Anti-Defamation League & Foundation

CharityWatch's rating of the Anti-Defamation League & Foundation includes the financial activities of the Anti-Defamation League (tax ID #13-1818723) and the Anti-Defamation League Foundation (tax ID #13-2887439), each of which is organized as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

All significant interorganizational balances and transactions between the League and the Foundation have been eliminated in the organization's audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) 2018 tax filing, ADL reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III):

Regarding severance payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 4A):

"During the year, payments were made to certain individuals listed in the Form 990, Part VII, Section A [Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees] pursuant to separation agreements. In order to protect the confidentiality as set forth in agreements, the names are not disclosed."

Regarding nonfixed payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 7):

"A one-time, performance-based bonus payment was paid to individuals meeting certain metrics. These are reported in Column (B)(ii) ['Bonus & incentive compensation']."

ADL reports "Bonus & incentive compensation" payments to nine individuals in 2018. Including payments from the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, the two highest reported "Bonus & incentive compensation" amounts are $134,375 and $75,000, paid to Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO & National Director, and Fredric L. Bloch, SVP, Growth, respectively. The reported total compensation, including from the Foundation, for J. Greenblatt and F. Bloch in 2018 is $815,228 and $456,712, respectively. The remaining seven individuals reported by ADL received "Bonus & incentive compensation" amounts, including from the Foundation in some cases, that ranged from $32,831 to $3,300, with associated combined total compensation in 2018 ranging from $320,182 to $253,290 (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part II).

In addition, according to the Anti-Defamation League Foundation 2018 tax filing, the Foundation also reports "Bonus & incentive compensation" payments to two individuals not included in the amounts cited above from the ADL tax filing. Including payments from the ADL, the two additional "Bonus & incentive compensation" amounts are $20,000 and $15,000, with associated combined total compensation in 2018 of $290,536 and $236,801 (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part II).