A Word About Cost-Effectiveness

When you donate to the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, your gift has the maximum impact on the issues you care about most. We offer a return on investment you can trust. With combined fund raising expenses of only 6.5% of total income, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is listed by the prestigious Chronicle of Philanthropy as the most cost-effective social welfare agency in Illinois. Here's where your contributions go:

The chart above reflects the amounts as shown on the combined annual tax returns filed by the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and as reported in the Chronicle of Philanthropy's "Philanthropy 400." This prestigious survey is comparable to the annual Fortune 500 survey of for-profit businesses.