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Hillel: The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life

Location: Washington, DC

Category: Advocacy or Public Service

Eric Fingerhut

President & CEO

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Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization, serving Jewish students at more than 550 college campuses. Hillel was founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, Urabna-Champaign, and was sponsored by B’nai B’rith International. Today, Hillel chapters provide opportunities for students on college campuses to stay engaged in Jewish life and participate in various learning and social justice activities.

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Eric Fingerhut is the president and CEO of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. From 2007 to 2011, he served as chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. He also served as vice president of education and STEM learning at Battelle Memorial Institute. He earned a law degree from Stanford University in 1984 and practiced law before becoming associate director of Cleveland Works Inc. and later serving as campaign manager for Cleveland mayoral candidate Michael White. He also served as an Ohio senator from 1991 to 1993 and then again from 1999 to 2007. As a senator, he strongly supported and co-signed a number of pro-Israel bills.

2016

Institution Revenue: $35,817,073

Institution Total Expenses: $34,513,235

Employees: 1,678

Salary: $495,307

2014

Institution Revenue: $26,128,225

Institution Total Expenses: $25,626,671

Employees: 1,541

Salary: $450,000

Overpaid by: 18%

For information on previous years, see here.

For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.

For information on other Jewish advocacy and public service leaders, see here.

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³ _{Data from 2011}

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⁸ _{Includes payment from SWC Museum Corp.}

⁹ _{Predecessor’s salary}

¹⁰ _{Partial year}

¹¹ _{Not a 501(c)3}

¹² _Annualized

¹³ _{Position currently vacant}

¹⁴ _{As per Form 990, JNF declined to comment}

¹⁵ _{Base salary}

¹⁶ _{Data from president-elect period}

¹⁷ _{2010 Employees}

¹⁸ _{Legally exempt from public disclosure of salary}

¹⁹ _{Highest paid professional, not CEO}

²⁰ _{Paid from two related organizations}

²¹ _{Data from 2013}

²² _{Data from 2014}

²³ _{Data from 2015}

²⁴ _{Includes a one-time honorarium of $55,000}

²⁵ _{Data from 2017}

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