2020-07-08T11:21:28-05:00 2019-12-31 WithumSmithBrown PC ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD 14TH FL EAST BRUNSWICK NJ 08816 990 2019-01-01 363722029 COVENANT FOUNDATION % RALIA WAGNER COVE 2122453500 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS Suite 3 NEW YORK NY 10020 HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122453500 2020-05-15 true James Mulroy P00024514 7328281614 65.119.199.60 22006220201905000635 2020-07-08 P 82F36896DFFA6DB81B5B84926C34FD1E5312CDB2 4772C9F6CBCBF82B43FDC03BF3379F9BD882DC35 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS304 NEW YORK NY 10020 4908107 false X WWW.COVENANTFN.ORG X 1990 NY TO BUILD ON EXISTING STRENGTH WITHIN THE FIELD OF JEWISH EDUCATION IN NORTH AMERICA. 14 13 11 13 0 4613000 4908000 0 0 108 107 0 0 4613108 4908107 1680903 1901420 0 0 1118132 1190141 0 0 0 1823678 1975154 4622713 5066715 -9605 -158608 3066888 3003209 2858852 2953781 208036 49428 TO BUILD ON EXISTING STRENGTH WITHIN THE FIELD OF JEWISH EDUCATION IN NORTH AMERICA, BY ADDRESSING ALL FORMS OF PRE-COLLEGIATE AND ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION THROUGH AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS AND GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS FOR CREATIVE PROGRAMS. false false 4614571 1901420 The Foundation addresses all forms of pre-collegiate and adult Jewish education. Through awards to individuals and grants to institutions for creative programs, the Foundation seeks to cultivate the strengths of outstanding educators. To further strengthen the field, the Foundation disseminates information about effective programs. 4614571 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 64 0 11 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL NY X RALIA WAGNER 2122453500 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10020 HARLENE WINNICK APPELM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X X 200745 0 21811 JONI-SUE LEVINE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 165571 0 37109 RALIA WAGNER DIR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN 40.0 0.0 X 100539 0 44800 DR ARNOLD M EISEN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 CHERYL FINKEL BOARD CHAIR 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DR BETSY DOLGIN KATZ DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GOODMAN MANILO PRESIDENT 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 DR STEVEN B NASATIR TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN AIN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ELI N EVANS DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KEATING CROWN SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JORDAN T GOODMAN DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 BARRY JOSEPH DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR RENA DORPH DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH S MEYER DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DR DEBORHA LIPSTADT DIRECTOR 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 466855 0 103720 3 false true false Rosov Consulting LLC 2095 Rose Street Suite 101 BERKELEY CA 94709 GRANT EVAL/OVERSIGHT 159250 1 4908000 4908000 0 107 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4908107 107 X 1703420 1703420 157000 157000 41000 41000 0 221812 190758 31054 0 679467 526272 153195 70590 54601 15989 152937 113980 38957 65335 51072 14263 0 0 22226 22226 0 0 0 544600 542645 1955 133175 132925 250 194814 132194 62620 148802 106157 42645 0 111908 88074 23834 209316 173276 36040 0 589767 585026 4741 0 0 2682 2111 571 17864 14060 3804 5066715 4614571 452144 0 X 0 0 702543 643198 2293157 2311157 10000 4200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50457 36606 18779 10731 10731 8048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3066888 3003209 386408 431105 2472444 2522676 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2858852 2953781 X 45536 49428 162500 0 208036 49428 3066888 3003209 -158608 X false true X true false X X X 1 JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO 362167761 7 true 0 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18779 10731 8048 8048 0 0 X 5118502 210395 210395 4908107 4908107 5277110 210395 210395 5066715 5066715 FORM 990, Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Foundation, in accordance with accounting standards regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes has evaluated uncertain Tax positions regarding accounting for contingencies and has determined it has no uncertain tax positions as December 31, 2019 and 2018. The Foundation files tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, New York and Illinois. The Foundation has no income tax related penalties or interest for the periods. 0 0 AWARD North America 1 36000 CHECK false false false false false false Award Each year, The Covenant Foundation honors three exceptional Jewish educators in North America with a prestigious Covenant Award. Designed to honor and celebrate those who have made an impact on Jewish life through innovative educational practices and models, each Award carries a prize of $36,000 for the educator and an additional $5,000 for his or her home institution. true Holocaust Memorial Center 28123 Orchard Lake Rd Farmington Hills MI 48334 382402635 501(C)(3) 20000 See Part IV Institute for Jewish Spirituality 121 West 27th St 404 NY NY 10001 364531559 501(C)(3) 20000 See Part IV JCDS Boston Jewish Community Day School 57 Stanley Ave Watertown MA 02472 043278141 501(C)(3) 20000 See Part IV Liz Lerman(Fiscal Sponsor Fractured Atlas) 248 West 35th St New York NY 10001 113451703 501(C)(3) 20000 See Part IV Young Israel of Deerfield Beach 202 Century Blvd Deerfield Beach FL 33442 592020923 501(C)(3) 20000 See Part IV Grandparents Network 10717 Stevenson Rd Stevenson MD 21153 825026592 501(C)(3) 14000 See Part IV Ariel Burger Illuminated Jewish Stories (Fiscal 520 Eighth Ave 20th Fl New York NY 10018 133848582 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV Reboot Inc 44 West 28th St 8th Fl New York NY 10001 571154844 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV Let It Ripple 57 Post St Suite 801 San Francisco CA 94104 462851766 501(C)(3) 100000 See Part IV Base(Fiscal Sponsor Hillel International Office 800 Eighth St Washington DC 20001 521844823 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV The Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission St San Francisco CA 94103 470920831 501(C)(3) 51000 See Part IV National Museum of American Jewish History 101 South Independence Mall East Philadelphia PA 19106 237379280 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV Studio 70 (formerly EDAH) 1009 Camelia St Berkeley CA 94710 474626484 501(C)(3) 40000 See Part IV 14th Street Y of Educational Alliance 344 East 14th St New York NY 10003 135562210 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV American Friends of Beit Hatfutsot 633 Third Ave 21st Fl New York NY 10017 132928469 501(C)(3) 39000 See Part IV Be'chol Lashon 3198 Fulton St San Francisco CA 94118 943307253 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education 4200 Biscayne Blvd Miami FL 33137 590624373 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV KAHAL 4700 North Ravenswood Ave Suite B Chicago IL 60640 462977208 501(C)(3) 40000 See Part IV The Advot Project 5870 West Olympic Blvd Los Angeles CA 90036 273084801 501(C)(3) 25000 See Part IV Camp Tawonga 131 Steuart St Suite 460 San Francisco CA 94105 943227261 501(C)(3) 120000 See Part IV The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies Wayne S 5057 Woodward Ave 13th Floor Detorit MI 48202 386028429 501(C)(3) 95000 See Part IV Congregation Beit Simchat Torah 130 West 30th St New York NY 10001 237406899 501(C)(3) 61117 See Part IV Hazon 25 Broadway Fl 17 New York NY 10004 131623922 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 3101 Clifton Ave 21st Floor Cincinnati OH 45220 310537067 501(C)(3) 150000 See Part IV The Idea School 411 E Clinton Ave Tenafly NJ 07670 823411247 501(C)(3) 50000 See Part IV The Kitchen Slow Down Jew Up 600 Montegomery St Suite 2400 San Francisco CA 94111 452639806 501(C)(3) 150000 See Part IV Queens College Hillel 65-30 Kissena Blvd SU 206 Flushing NY 11367 113285824 501(C)(3) 200000 See Part IV Revitalization Community Involvement Initiative (d 130 Beaumont St Brooklyn NY 11235 475610310 501(C)(3) 30000 See Part IV The Shefa School 40 East 29th St New York NY 10016 472048496 501(C)(3) 30000 See Part IV 29 0 AWARDS TO EDUCATORS 9 157000 Monitoring - Part I, Line 2 Twice a year grantees are required to submit both a narrative progress report and a current budget for the grant. Twice a year grant allocations are released dependent upon receipt and approval of narrative and budget reports. During the year there are random site visits and the project directors are gathered annually. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR GRANTS DETAIL X false false false false false false false false false HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 200745 0 0 0 0 0 20000 0 1811 0 222556 0 0 0 JONI-SUE LEVINE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 165571 0 0 0 0 0 16230 0 20879 0 202680 0 0 0 990 Review Process - Part VI, Section B, Line 11B o Audit Committee of the Board reviews the first draft of the Federal Form 990 during an Audit Committee meeting o Edits and suggestions are communicated to management and auditors o Management works with auditors to review suggested edits o Final version is sent to Audit Committee of the Board before final submission o Audit committee has been granted authority to review and approve the tax filing on behalf of the Board. Conflict of Interest Policy - Part VI, Section B, Line 12c o All Board members are given a copy of our conflict of interest policy annually. o Along with that is a form that they fill out revealing any relationships that might present a conflict of interest. o These forms are signed by each board member and KEPT on file. Information Policy for Public Review of Records - Part VI, Sec C, Line 19 For any person(s) who wish(es) to review the governing documents and financial statements, this information will be provided to them, at the organization's office, upon request. Exececutive Director Compensation -Part VI, Section B, Line 15A & Line 15B o Performance review was conducted by an Executive Compensation Committee that consists of the Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee. o They conduct a performance review and recommend a salary adjustment o Recommendations for salary adjustment is part of the annual budget process which is reviewed by the full board prior to approval Form 990, Schedule I, Part IV, Purpose of Grant PART II, PAGE 1 OF 3 #1 Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, MI. My Parents' Story and My Own. To support the launch of My Parents' Story and My Own, a pilot program that prepares the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors to transmit their family members' stories to students. #2 Institute for Jewish Spiritually, New York, NY. Educating for a Jewish Spiritual Life. To support educators from four Boston-area Jewish day schools in the Educating for a Jewish Spiritual Life professional development program, and to train local facilitators to assist with the program's delivery and expansion #3 JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School, Watertown, MA. Virtual Reality T'fillah: How Does Where We Pray Affect How We Pray? To support t'fillah pilot program that will enable students to explore new avenues for connecting spiritually and will support Jewish educators in deeply enhancing students' capacity for Jewish engagement through prayer #4 Liz Lerman, Baltimore, MD. Tools for Congregational Life & Learning. To support the development of Tools for Congregational Life & Learning, a new online resource for educators that will focus on Liz Lerman's creative practices and methods. #5 Young Israel of Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL. The Intergenerational Enrichment Center. To create meaningful intergenerational relationships and enhance the Hebrew readings skills of Boca Raton Jewish day school students in Grades K-2 by pairing them with retired educators for tutoring. #6 Jewish Grandparents Network, Stevenson, MD. Building Jewish Grandparents Learning communities. To pilot the creation of micro-communities of Jewish impassioned cultivators of Jewish values and traditions while simultaneously enriching their own Jewish identities. #7 Ariel Burger/Illuminated Jewish Stories (Fiscal Sponsor: FJC) To support the creation and dissemination of Jewish educational art materials for adult learners, educator trainings, and programs. #8 Reboot, Inc. Fellowship Program. To fund the Reboot Fellowship Program, which will provide members of the Reboot network with deep, immersive Jewish educational experiences and inspire them to create products and programs that will engage and educate a new generation of Jews. #9 Let it Ripple, San Francisco, CA. Global Technology Shabbat Movement. . To create a Global Technology Shabbat Movement that supports and guides the Jewish community in building healthier technology habits and enhances the Shabbt experience. abroad. #10 Base (Fiscal Sponsor: Hillel International Office of Innovation) To deepen engagement with Jewish young adults and to grow its vision for the growing network of Bases in Brooklyn, Downtown Manhattan, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. Base is a project incubated in Hillel International's Office of Innovation. #11 The Contemporary Jewish Museum. To support the creation of What We Hold: 100 Jewish Teen Voices, an educational program that will create and disseminate recorded audio stories by Jewish teens that explore Jewish values and intergenerational family narratives. #12 National Museum of American Jewish History. American Jewish History Curriculum and National Educators Institute. To support the creation of ta curriculum for students and professional development opportunities for teachers in order to improve the teaching of American Jewish history in day and supplementary schools. PART II, PAGE 2 OF 3 #13 Studio 70(Formerly EDAH). Developing an Improvement Infrastructure for Innovations in Jewish Education. A planning grant to support and strengthen part-time Jewish education nationally by: sharing lessons learned in the larger field; facilitating a network of Jewish social entrepreneurs and creating opportunities for professional development, resource sharing, webinars and an annual conference. #14 14th Street Y of Educational Alliance. Family Education in the 21st Century: Emergent Small Groups Connected to Legacy Institutions. To pilot and launch a new model of Jewish education for millennial families, with the ultimate goals of creating Jewishly-engaged family groups and codifying a model that JCCs around the country can emulate. #15 American Friends of Belt Hatfutsot. The Jewish Lens at The Museum of the Jewish People at Belt Hatfutsot. To manage, develop, and promote The Jewish Lens program throughout North America (including Canada, the United States, and Mexico). Belt Hatfusot will enhance the curriculum, add new visual art forms, increase the program's digital presence, and design three specific program tracks to better serve the needs of learners. #16 Be'chol Lashon. Passport to Peoplehood (P2P). To focus on development, distribution, and training for Passport to Peoplehood. Be'chol Lashon will connect with educators and students at multiple touchpoints with the ultimate goals of raising awareness of the diversity of the Jewish people and giving teachers the skills and tools they need to feel empowered to speak about diversity and teach the P2P content. #17 Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Jewish Education and Life Coaching for Youth Professionals. To create Jewish Education and Life Coaching for Youth Professionals, a unique, adaptable professional development curriculum and coaching certification program for youth professionals. #18 KAHAL KAHAL Global Ambassador Program. To create a comprehensive training, learning, and ongoing support program for Global Ambassadors, KAHAL's peer-engagement interns studying abroad. #19 The Advot Project: Los Angeles, CA. Home Shalom To develop two fellowship programs that will raise awareness of domestic abuse in the Jewish community. and to develop tools to address the challenges this abuse represents to living healthy lives. #20 Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA. Camp Tawonga B'nai Mitzvah Program Expansion. To expand and enhance Camp Tawonga's alternative B'nai Mitzvah Program-for unaffiliated, interfaith, and marginalized families-with a focus on parent education, equity and diversity, and the development of a pipeline for youth engagement. #21 The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Dor Hadash. To expand Dor Hadash, an intergenerational Jewish learning program for families, in order to reach a wider range of ages, build community, and provide families with tools for engaging their children in Jewish practice at home. #22 Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York, NY. Aggadah Adventures: Immersive Learning for Our Youngest Jews. To expand the immersive multi-sensory Aggadah Adventures program to serve a wider audience and increase opportunities for family engagement. #23 Hazon. New York, NY. Shmita: A Jewish Response to the Global Climate Crisis. To empower Hazon's national network of educators and leaders to engage their communities in Jewish environmental learning and action, using the upcoming shmita year in 2021-2022 as a point of launch. #24 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, School Education, Los Angeles, CA. Beit HaYotzer: The Creativity Braintrust. To enrich the educational experience of graduate student Jewish educators through engagement with artist-scholars who will support students in experimenting with creativity in Jewish education and leadership. PART II. PAGE 3 OF 3 #25 The Idea School. Tenafly, NJ. The Idea Institute. To establish The Idea Institute, the school's new hub for professional development, community learning, and resource sharing. The Idea Institute will promote interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning to foster inquiry, curiosity, and creativity. #26 The Kitchen. San Francisco, CA. Community in Song. To support the Community in Song project, an initiative that will build community, increase Jewish literacy, and engage people in Jewish practice through song. #27 Queens College Hillel, Flushing, NY. CUNY Hillels: Sephardic Life on Campus Initiative. To support the CUNY Hillels: Sephardic Life on Campus Initiative, a partnership between all five major CUNY campuses in New York City, which will focus on Jewish learning, leadership training, and community building for Sephardic and Mizrahi students. #28 Revitalization Community Involvement Initiative (d/b/a Jewish Parent Academy). Jewish Parent Academy Manhattan. To expand Jewish Parent Academy's adult education program to Manhattan to engage local Russian-speaking Jewish families. #29 The Shefa School, New York, NY. The Shefa Center: Helping Jewish Day Schools Reach All Learners. To support the planning, development, and launch of The Shefa Center, a new resource that will enable mainstream Jewish day schools, in partnership with The Shefa School, to expand their capacity to serve a diverse range of learners. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:ADMINSTRATIVE FEES TOTAL FEES:1955 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:367525 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:GRANT EVALUATION TOTAL FEES:175120 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicag 30 S Wells St Chicago IL 60606 362167761 Jewish Educat IL 501(c)(3) 7 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false