JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON INC (EIN 34-1884695)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-04-29
IRS object ID
202531199349300603
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-29T05:34:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN341818258PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEADEN & MOORE LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11375 EAST NINTH STREET SUITE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP441141790ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN341884695EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3308677850PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 WHITE POND DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44320ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL BLAINPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3308677850PhoneNum
Signature2025-04-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKAREN B COONEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00285983PTIN
Phone2162413272PhoneNum
Preparation2025-03-31PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL BLAINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 WHITE POND DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44320ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,699,188GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.JEWISHAKRON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE JCBA IS A VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION OF CONCERNED AND COMMITTED PEOPLE THAT EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING, ENHANCING, AND PERPETUATING THE JEWISH WAY OF LIFE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$895,823PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$247,247CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$437,479PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,033,287CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,684,483PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,338,424CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,885,125PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,824,140CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$304,088PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$6,135,485TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,368,486TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$20,912,466NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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DescTO PROVIDE A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNAL AGENCIES OF AKRON AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, AVAILABILITY, AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES IN SUMMIT COUNTY AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF AKRON'S JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON SERVES AS A LOCAL FUNDRAISING AGENCY FOR VARIOUS LOCAL AND NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employee35EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone3308350000PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 WHITE POND DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44320ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

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TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STUART GLAUBERMAN
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SUSAN GOLDEN
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BRENDA SCHWARTZ
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MARK BAER
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JULIE KATZ
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JEANNINE MARKS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOBY ROSEN
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SCOTT NEWMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK SPECTOR
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JOSH LEMERMAN
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ANDREA MINSTER
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DAVID STOCK
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STEVE SWEDLER
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MICHELLE DICKSTEIN
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LARRY KAYE
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STEVE KUTNICK
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MOSHE LEWIS
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JANET MINC
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RACHEL PELTZMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL BLAIN
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$281,167TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$58,014TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Securities$549,997SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$360,764SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$189,233SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$189,233ExclusionAmt

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MISCELLANEOUS INCOME900099$199,125$199,125
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Other Revenue Total$1,033,287OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$247,247ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,932,945TotalAmt
Program Services$1,932,945ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$225,104TotalAmt
Program Services$67,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,021FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$378,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,901FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$100,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,915FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$59,292TotalAmt
Program Services$31,010ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$17,246FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,113TotalAmt
Program Services$131,113ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$232,132TotalAmt
Program Services$50,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,297FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,975TotalAmt
Program Services$8,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,800FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$30,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,299FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$48,879TotalAmt
Program Services$16,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,293FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,929TotalAmt
Management And General$1,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,536TotalAmt
Management And General$9,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,231TotalAmt
Program Services$10,231ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,040TotalAmt
Management And General$37,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$993,215$993,215
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS$100,000$33,333$33,333$33,334
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$76,720$76,720
MISC EXPENSE$42,166$42,166

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Total$28,074TotalAmt
Management And General$28,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$4,824,140TotalAmt
Program Services$3,903,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$535,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$385,131FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$147EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,936BOYAmt
EOY$14,727EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$626,298BOYAmt
EOY$727,404EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$258,544BOYAmt
EOY$336,394EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$999,809BOYAmt
EOY$955,640EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$11,823BOYAmt
EOY$48,562EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$100,491LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$100,491LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,142,277BOYAmt
EOY$25,198,078EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,132,787BOYAmt
EOY$27,280,952EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,646BOYAmt
EOY$270,929EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$691,426BOYAmt
EOY$47,074EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,547BOYAmt
EOY$88,084EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$577,999EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,005,866BOYAmt
EOY$5,384,400EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,135,485BOYAmt
EOY$6,368,486EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,608,052BOYAmt
EOY$6,447,713EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,389,250BOYAmt
EOY$14,464,753EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,997,302BOYAmt
EOY$20,912,466EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,132,787BOYAmt
EOY$27,280,952EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$485,716ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,237,977NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$162,903OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,645,765CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,696,498CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,191,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,776,723CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,071,877TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,645,765CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,696,498CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,191,209CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,776,723CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,071,877TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,705,280SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,366,597PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$337,133CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156,326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,642CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$697,115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,768,992TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.68410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62570PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held47DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$7,775DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$191,624DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$3,021,453DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,835,539BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$615,207ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,130,460InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,798,325GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$26,782,880EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,740,636BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$517,819ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,086,698InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,509,614GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$24,835,539EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,789,056BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$513,227ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,651,294InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,910,353GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$23,740,636EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$24,000,229BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$451,452ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,137,778InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,800,402GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$28,789,056EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,386,500BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$446,392ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$70,204InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,702,673GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$24,000,229EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.43000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.57000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,491OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$100,491DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST$172,663
CUSTODIAL FUNDS$5,211,737
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,384,400TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS OF AFFILIATED JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON AGENCIES.
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
345 WEST CEDAR STREETAKRONOH44307341087615501 (C) (3)$50,000$0CONTRIBUTION
JEWISH FAMILY SERIVCE ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND
3659 S GREEN ROAD STE 322BEACHWOODOH44122340714441501 (C) (3)$77,436$0CONTRIBUTION
BETH EL CONGREGATION
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320340760585501 (C) (3)$22,800$0CONTRIBUTION
TEMPLE ISRAEL
91 SPRINGSIDE DRIVEAKRONOH44333340919171501 (C) (3)$43,170$0CONTRIBUTION
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF CHICAGO
30 S WELLS STCHICAGOIL60606362167034501 (C) (3)$45,000$0CONTRIBUTION
THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320340968632501 (C) (3)$211,000$0OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF AKRON
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320340174521501 (C) (3)$361,496$0OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH CONGREGATION OF MARCO ISLAND
991 WINTERBERRY DRMARCO ISLANDFL34145592281355501 (C) (3)$11,500$0CONTRIBUTIONS
REVERE ROAD SYNAGOGUE
646 N REVERE RDAKRONOH44333346003712501 (C) (3)$10,500$0CONTRIBUTIONS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationORGANIZATIONS WHO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE ARE REQUIRED TO BE 501 (C) (3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. GRANTS ARE MADE TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. SMALL SCHOLARSHIPS (UNDER $5,000) ARE ALSO ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST WITH TUITION. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON MULTIPLE CRITERIA INCLUDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL BLAINPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$222,238BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$625OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$10,730DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,368NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$252,961TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BRIAN ROLNICK-FOX AND SAM CHESTNUT ARE BROTHERS-IN-LAW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE BEFORE IT IS FILED. IT IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE WITH THE AGENCY DIRECTOR OR CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18CURRENT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CURRENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, UPON REQUEST, ALL CURRENT DOCUMENTS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IRS FORM 990, ANNUAL REPORT, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VII OFFICER'S COMPENSATIONMR CHESTNUT IS AN OFFICER OF JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON (JCBA) AND THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL AND HE DEVOTES SOME OF HIS WEEKLY TIME TOWARDS MATTERS CONCERNING THE JCBA CONTROLLED AND RELATED ENTITIES: JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRON AND THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:SEE SCHEDULE O 162,903.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETSOTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS DUE TO/DUE FROM ACCOUNTS FOR TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LISTED ON THE SCHEDULE R. THE DUE TO/DUE FROM BALANCES FROM RELATED ENTITIES IS $162,903. THESE ACCOUNTS ARE ELIMINATED UPON CONSOLIDATION OF THE RELATED ENTITIES.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF AKRON
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320340174521JEWISH PROGRAMOHLINE 10THE DIRECT CONTROLLING ENTITY IS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRONYes (1)
THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320340968632DAY SCHOOLOHLINE 2THE DIRECT CONTROLLING ENTITY IS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRONYes (1)
JEWISH SENIOR HOUSING OF AKRON
750 WHITE POND DRIVEAKRONOH44320341966420SENIOR HOUSINGOHLINE 7THE DIRECT CONTROLLING ENTITY IS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BOARD OF AKRONYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF AKRON
B$189,029J-TICKET ALLOCATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF AKRON
N$40,110RENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF AKRON
B$279,000ANNUAL ALLOCATION/ENDOWMENT
JEWISH SENIOR HOUSING OF AKRON
D$955,640NOTE RECEIVABLE
THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL
B$144,659J-TICKET ALLOCATION
THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL
B$211,000ANNUAL ALLOCATION/ENDOWMENT
THE LIPPMAN SCHOOL
O$86,247SAM CHESTNUT WAGES

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