SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee Inc
Employer identification number

13-1656634
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
3
Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in the region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (such as, fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in the region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in the region
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, 0 0 grantmaking grants to affiliates 257,005
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus, 15 188 grantmaking grants to affiliates 139,198,732
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium 9 44 grantmaking grants to affiliates 42,758,471
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, 1 9 grantmaking grants to affiliates 1,835,474
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 2 3 grantmaking grants to affiliates 30,818
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 1 9 grantmaking grants to affiliates 190,017
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, 3 600 grantmaking grants to affiliates 68,008,719
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, 1 9 grantmaking grants to affiliates 182,686
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, 0 0 investments   128,343,329
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, 0 0 grantmaking scholarships 303,720
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total .... 32 862 252,461,922
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ... 0 0 128,647,049
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 32 862 381,108,971
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of noncash
assistance 		(h) Description
of noncash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus, saving Jewish lives 134,526,831 wire      
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus, building Jewish life 4,671,901 wire      
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, saving Jewish lives 471,414 wire      
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, multifunctional 1,098,134 wire      
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium saving Jewish lives 40,161,627 wire      
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium building Jewish life 2,434,777 wire      
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium multifunctional 162,067 wire      
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, saving Jewish lives 192,742 wire      
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, building Jewish life 64,263 wire      
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, saving Jewish lives 787,347 wire      
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, building Jewish life 262,511 wire      
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, multifunctional 785,616 wire      
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, multifunctional 30,818 wire      
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, saving Jewish lives 81,644 wire      
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, building Jewish life 33,623 wire      
South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, multifunctional 74,750 wire      
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, innovative social services in Israel 66,548,751 wire      
Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, building Jewish life 194,140 wire      
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, saving Jewish lives 102,999 wire      
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, building Jewish life 42,418 wire      
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, multifunctional 37,269 wire      
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
519
3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
noncash
assistance 		(g) Description
of noncash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information. See instructions.
ReturnReference Explanation
Part I, Line 2: JDC staff assigned to overseas offices are primarily responsible for monitoring grants to local overseas entities. Staff first verify that the organization is a registered eligible non-profit organization. Staff make periodic site visits to check on the status of various projects. In various countries JDC utilizes the services of independent audit firms to verify actual expenditures. In connection with certain funds received from the claims conference as well as governments and others participating in various Nazi persecuted and Holocaust survivor-related programs, there are audits performed in the former Soviet Union regions, Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe by the Claims Conference itself, Ernst and Young LLP and other independent audit firms. Internal audit functions are also used to verify grant payments. JDC/FSU headquarters are located in Jerusalem, Israel. The FSU division has its own extensive network of internal auditors in the field headed by a chief internal auditor. In addition, Alkalay & Monarov conducts audits of JDC/Israel's programs. JDC headquarters in New York contracts with KPMG LLP to conduct internal audits of JDC and its overseas offices.
Part III Accounting Method:  
Schedule F, Part II Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations: Currently, JDC does not have available information to disclose each recipient organization in part II due to the large volume of grants made. As such, the grants reported are summarized by region and purpose of grant.
Schedule F, Part IV The organization invests in various limited partnerships that may have interests in foreign partnerships or corporations. Although the organization has checked yes to various questions on part IV, the organization is only required to file the forms referenced if it met the required filing thresholds. To the extent the organization files any of these forms, they have been attached to the Form 990-T.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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