JDC at a Glance
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JDC was the highest-ranking Jewish organization for this special report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which identifies the 100 nonprofits that earn the most support from individual Americans, private foundations, and corporate philanthropies. These organizations each raise hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions, in gifts of cash and stock — more than $38 billion collectively in 2023, or roughly one out of every $15 donated to charity that year. JDC ranked 35th out of 100 in 2025. As of early 2026, there are approximately 1.8 to 1.9 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States, according to data from Candid and Funraise.
Forbes Magazine: America’s Top 100 Charities
JDC was one of only four Jewish organizations— and the only one listed in the “International Needs” category — to appear on Forbes’s Top-100 ranking. This list is based entirely on private contributions in each charity’s last reported fiscal year. Forbes also reports for each charity such metrics as overhead, fundraising costs, charitable commitment (how much goes to program support), and how much the top-earning employee at each organization is paid.
CharityWatch is a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service that provides ratings for approximately 500 major U.S. charities. Ratings are updated annually using data from the IRS Form 990 and audited financial statements.
The Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance reviews charities governance and oversight, effectiveness, finances and fundraising and informational materials to determine whether a charity meets its standards of becoming an accredited charity. JDC meets all 20 standards needed to be rated as an accredited national charity.
Founded in 2001, Charity Navigator has become the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. Ratings are updated annually based on two broad areas of a charity’s performance: Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency. Charity Navigator applies an overall rating (zero-to-four stars).
Candid, formerly known as GuideStar, provides as much information as they can about a nonprofit’s mission, legitimacy, impact, reputation, finances, programs, transparency, governance, and so much more
Is JDC a good charity?
JDC is the world’s leading global Jewish humanitarian organization. Since our founding in 1914, we have rescued more than 1,000,000+ Jews in danger — and on any given day, 71,000 people will be touched by JDC programs.
This monumental impact reflects our unwavering commitment to serving the most vulnerable
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