

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:22 AM