UCSJ

Name

UCSJ

Legal name

Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union

Website

https://ucsj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: UCSJ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on contributions from individuals to fund its operations. The organization accepts donations through its website, mail, Fidelity Charitable, and direct deposits. Tax ID: 23-7179117.
2. Foundation Grants: UCSJ receives funding from foundations for specific programs. The organization has received grants from the Kovler Family Foundation for the cancer doctor observership program.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate funding for humanitarian and healthcare programs, such as funding from Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, for the Ukrainian cancer doctor observership program.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UCSJ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that monitors antisemitism, religious persecution, and human rights abuses across the former Soviet Union. It delivers field-based monitoring reports, advocates for religious freedom and human rights with policymakers, runs an observership program placing Ukrainian cancer specialists at leading U.S. cancer centers, and provides humanitarian relief including daily meals to displaced persons in Ukraine.

Product overview

UCSJ is a non-profit human rights organization, not a technology product company. Its services consist of advocacy programs including monitoring antisemitism, health advancement (cancer observership programs for Ukrainian physicians), human rights advocacy, cultural heritage preservation, and humanitarian/food justice initiatives. The organization does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antisemitism Monitoring & Hate Watch Program
• Ukrainian Cancer Doctor Observership Program
• Humanitarian Relief & Food Justice Program
• Cultural Heritage Preservation Program
• Ukraine Religious Freedom Roundtable
• International Religious Freedom Roundtable Participation

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 200 displaced persons receive free food daily through humanitarian relief programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

• Center for Civil Liberties (CCL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024UCSJ partners with CCL (2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate) to establish the Ukraine Religious Freedom Roundtable, collaborate on human rights initiatives, and participate in joint advocacy. Together they work on the Human Rights Agenda platform focusing on law enforcement reforms, judicial system improvements, and international law integration.
• Religious Freedom Roundtable in UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019UCSJ co-founded this informal platform with Kyiv-based Center for Civil Liberties and Institute of Religious Freedom. The Roundtable includes representatives of 50 leading religious NGOs, academics, and non-religious NGOs that meet regularly to resolve religious freedom issues in Ukraine.
• International Religious Freedom RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013UCSJ is a member of this alliance formed with other U.S. organizations to lobby Congress, State Department, and the President for religious freedom globally. The Roundtable provides a platform where NGOs, individuals, and government officials from all faiths work together for freedom of religion or belief.
• Moscow Helsinki GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA leading human rights organization to monitor compliance with the Helsinki Accords. Forcibly liquidated in 2023. UCSJ was an early supporter of the Helsinki monitoring group and maintains historical ties to this organization.
• Human Rights in RussiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of observers of the Helsinki Movement in different countries.
• International Helsinki Association for Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation created by human rights activists from different countries for joint action in the OSCE region including USA, Canada, Europe, former Soviet Union, and Mongolia.
• Action for Post-Soviet JewrymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting and uplifting vulnerable Jews in Ukraine through collaborative programs.
• VAAD (Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities in Ukraine, collaborating with UCSJ on Jewish community support and advocacy.
• American Jewish Historical SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 1892, provides access to over 30 million documents and 50,000 books, photographs, art and artifacts reflecting Jewish history in the United States.
• Mass General BrighamcoreTechnology or IntegrationPremier U.S. cancer center providing educational observership training to physicians from Ukraine as part of UCSJ's Health Advancement program.
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationPremier U.S. cancer center participating in the observership program for Ukrainian physicians, providing training in oncology care.
• Stanford UniversitycoreTechnology or IntegrationU.S. academic institution providing educational observership opportunities for Ukrainian health professionals.
• The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationU.S. cancer center participating in the observership program for Ukrainian physicians.
• Jefferson Health Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterflagshipTechnology or IntegrationKey partner hosting Ukrainian radiation oncologists (Dr. Lozko and Dr. Vasiura) and medical oncologists (Dr. Pryhkodko and Dr. Syrota) for 30-45 day observership programs.
• Brown University Legorreta Cancer CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationU.S. cancer center participating in the observership program for Ukrainian health professionals.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HIAS: HIAS is the Jewish refugee resettlement and advocacy organization providing humanitarian aid and legal services to displaced populations, including from Ukraine and the former Soviet Union. Highly comparable to UCSJ's resettlement-era origin and current humanitarian relief work in Lviv.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): ADL is a major U.S. Jewish civil rights organization tracking antisemitism, hate, and extremist activity worldwide, with policy advocacy in Washington and partnerships with law enforcement and tech platforms. Directly comparable in mission and advocacy footprint to UCSJ.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center: Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Jewish human rights organization documenting Nazi-era and contemporary antisemitism and operating the Museum of Tolerance. Comparable in monitoring/educational mandate and global antisemitism-tracking output.
• American Jewish Committee (AJC): AJC is a leading U.S.-based Jewish advocacy organization working on antisemitism, religious freedom, and human rights globally, including in Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is one of the closest direct comparables to UCSJ in mission, advocacy style, and donor base.
• B'nai B'rith International: B'nai B'rith is one of the oldest Jewish humanitarian and advocacy organizations, with global programming on antisemitism, human rights, and senior services. Its long-tenured advocacy structure and donor base mirror UCSJ's operating model.
• Action for Post-Soviet Jewry: Action for Post-Soviet Jewry is a U.S. nonprofit supporting vulnerable Jewish elderly in eastern Ukraine and Belarus. A current UCSJ board member (Judy Patkin) leads the organization, making it a directly comparable niche peer.
• Center for Civil Liberties (CCL): CCL is a Kyiv-based human rights organization and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate with which UCSJ co-founded the Ukraine Religious Freedom Roundtable. Directly comparable as a peer and flagship partner on Ukraine-focused human rights advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Jewish Agency for Israel: The Jewish Agency for Israel connects Jewish communities worldwide, including in the former Soviet Union, with aliyah and community support programs. Operates at much larger scale but with directly overlapping constituencies and geographic focus.
• Amnesty International USA: Amnesty International USA is a broad human rights advocacy and monitoring organization with a global footprint. Comparable as a peer in human rights reporting and policy advocacy, though far larger and broader in scope than UCSJ.
• Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch is a global human rights organization producing country-level monitoring reports and advocacy. UCSJ operates a far narrower, regionally focused mandate (post-Soviet Jewish-specific), but the analytical reporting and advocacy model are closely related.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UCSJHumanRights
• Facebookfacebook.com/UCSJ.HumanRights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucsj

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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