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Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco

Location: San Francisco, CA

Category: Federation

Danny Grossman

CEO

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The Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco is among the 20 largest federations in the United States. Having grown out of Jewish communal fundraising efforts established in the early 20th century, the Federation’s work is guided by the Jewish values of tzedakah (charitable giving), kehilla (community) and tikkun olam (repairing the world). It aims to foster community among Bay Area Jews, raise funds to support the community’s organizations and initiatives, and mobilize to address issues facing the Jewish community locally and internationally.

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Danny Grossman is the CEO and president of the Jewish Federation of San Francisco, as well as the founder and CEO of SLOW Food for Fast Lives. He served in the U.S. Foreign Service as a diplomat overseas and at the Department of State for seven years. Prior to that Danny spearheaded a national grassroots marketing campaign for the nonprofit organization Ground Zero, and served as a legislative aide to Congressman James Coyne in Washington, D.C. Danny holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and received his B.A. in Russian and East European Studies from Yale University.

2016

Institution Revenue: $130,282,883

Institution Total Expenses: $103,726,498

Employees: 120

Salary: $449,750²⁵

2014

Institution Revenue: $163,764,782

Institution Total Expenses: $95,313,460

Employees: 129

Salary: $352,722⁹

Overpaid by: 26%

For information on previous years, see here.

For information on other Jewish nonprofits, see here.

For information on other Jewish federation leaders, see here.

¹ _{Interim head of organization}

² _{Data from 2012}

³ _{Data from 2011}

⁴ _{Data from 2010}

⁵ _{Data from 2009}

⁶ _{Data from 2008}

⁷ _{Data from 2007}

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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