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X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETTY EHRENBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 234894 0 0 0 0 0 23489 0 20374 0 278757 0 0 0 RANDI DUBNO GARDNER DIRECTOR DR DEVELOPMENT 201718 0 0 0 0 0 20172 0 56812 0 278702 0 0 0 JANICE WOLPO DIR CAMPAIGN RELATIONS/COM 178538 0 0 0 0 0 14283 0 47601 0 240422 0 0 0 JENNIFER WALSH DIRECTOR OF DIRECT MAIL 138191 0 0 0 0 0 8291 0 40754 0 187236 0 0 0 X 11 65191 COMPARABLE SALES 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMER OF CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ITEMS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS, AMERICA SECTION, IS A JEWISH HUMANITARIAN, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS THE VOICE OF THE PREMIER GLOBAL JEWISH UMBRELLA FOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MISSION OF THE WJC AMERICAN SECTION IS TO SUPPORT THE AIMS OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS, AND TO WORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, TOLERANCE, COMBAT RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM, AND ADVOCATE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY SECURITY AND SAFETY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE,IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARENA, AND IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B ORGANIZATIONAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS - THE WJC AMERICAN SECTION SERVES AS A COORDINATING AND RESOURCE BODY FOR MANY JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDES MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERACTION, COOPERATION, AND INTEGRATION IN THE COMMUNITY. WJC IS A MEMBER ORGANZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE FOR INTERRELIGIOUS CONSULTATIONS (IJCIC), A CONSORTIUM OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TOGETHER WITH THE VATICAN, THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, AND MODERATE MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND WORK TOWARDS PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE. WJC PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHAIR OF IJCIC AND IN OTHER OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, PARTICIPATED IN ITS INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING IN PARIS, FRANCE, MADRID SPAIN, AND IN WARSAW, POLAND, AMONG OTHERS, AND IN HIGH LEVEL INTERFAITH MEETINGS IN GENEVA, BRUSSELS, LONDON, AND IN THE UNITED NATIONS. THE WJC HELD A SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL AND AS WELL HELD SYMPOSIA IN NEW YORK WITH EXPERT SPEAKERS AND NOTABLE LEADERS OF THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART V, QUESTION 2A THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 7 INDIVIDUALS. PAYROLL IS PROCESSED THROUGH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS LLC, WHICH IS THEN REIMBURSED BY THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO FORM W-3 FILED FOR THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION. THE PAYROLL EXPENSE REFLECTED ON THE 990 REPRESENTS AMOUNTS PAID TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR CAPACITY AS WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW PROCESS: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER REVIEW AND APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND THEN FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES TO SIGN THE FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDES A BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CURRENT AND COMPARABLE SALARIES WITHIN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE AMERICAN SECTION MAKES IT FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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