Jewish War Veterans of the USA Foundation

Legal name: The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364668941
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Washington, DC, United States
Phone
2022656280
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$185,007
Expenses
$45,733
Assets
$2,133,230
Liabilities
$251,274

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kenneth Greenberg (National Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kenneth Greenberg (National Executive Director): $170,639 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

JWVF gives back to the Jewish military and veteran community by engaging with Jewish military personnel, Jewish veterans and their families at any stage in their career. The Jewish War Veterans Foundation (JWVF) was created in 2010 as a way to directly give back to the veteran community and to support American active duty military personnel, as well as all honorably discharged veterans, and those who were physically and mentally wounded as a result of their service. In 2017, JWVF expanded its mission by reaching out to Jewish Gold Star Families and future Jewish officers. Both our participation in Jewish Warrior Weekend and our engagement with Jewish Gold Star families care for these highly underserved populations. About Us.

What it reported doing in 2024

Jewish Warrior Weekend Program: Jewish Warrior Weekend is a weekend shabbaton for all Jewish cadets, midshipman and junior officers in the American armed forces. The mission of Jewish Warrior Weekend is to (1) reaffirm the participants' commitment to the military, (2) create a support network of Jewish military personnel, (3) change the general perception about Jewish participation in the American military, (4) empower participants to talk about their Jewish identity with their non-Jewish peer, and (5) teach participants about historical contributions of Jewish service members in the American armed forces.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 20
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.5%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 37.7%; rating input score 38
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 75.3%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 46.65; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 12.5% of revenue deployed · 37.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $171K · 13 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.