Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer

Robinson joined JNF as CEO in 1997. Prior to that, he spent much of his career in the United Jewish Appeal (UJA). He served as director of UJA campaigns for El Paso Texas, assistant regional director in Dallas, director of western operations for Project Renewal, vice president of the UJA Network and finally director of the National UJA campaign. He began his career as youth director at the local Jewish Community Center where he worked to include Holocaust education in the public schools. Robinson and his wife Marci have two children, Sam and Alyssa.

BOARD AND OFFICERS

Board Policies and Practices

Policy/Practice	Comment
Meeting frequency and attendance	The board holds at least 8 meetings a year. A majority is present at each meeting.
CEO evaluation and compensation	A board committee consisting of the president, vice president, and treasurer review on an annual basis the performance of the executive officers and determine policies regarding compensation.
Board and employee conflicts of interest	Click here to see the JNF policy on Transactions with Insiders Conduct.
Financial oversight and control	The board's Budget and Finance Committee reviews allocation of resources, annual budgets, monthly financial statements, and the IRS Form 990. Click here to see the JNF policy on Accounting and Financial Record Keeping
Program oversight and evaluation	The board Committee for Education and Zionist Advocacy reviews program on an ongoing basis.
Board Self Evaluation	The board structure committee reviews existing board members and recommends potential future members.
Assurance of compliance with national law	The audit committee, in consultation with JNF auditors, review compliance
Assurance of compliance with Jewish law	JNF has no formal policy with regard to compliance with Jewish Law.
Ethical behavior	Click here to see the JNF Policy on Ethical Conduct

Name	Title	Years on Board	Hours/ week*
Ronald S. Lauder	President	**	C
Alan Dabrow	First Vice President	**	B
Russell S. Robinson	Chief Executive Officer	**	D
Isaac Blachor, Esq.	Vice President, Israel Relations	**	C
Heidi Damsky	Vice President, Marketing	**	B
Joseph D. Hess	Vice President, Government Relations	**	B
Andy Klein	Vice President, Zones and Regions	**	B
Leonard Kleinman, Esq.	Vice President, Administration	**	B
Bud Levin	Vice President, Campaign	**	C
Michael J. Wechsler	Vice President, Investments	**	B
Robert Levine	Vice President, Education	**	D
Stephen Wolnek	Vice President, Community Relations	**	B
Arthur Silber	Treasurer	**	C
Daniel Markind, Esq.	Secretary	**	B
Bruce Gould	Assitant Treasurer	**	B
Scott Gendell	Assistant Secretary	**	A
Jerome Belson	Advisor to President	**	A
Shoshana Cardin	Advisor to President	**	A
Stanley Chesley	Advisor to President	**	A
Sam Delug	Advisor to President	**	A
David Frank	President, Los Angeles Zone	**	A
Tony Gelbart	Advisor to President	**	B
Stephen Hochberg.	Chairman, Audit Committee	**	B
Michael Jacobson	KKL, International Marketing Chairman	**	B
Terry Katz	Advisor to President	**	B
Jeffrey E. Levine	President, Greater New York Zone	**	B
Morton Mower, MD	Advisor to President	**	A
Toby Mower	Advisor to President	**	A
Ruth Popkin	Past President	**	B
Marlene Post	Advisor to President	**	A
Rita Salfeld	Advisor to President	**	A
Jay Schottenstein	Advisor to President	**	A
Melinda Wolf, MD	Vice Chair, Israel Relations	**	C
Mortimer Zuckerman	Advisor to President	**	A
Ex Officio
Karen Cohen	Sapphire Society	**	A
Sol Lizerbram, MD	Chair College Activists	**	B
W. James Schiller	AZM Representative	**	B

JNF has 140 full time staff member and ten part time staff members.

The highest salary, including benefits, is $330,000; the second highest is $220,000.

Approximately 75-100 student interns and retirees volunteer about 10-15 hours per week on average, at various locations around the United States.

Finances
Summary Financial Statement Year Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands of dollars)
Revenues
Public support	43,431
Change in asset value	1,103
Investment and other income	368
TOTAL REVENUES	44,902
EXPENSES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
	Total	Program services	Mgt. & general	Fund- raising
Grants and allocations	18,639	18,639	0	0
Salaries and benefits	10,163	6,326	1,897	1,939
Occupancy and utilities	955	674	119	162
Professional and speakers fees	2,092	1,623	205	264
Taxes, licenses, and misc.	765	696	28	41
Advertising	1,023	752	105	166
Postage, delivery, telephone, supplies, printing	2,274	1,579	264	432
Travel, meetings, missions, conferences, education	1,441	1,137	157	146
Equipment leases and depreciation	554	369	82	103
Other	419	377	28	14
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	38,324	32,172	2,885	3,268
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS	6,578
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted funds		2,190
Temporarily restricted funds		34,022
Permanently restricted funds		1,148
TOTAL NET ASSETS		37,360

Financial statements were audited by Loeb & Troper