2016-07-15T08:23:56-07:00 2015-08-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2014-09-01 741109654 Jewish Federation of Greater Houston JEWI 7137297000 5603 South Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 Mary Ward-Hecksel Sr. VP/CFO 2016-07-15 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2014 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z Lee Wunsch 5603 South Braeswood Houston TX 77096 16260205 false false X www.houstonjewish.org X 1940 TX Jewish Federation takes a leadership approach to overseeing programs and services that invigorate and promote the Jewish community by collaborating with worthy organizations, evaluating needs, raising funds, investing in initiatives, and communicating with the public. 36 36 45 300 0 17056608 16099523 173765 149607 9790 11075 0 17240163 16260205 10862818 12027980 0 2488460 2365467 0 1409874 1411467 1550724 14762745 15944171 2477418 316034 13979894 15229835 4415892 5350207 9564002 9879628 X The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston (JFGH) leads and mobilizes the Jewish community by supporting the most impactful organizations, programs and individuals who embrace Jewish living through participation and philanthropy. false true 12027980 12027980 102111 The most significant ways the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston makes a difference in Jewish lives is through its broad based annual appeal. Funds raised each year benefit millions of Jews in need in Houston, across the United States, in Israel and in 75 countries around the world by granting funds to programs and organizations to accomplish the following:Feeding the hungry Educating the young Caring for the old Comforting the sick Counseling the troubled Rescuing the oppressed Calming the frightened Providing a voice for those unable to speak for themselves Offering vital assistance to those unable to meet their own basic needs 696088 12722 Jewish Education Department (JED) nurtures the continuity and quality of Jewish life in the Greater Houston area by fostering and strengthening life-long Jewish learning. The JED is dedicated to: Enhancing the quality of formal and informal Jewish education in the community, promoting enrollment and participation in Jewish education at all levels, advocating on behalf of students, parents, institutions and professionals involved in Jewish education, encouraging and providing for the professional growth of educators, and serving as a facilitator for cooperation and collaboration among schools and community organizations. 299842 34774 The Young Adult Division (YAD) fosters Jewish identity, involvement, responsibility and leadership among young Jewish Houstonians in order to sustain and enrich the vibrant community here at home, in Israel, and around the world. 296959 13320869 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 56 0 true 45 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 36 36 true false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Mary Ward-Hecksel 7137297000 5603 South Braeswood Houston TX 77096 Denis Braham Chairman 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Buzzy Bluestone Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rob Shoss Vice Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Sandy Weiner Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rick Stein Sec/Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kevin Alexander Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Barish Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Brodsky Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Brookner Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Debra Dluhy Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Fein Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marla Feldman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Finkelman Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Goldberg Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dori Goldman Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Goldstein Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Goott Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Hess Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elyse S Kalmans Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Kaplan Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arturo Karakowsky Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bobby Lapin Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Levy Trustee 1.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mindy Mitzner Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elise Newman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Polatsek Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Esther Polland Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rabbi Joseph Radinsky Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Russ Robinson Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rabbi Pam Silk Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Zach Silverman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Stolbun Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Haya Varon Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Warren Trustee 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Naomi Warren Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dolores Wilkenfeld Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lee Wunsch President & CEO 40.00 8.00 X 313763 0 69221 Mary Ward-Hecksel Sr. VP/CFO 25.00 15.00 X 142894 0 20123 Suzanne Jacobson Sr. VP Develop. 40.00 0.00 X 147803 0 13163 Elaine Kellerman VP of Comm Pshp 40.00 0.00 X 131738 0 20113 Barbara Bratter Dir Plan/Alloc 40.00 0.00 X 116243 0 13615 852441 136235 5 false true false Ricoh USA 820 Gears Rd Houston TX 77067 Staff/copier leasing 114678 1 3889215 12210308 16099523 Events/other 900099 52262 52262 Program ticket sales 900099 97345 97345 149607 11075 11075 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16260205 149607 11075 11868514 11868514 152966 152966 6500 6500 0 688308 106758 269118 312432 0 1333452 482660 407856 442936 96051 25059 49929 21063 109139 19474 55875 33790 138517 35713 59789 43015 0 0 23832 23832 0 0 0 91222 21307 40420 29495 82535 8486 40561 33488 162471 15094 59656 87721 44104 9854 17579 16671 0 55117 15808 21927 17382 16671 1984 11870 2817 0 53842 6384 34902 12556 0 0 22407 22407 36289 8357 15994 11938 Program expenses 512861 512861 Campaign programs 326621 326621 Recruitment 31571 31571 Demographic survey expenses 30000 30000 61181 23090 20142 17949 15944171 13320869 1213428 1409874 2396 1897 2018766 3754539 11496383 11069853 56552 18726 0 0 0 0 102089 65730 1316242 1093441 201636 222801 0 44000 39000 0 0 58072 57289 13979894 15229835 296903 494855 4118989 4855352 4415892 5350207 X 8208929 8306262 1002573 1435364 352500 138002 9564002 9879628 13979894 15229835 316034 -408 X false true X true false X 20381288 16006041 14852618 17056608 16099523 84396078 0 0 20381288 16006041 14852618 17056608 16099523 84396078 4642681 79753397 15651 10167 7674 9790 11075 54357 0 0 84450435 898823 0.94440 0.96720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 132731802 22448999 -4897314 22078829 530651 127674007 106445360 32015674 11757949 16554831 932350 132731802 95920145 24635464 7318358 20560583 868024 106445360 89072982 14686040 5070105 12102927 806055 95920145 81674559 15141907 5832826 13576310 89072982 0.97330 0.02370 0.00300 false true true 6000 6000 935518 814653 120865 313271 217335 95936 61453 61453 222801 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. 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1700 New York NY 10004 131624240 501(c)(3) 770000 0 JAFI - General Support The Jewish Federations of NA 25 Broadway Suite 1700 New York NY 10004 131624240 501(c)(3) 97000 0 Barzalai Hosp - Pediatric Monit The Koby Mandell Fndn Inc 366 Pearsall Ave Ste 1 Cedarhurst NY 11516 912169027 501(c)(3) 85000 0 Camp Koby The Shlenker School 5600 North Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 760686559 501(c)(3) 109725 0 General Support Tikva Corp 475 10th Ave 9th Floor New York NY 10018 223779212 501(c)(3) 13500 0 General Support Torah Day School 10900 Fondren Houston TX 77096 237278350 501(c)(3) 47250 0 General Support United Orthodox Synagogue 9001 Greenwillow St Houston TX 77096 450519502 501(c)(3) 200000 0 Flood Relief UOSG Montessori School 4610 Bellaire Blvd Bellaire TX 77401 450519502 501(c)(3) 45000 0 Flood Relief Womens Intl Zionist Org 1150 Kane Concourse 5th Floor Bay Harbor Isla FL 33154 133041381 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Education & Welfare World ORT Inc 1745 Broadway 17th Floor New York NY 10019 061669917 501(c)(3) 75000 0 Vocational Training Zecher Avrohom Inc 1715 51st Street Brooklyn NY 11204 263744888 501(c)(3) 75000 0 Support for At-Risk Families 87 0 Israel Trip and Camp Scholarships 179 148075 Teacher grants 15 4891 Additional Supplemental Information The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston is reporting grants to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) which is a 501(c)(3) domestic U.S. charity. In addition, JFNA, and its beneficiary agencies, United Israel Appeal (UIA), a subsidiary of JFNA, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) - both 501(c)(3) organizations - each file a separate Form 990 and detailed Schedule F. Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Federation supports organizations that: provide vital assistance such as food, shelter and medical care; educate the youth of our community; provide senior care services & programming; facilitate leadership development and youth engagement programming; reconnect Jews with the Jewish community; offer Jewish programming for young families and children; develop Israel advocacy skills; support Israel travel for youth; and aid people with special needs.There is no additional monitoring once grants have been awarded. X X true true X X X X X false true false false false false false false false false Elaine Kellerman VP of Comm Pshp 131738 9021 11092 151851 Lee Wunsch President & CEO 294790 18973 52402 16819 382984 Mary Ward-Hecksel Sr. VP/CFO 142894 9724 10399 163017 Suzanne Jacobson Sr. VP Develop. 147803 10002 3161 160966 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. The Federation pays $504 for telephone/internet service used for business purposes at the home of Lee Wunsch, President & CEO. These payments are not treated as taxable compensation because they are deemed to be expenses relating to his services provided to the Federation. During the year, the Federation paid $2,884 for Lee Wunsch's spouse to travel with him on business trip which was treated as taxable compensation to him. Elyse Kalmans Board Member 700 Cash OHC camp grant Elise Newman Board Member 1000 Cash OHC camp grant Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services Community Relations Committee (CRC) program focused on education and information on domestic and international issues directly impacting the Jewish community. This program was discontinued in 2014-2015. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Mission to Israel Trip - The goal of the mission trip is to focus on travel to Israel for educational and informational purposes and to build Jewish identity and connections with the Houston Jewish community and the state of Israel. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Elyse Kalmans and Naomi Warren have a family relationship.Elyse Kalmans and Benjamin Warren have a family relationship.Benjamin Warren and Naomi Warren have a family relationship.Elyse Kalmans and Arturo Karakowsky have a business relationship.Russ Robinson and Joe Kaplan have a business relationship.Mark Brookner and Joe Kaplan have a business relationship.Arturo Karakowsky and Benjamin Warren have a business relationship.Arturo Karakowsky and Naomi Warren have a business relationship.Arturo Karakowsky and Denis Braham have a business relationship.Bobby Lapin and Yakov Polatsek have a business relationship.Mike Levy and Lee Wunsch have a business relationship.Mike Levy and Mary Ward-Hecksel have a business relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents The bylaws were amended to make the following significant changes:1. Increase the number of trustees from 18 to 25,2. Clarify that Past Board Chairs (other than the most recent past Board Chair) are non-voting trustees,3. Decrease the minimum number of meetings from 9 to 6, and4. Add the Chair's Cabinet, which is comprised of the Jewish Federation officers and up to 4 additional lay leaders. The cabinet will meet on an as needed basis and will make recommendations on time sensitive matters or where it is impractical or inappropriate to convene the Board. Decisions will be made known to the Board unless they are sensitive or confidential in nature. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form is reviewed by the Controller and CFO and made available to Board members on the Federation's website, prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A Conflict of Interest Statement is distributed to Board members every year and several follow ups are made. If there are conflicts of interest, they are addressed with the President and CEO and the Chair of the Board. If appropriate, after discussion, the conflict is brought before the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Personnel Sub-Committee of the Board consisting of the Chairman of Board, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Personnel Committee is responsible for determining the compensation of the organization's President & CEO after a review of comparable data of non-profit sister agencies of similar size. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Personnel Sub-Committee of the Board consisting of the Chairman of Board, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Personnel Committee is responsible for determining the compensation of the organization's officers and key employees after a review of comparable data of non-profit sister agencies of similar size. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request. Houston Jewish Community Fdn 5603 South Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 760187329 Support the Jewish Federation of Gr. Hou TX 501(c)(3) 509(a)(1) Jewish Federation of Greater Houston true Mary L & William J Osher Fd 5603 South Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 205094518 Support the Jewish Federation of Gr. 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