GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (EIN 52-6063787)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-10
IRS object ID
201603159349301350
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-10T08:50:12-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521022232PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN526063787EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1GREATER WASHINGTON JEWISH COMMUNITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012307200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16101 EXECUTIVE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRALPH DWECKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012307200PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN M BRAUNSTEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00086901PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerRALPH DWECKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,985GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescALL EXEMPT FUNCTION EXPENSES RELATE TO RENTAL PROPERTY. THE FOUNDATION RENTS OUT THE REAL ESTATE TO VARIOUS JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, CONTRIBUTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY WERE MADE.Desc
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body0MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1CHUCK HOZDICBusinessNameLine1Txt
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CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
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ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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MICHAEL GELMAN
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DAVID SMITH
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$5,688SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$5,688SecuritiesAmt

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Total Revenue Column$5,688TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,688ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$2,432TotalAmt
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Total$568TotalAmt
Management And General$568ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$4,600TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,566TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

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DescBANK FEESDesc
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$9,958BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$58,156BOYAmt
EOY$58,160EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$2,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$2,246,944BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$413,342BOYAmt
EOY$404,619EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,730,400BOYAmt
EOY$2,717,034EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$3,428BOYAmt
EOY$684EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,428BOYAmt
EOY$684EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,726,972BOYAmt
EOY$2,716,350EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,726,972BOYAmt
EOY$2,716,350EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$2,730,400BOYAmt
EOY$2,717,034EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$149ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$10,771NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,000TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$9,000PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,516CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,802CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,771CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,297CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,611TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,611TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$124,800GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.38120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.34410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,246,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,246,944BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,246,944TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPOOLED INVESTMENT FUNDDesc
Book Value$404,619BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$404,619TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8ADUE TO MINIMAL ACTIVITY NO OFFICIAL BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD, AND THUS NO MINUTES ARE KEPT. ALL IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH E-MAILS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BDUE TO MINIMAL ACTIVITY NO OFFICIAL BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD, AND THUS NO MINUTES ARE KEPT. ALL IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED THROUGH E-MAILS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BOTH THE TREASURER AND PRESIDENT REVIEW THE 990 LOOKING FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL OR ANY ITEMS THEY ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE FOUNDATION HAS NO STAFF AT THIS TIME, SO THIS QUESTION IS NOT APPLICABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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