LEVY FAMILY CAMPUS: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LEVY FAMILY CAMPUS (EIN 94-1167405)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-13
IRS object ID
202131339349304418
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-05-13T15:50:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN942702860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHANSON & YAU ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line142 WEST CAMPBELL AVENUE THIRD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMPBELLCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN941167405EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH FEDERATION OF SILICON VALLEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4083583033PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114855 OKA ROAD NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS GATOSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95032ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAEL GRAYPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4083583033PhoneNum
Signature2021-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA LINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01541718PTIN
Phone4082885111PhoneNum
Preparation2021-05-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLAEL GRAYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114855 OKA ROAD 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS GATOSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95032ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,898,774GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.JVALLEY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1933FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SILICON VALLEY IS TO STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY LOCALLY, IN ISRAEL AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR EFFORTS SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICE AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE JEWISH VALUES OF K'LAL YISRAEL (TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE ANOTHER), TZEDAKAH (CHARITY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS), AND TIKKUN OLAM (REPAIRING THE WORLD).ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$3,775,255PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,761,126CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$459,350PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$579,290CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,561PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$28,946CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,525,023PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,237,529CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,136,749PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$3,340,072CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,359,412PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,341,163CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,577,608PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,572,640CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,052,585PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$664,889CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$29,816,148TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,122,456TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,580,571TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,344,978TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$28,235,577NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,777,478NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SILICON VALLEY IS TO STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY LOCALLY, IN ISRAEL AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. OUR EFFORTS SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL SERVICE AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE JEWISH VALUES OF K'LAL YISRAEL (TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE ANOTHER), TZEDAKAH (CHARITY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS), AND TIKKUN OLAM (REPAIRING THE WORLD).MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,764,607ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,175,396GrantAmt
Revenue$173,625RevenueAmt
DescDESIGNATED GIVING TO FUND & SUPPORT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCAL DAY SCHOOLS & SYNAGOGUESDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grant$2,164,676GrantAmt
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DescLEVY FAMILY CAMPUS - DEVELOP, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY CAMPUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOUSING JEWISH AGENCIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. OF THE TOTAL REVENUE, A PORTION IS GRANTED BACK TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FORM OF FREE RENT.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,864,263TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAEL GRAYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4083583033PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114855 OKA ROAD SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS GATOSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95032ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOEL RUBNITZ
VP, CAMPUS GOVERNANCE4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY FRIEDMAN
CHAIR4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JYL JURMAN
CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$231,319$0$60,960
MARC LEVITT
VP, FINANCE4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN OSTILLY
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RABBI MELANIE ARON
RABBINCAL ADVISOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN KATZ
SECRETARY4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT CHAYKIN
DIRECTOR/JCRC LIASON4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN SWEEDLER
V.P. WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHAEL BERMAN HUCK
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AVIGAIL GAVENS
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARILYN GOLDSMITH
JFNA BOARD MEMBER4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF KANEL
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EVAN KASS
AUDIT COMMITTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERYL LEVITT
DIRECTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA BRODY BROWN
DIRCTOR4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH MUNSON
VP, ANNUAL CAMPAIGN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$2,868,167TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LEVY FAMILY CAMPUS611710$3,616,447$3,616,447
PROGRAM REVENUE611710$144,679$144,679
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,761,126TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$374,591TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$374,591ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$865,944SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$661,245SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$204,699SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$204,699ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,946RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$28,946OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,237,529TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,790,072RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$579,290ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,340,072TotalAmt
Program Services$3,340,072ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$292,280TotalAmt
Program Services$175,368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,684FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$293,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,814FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$161,332TotalAmt
Program Services$103,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,782FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,000TotalAmt
Management And General$39,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,362TotalAmt
Management And General$22,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,356TotalAmt
Program Services$83,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$180FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,998TotalAmt
Program Services$1,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,366TotalAmt
Program Services$1,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$368FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$53,249TotalAmt
Program Services$53,249ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$553,020TotalAmt
Program Services$544,372ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,642TotalAmt
Program Services$54,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LEVY FAMILY CAMPUS$796,411$796,411
OUTSIDE LABOR AND CONSU$251,560$99,402$74,460$77,698
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$222,421$216,822$5,599
CAMPAIGN PROGRAMS$83,977$34,746$49,231

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,058TotalAmt
Program Services$61,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,233ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,905FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,572,640TotalAmt
Program Services$5,864,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$354,813FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$903,899BOYAmt
EOY$1,862,355EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$626,305BOYAmt
EOY$496,734EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,910BOYAmt
EOY$67,397EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,026BOYAmt
EOY$1,188,383EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,494BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,225,650LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,267,354LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,398,525BOYAmt
EOY$14,958,296EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,302,558BOYAmt
EOY$8,838,117EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,510,431BOYAmt
EOY$3,711,174EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,816,148BOYAmt
EOY$31,122,456EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,843BOYAmt
EOY$158,706EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,889BOYAmt
EOY$134,615EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,061,093BOYAmt
EOY$1,038,383EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,746BOYAmt
EOY$1,013,274EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,580,571BOYAmt
EOY$2,344,978EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,699,993BOYAmt
EOY$18,491,080EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,535,584BOYAmt
EOY$10,286,398EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,235,577BOYAmt
EOY$28,777,478EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,816,148BOYAmt
EOY$31,122,456EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$664,889ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$122,988NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,952,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,222,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,954,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,290,418CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,897,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,317,451TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,222,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,954,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,290,418CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,897,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,317,451TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,721,296SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,596,155PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$269,698CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$309,819CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$318,461CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$315,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$374,591CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,588,462TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,731CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,496CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$223,732TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,129,645TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$18,338,487GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.53860PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Held6DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$1,013,166DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$268,809DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$7,233,631DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,897,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$111,512InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$186,081GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,822,710EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,611,830BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$412,971InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$127,522GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,897,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,606,413BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,716,027InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,710,610GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,611,830EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,542,333BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,752,273InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,688,193GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,606,413EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,595,541BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,766,845InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,820,053GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$2,542,333EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$4,200,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,200,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$18,542,196InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,838,274DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,703,922BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$483,454InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$429,080DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,374BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,958,296TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
DOMESTIC MUTUAL FUNDS$3,056,504F
INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL FUNDS$654,670F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,711,174TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ENDOWMENT HELD FOR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION$215,274
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$148,000
LINE OF CREDIT$650,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,013,274TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,092,179TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$122,988NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$122,988RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,215,167RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$22,362InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$22,362RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,237,529TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,550,278TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,550,278ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$22,362OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,362ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,572,640TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINVESTMENT EXPENSES 22,362.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (26 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ADDISON PENZAK JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
14855 OKA ROAD SUITE 201LOS GATOSCA95032942222989$110,937$1,461,363FMVBELOW MARKET RENTFMVGENERAL FUND, FACILIITES
CHAI HOUSE
814 ST ELIZABETH DRIVESAN JOSECA95126770064726$23,700GENERAL FUND
CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH
20 CHERRY BLOSSOM LNLOS GATOSCA95032942662529$5,325GENERAL FUND
CONGREGATION SINAI
1532 WILLOWBRAE AVENUESAN JOSECA95125941546644$21,331GENERAL FUND
HILLEL OF SILICON VALLEY
44 S 11THSTSAN JOSECA95112770575153$53,481GENERAL FUND
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
14855 OKA ROAD SUITE 202LOS GATOSCA95032942536452$131,644$71,074FMVBELOW MARKET RENTGENERAL FUND, FACILITIES
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA
25 BROADWAY SUITE 1700NEW YORKNY10004131624240$97,000FAIR SHARE DUES
SILICON VALLEY JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
PO BOX 2190CUPERTINOCA95015263234237$13,050GENERAL FUND
SO PENINSULA HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
1030 ASTORIA DRIVESUNNYVALECA94087942174555$34,758GENERAL FUND
TEMPLE EMANU-EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
1010 UNIVERSITY AVENUESAN JOSECA95126752872570$25,250GENERAL FUND
YAVNEH DAY SCHOOL
14855 OKA ROAD SUITE 100LOS GATOSCA95032942719901$78,997$632,239FMVBELOW MARKET RENTGENERAL FUND, FACILITIES
ONE TABLE
79 MADISON AVE 8TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016464715368$18,750GENERAL FUND
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERISTY
CLARK HALL 421 ONE WASHINGTONSAN JOSECA95112946017638$5,000GENERAL FUNDSQUARE
STANDFORD UNIVERISTY DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
318 CAMPUS DRIVESTANFORDCA94305941156365$88,000GENERAL FUND
URJ CAMP NEWMAN
711 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 280SAN RAFAELCA94901131663143$5,370GENERAL FUND
CAMP RAMAH
969-G EDGEWATER BLVD SUITE 804FOSTER CITYCA94404951843131$5,000GENERAL FUND
5 GYRES INSTITUTE
5792 WEST JEFFERSON BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90016271350279$5,000GENERAL FUND
CONGREGATION BETH DAVID
197000 PROSPECT RDSARATOGACA95070941682250$9,451GENERAL FUND
DESTINATION HOME
3180 NEWBERRY DRIVE SUITE 200SAN JOSECA95118823353174$5,000GENERAL FUND
KAVOD (AMY ISRAEL PREGULMAN
1779 KIRBY PKWY1-362MEMPHISTN38138475495289$38,605GENERAL FUND
OSHMAN FAMILY JCC
3921 FABIAN WAYPALO ALTOCA94303770185734$25,500GENERAL FUND
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY
1606 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20009526078036$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE BURKARD SCHOOL
2333 PALM AVESAN MATEOCA94403474322966$7,500GENERAL FUND
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
8649 N PORT WASHINGTON RDFOX POINTWI53217391819245$5,000GENERAL FUND
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
1111 19TH STREET NW SUITE 500WASHINGTONDC20036521376034$9,250GENERAL FUND
YOGA FOR ALL MOVEMENT
4041 SOQUEL DRIVE SUTIE A192SOQUELCA95073384029749$5,000GENERAL FUND

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY USING SPECIFIC PROJECT CODES TO TRACK INCOME AND EXPENSES OF EACH GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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)
PersonJYL JURMANPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$231,319BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$60,960NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$292,279TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ONE BOARD MEMBER IS A COUSIN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. COPIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A NON-PUBLIC WEBSITE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOW-UP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE CEO'S CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED WITH THE PRESIDENT ALONG WITH 2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE SALARY IS BASED ON COMPARABILITY OF JEWISH FEDERATION CEO'S WITH SIMILAR SIZE COMMUNITIES AND CAMPAIGN AMOUNTS THROUGH A CEO COMPENSATION SURVEY THAT JFNA PROVIDES EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, SALARIES OF CEO'S IN LOCAL JEWISH AGENCIES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST THROUGH TELEPHONE OR EMAIL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ANYBODY WHO NEEDS THIS INFORMATION CAN CONTACT THE JEWISH FEDERATION OFFICE THROUGH TELEPHONE OR EMAIL. CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
PART XI LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A 3 MEMBER AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR EACH YEAR. THE MAKE-UP OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPLIES WITH CALIFORNIA LAW. THE CFO AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE AUDIT PLAN WITH THE AUDITOR. A DRAFT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND AUDIT FINDINGS ARE DISCUSSED BY THE AUDITOR WITH THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

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