COVENANT FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: COVENANT FOUNDATION (EIN 36-3722029)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-05-26
IRS object ID: 201631479349300638
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-26T15:14:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WithumSmithBrown PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BRUNSWICK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08901	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363722029	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COVENANT FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% RALIA WAGNER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	COVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2122453500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS Suite 3	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2122453500	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-04-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	James Mulroy	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00024514	PTIN
Phone	2122453500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Harlene Winnick Appelman	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1270 Avenue of the Americas	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,168,094	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COVENANTFN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO BUILD ON EXISTING STRENGTH WITHIN THE FIELD OF JEWISH EDUCATION IN NORTH AMERICA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,250,000	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,168,000	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$92	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$94	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,250,092	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,168,094	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,074,781	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,778,468	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$810,904	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$900,748	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,362,836	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,486,402	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,248,521	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,165,618	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,571	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,476	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,925,188	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,213,210	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,891,321	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,176,867	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$33,867	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$36,343	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,796,333	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,778,468	GrantAmt
Desc	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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,796,333	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	58	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RALIA WAGNER	PersonNm
Phone	2122453500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$175,000	$0	$19,118
DR ARNOLD EISEN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHERYL FINKEL
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR BETSY D KATZ
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA G MANILOW
PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR STEVEN B NASATIR
TREASURER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR JONATHAN S WOOCHER
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN AIN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELI N EVANS
BOARD CHAIR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEATING CROWN
SECRETARY	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JORDAN T GOODMAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR DEBORAH LIPSTADT
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONI-SUE LEVINE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0			$135,300	$0	$26,645	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$310,300	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$45,763	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Rosov Consulting LLC	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 12595	AddressLine1Txt
City	BERKELEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94712	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	EVALUATION&OVERSIGHT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$131,285	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,168,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,168,000	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$94	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$94	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,168,094	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$94	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,579,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,579,468	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$199,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$488,217	TotalAmt
Program Services	$390,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,272	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,103	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,443	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,698	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,417	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,281	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,050	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$488,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$484,572	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$440	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,618	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,731	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,977	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,693	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$302,993	TotalAmt
Program Services	$298,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,259	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,292	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEMBERSHIP, SUBSC & PROF DEV	$23,087	$9,081	$14,006
OTHER EXPENSES	$12,805	$7,011	$5,794

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,165,618	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,796,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$369,285	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$512,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$696,263	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,392,157	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,504,157	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,551	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,021	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$17,696	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$15,927	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,309	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,769	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,925,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,213,210	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$472,657	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,601,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,704,210	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,891,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,176,867	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,343	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,343	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,925,188	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,213,210	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,476	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written Determination	Yes (X)	IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations	1	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167761	EIN
Organization Type	7	OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document Listed	Yes (true)	GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support	$0	SupportAmt
Other Support	$0	OtherSupportAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	1	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (true)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (true)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	false	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,696	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$15,927	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,769	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,769	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,344,794	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$176,700	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$176,700	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,168,094	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,168,094	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,342,318	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$176,700	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$176,700	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,165,618	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,165,618	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FIN 48	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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, 2015 and 2014. The Foundation files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, New York and Illinois. The Foundation has no income tax related penalties or interest for the periods.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (33 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Jon Adam Ross (FS FJC)
520 Eighth Avenue 20th Fl	NY	NY	10018	133848582	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Ilana Trachtman (FS Hartley Film Fdtn)
49 Richmondville Avenue	Westport	CT	06880	060950982	501(C)(3)	$30,000	See Part IV
14th Street Y (FS Educational Alliance)
197 East Broadway	New York	NY	10002	135562210	501(C)(3)	$150,000	See Part IV
Abundance Farm (FS Cong B'Nai Israel)
253 Prospect Street	Northampton	MA	01060	046052052	501(C)(3)	$120,000	See Part IV
Beit Hatfutsot of America
633 Third Avenue	New York	NY	10017	132928469	501(C)(3)	$35,000	See Part IV
Brandeis Marin
180 N San Pedro Rd	San Rafael	CA	94903	471253063	501(C)(3)	$150,000	See Part IV
Capital Camps & Retreat Center
11300 Rockville Pike	Rockville	MD	20852	521515202	501(C)(3)	$100,000	See Part IV
G-dcast
131 Steuart Street	San Francisco	CA	94105	454230275	501(C)(3)	$50,000	See Part IV
The Graduate Center for Jewish Education
15600 Mulholland Dr	Los Angeles	CA	90077	951684064	501(C)(3)	$100,000	See Part IV
Jewish Community Center in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Avenue	New York	NY	10023	133490745	501(C)(3)	$150,000	See Part IV
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
3080 Broadway	New York	NY	10027	130887640	501(C)(3)	$140,650	SEE PART IV
National Jewish Education Innovation Network
7607 Old York Road	Melrose Park	PA	19027	232473518	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SEE PART IV
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
5 West 37th Street	New York	NY	10018	222594099	501(C)(3)	$37,500	SEE PART IV
Tiferes Bnos(FS Congregation Ahavas Shulem)
199 Lee Avenue Suite 196	Brooklyn	NY	11211	470878099	501(C)(3)	$40,000	SEE PART IV
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood
54 Nagle Avenue	New York	NY	10040	131635308	501(C)(3)	$67,500	SEE PART IV
BIMA Genesis at Brandeis University
415 South Street	Waltham	MA	024549110	042103552	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Be'chol Lashon (FS Inst Jewish Comm Res)
3198 Fulton Street	San Francisco	CA	94118	943307253	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
305 South Wells Street	Chicago	IL	60606	362167761	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Kulanu NNJ (FS Temple Avodat Shalom)
385 Howland Avenue	River Edge	NJ	07661	226046606	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
606 I Street NW	Washington	DC	20001	331036146	501(C)(3)	$16,000	SEE PART IV
The Well (FS Temple Israel of Detroit)
5725 Walnut Lake	West Bloomfield	MI	48323	381490194	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Yeshiva University Museum
500 West 185th Street	New York	NY	10033	131624225	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Girls in Trouble (FS NY Fndtn of the Arts)
20 Jay Street Suite 740	Brooklyn	NY	11201	237129564	501(C)(3)	$50,000	SEE PART IV
Habonim Dror North America
1000 Dean Street 353	Brooklyn	NY	11238	135596779	501(C)(3)	$45,000	SEE PART IV
Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Center
6255 N Santa Monica Blvd	Mlwkee	WI	53217	390806234	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SEE PART IV
Jewish Community Center of Gr Kansas City
5801 W 115th St	Overland Park	KS	66211	440545992	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
University of Wisconsin Hillel
611 Langdon Street	Madison	WI	53703	392035142	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning
610 South Michigan Ave	Chicago	IL	60605	362662739	501(C)(3)	$20,000	SEE PART IV
Sabes Jewish Community Center
4330 S Cedar Lake Rd	Minn	MN	55416	410833543	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SEE PART IV
The Moxie Institute (Fiscal Sponsor Let it Ripple
217 Sycamore Ave	Mill Valley	CA	94941	462851766	501(C)(3)	$35,000	SEE PART IV
The Paradigm Project (FS Temple Beth Shalom)
670 Highland Ave	Needham	MA	02494	046006558	501(C)(3)	$28,100	SEE PART IV
Tiferes Bnos (FS Congreg Ahavas Shulem)
199 Lee Avenue Suite 196	Brooklyn	NY	11211	470878099	501(C)(3)	$10,653	SEE PART IV
Washington DC Jewish Community Center
1529 16th St NW	Washington	DC	20036	521398151	501(C)(3)	$12,500	SEE PART IV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	33	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	AWARDS TO EDUCATORS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	11	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$199,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

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.

PURPOSE OF GRANT

1. JON ADAM ROSS (FS: FJC) - The InHEIRitance Project: The Genesis Plays. To facilitate the expansion of the communal creation of five theater productions, which are being created in partnership with five Jewish communities across the United States. These productions combine the stories of the matriarchs and patriarchs with the stories of local Jewish community members. Each production will premiere locally followed by a production in New York City. 2. ILANA TRACHTMAN (FS: HARTLEY FILM FOUNDATION) - InHEIRiting Sisterhood. To work with the Jewish community in Seattle on the project InHEIRiting Sisterhood, a collaborative theatre/video performance that explores the Biblical narrative of Rachel and Leah. The performance will be created based on study sessions and interviews held with members of the community. 3. 14TH STREET Y (FS: EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE) - Downtown Jewish Life at the 14th Street Y. To strengthen the downtown Jewish community through inclusive, Open Tent public programming that will inspire in its audience a renewed interest in Jewish experiences, a firmer sense of who they are as Jews, and a creative context upon which to build a meaningful Jewish life. 4. ABUNDANCE FARM (FS: CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL) - Promoting Innovative Education through Farm-Based Learning. To fully integrate experiential, farm-based education, including the development of a Hebrew on the Farm resource guide, into the Jewish educational life of its campus, which is comprised of Congregation Bnai Israels religious school, preschool, and teen programs, and Lander-Grinspoon Academy, a K-6 Jewish day school. 5. BEIT HATFUTSOT OF AMERICA (FS: AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEIT HATFUSOT) - Curating Your Story Educational Encounter with Jewish Artists in the Community. To enhance and extend the creative experience and community dialogue of the My Family Story program in schools across the United States by inviting local Jewish artists to share their creative expertise with participating students in order to generate excitement and interest in Jewish family legacies. 6. BRANDEIS MARIN - Makers Makom. To fund the creation of a Jewish Studies curriculum that is integrated with a makers program and core academics (Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies). 7. CAPITAL CAMPS & RETREAT CENTER - Capital Camps Institute for Leadership and Learning. To develop a national fellowship program for veteran counselors at Jewish overnight camps with the purpose of helping the participating young adults grow into more competent and confident Jewish leaders. 8. G-DCAST - Studio G-dcast 2.0: Training a National Cadre of Jewish Text Animators. To fund an expansion of the Studio G-dcast Media Beit Midrash program by training a national cadre of educators to independently implement its methodology for using animation as a tool for Jewish text study as well as developing an online course geared towards bnei mitzvah students and their teachers. 9. THE GRADUATE CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION AT AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY - Dream Lab. To fund Dream Lab, which will cultivate creative Jewish education as a field by developing standards of excellence, a professional pipeline of talent, measurable outcomes for Jewish learning, and a collaborative network of creative practitioners. 10. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANHATTAN - Circles of Welcome. To create and establish Circles of Welcome, a new initiative aimed at encouraging couples/families with varying degrees of involvement to explore Jewish life within a community of small, supported groups (chavurot). 11. THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA - Building Sustainable Bikkur Holim Programs in the United States. To fund a new program that will train groups of congregational leaders in eight major cities across the United States in the fundamentals of pastoral care and will provide the support and guidance necessary to help them establish and sustain their own bikkur holim groups. 12. NATIONAL JEWISH EDUCATION INNOVAITON NETWORK (FS: JEWISH LEARNING VENTURE) - Shinui: National Jewish Education Innovation Network.To fund the continuation, expansion, and deepening of the work of the Network comprised of six central agencies which supports, and disseminates innovative projects in part-time Jewish education. 13. PARDES INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES OF NORTH AMERICA - Rodef Shalom School Program: To develop an evaluation plan and to determine how best to proceed with other aspects of the project including teacher training and curriculum development. 14. TIFERES BNOS (FS: CONGREGATION AHAVAS SHULEM D'NADVERNE) - Project Based Learning Professional Development Program. To support a unique year-long Project Based Learning Teacher Professional Development Program aimed at enhancing teachers professional skills and the development and implementation of a project-based learning curriculum as well as a fully-developed pilot arts-based curriculum. 15. YM & YWHA OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS AND INWOOD - Bubbies Kitchen: Connecting Youth and Families to Their Jewish Roots and Values through Global Foods and Traditions. To launch Bubbies Kitchen, an innovative, globally-informed cooking program for children and their families designed to significantly deepen Jewish engagement of the young, unaffiliated families living in Washington Heights. 16. BIMA/GENESIS AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY - The Jewish STEAM Project. To develop cutting-edge curricula and teacher trainings that integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) with Jewish Studies. 17. BE'CHOL LASHON (FS: INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH & COMMUNITY RESEARCH) - Passport to Peoplehood. To develop Passport to Peoplehood, a program designed to strengthen Jewish identity by expanding childrens awareness of themselves in relation to the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of Jews around the world. 18. JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO - Hebrew in Public Schools: A Community Approach. To assess the current landscape of Hebrew language instruction in public high schools in the United States and to propose a path forward for the Federated Jewish community to work collaboratively to implement and expand public school Hebrew nationwide 19. KULANI NNJ - (FS: TEMPLE AVODAT SHALOM) - Kulanu NNJ ETC: EdTech Training for Congregational Schools. To train congregational school teachers to effectively integrate educational technology into the classroom and home. 20. SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE - DIY: Design Identity Yourself. To create a new program that combines Jewish text study with collaborative learning and creative self-expression, providing participants with the skills and support needed to develop their own unique Jewish voice. 21. THE WELL (FS: TEMPLE ISRAEL OF DETRIOT) - CSI: Coffee. Study. Interpret. To support and expand the CSI: Coffee. Study. Interpret. community Beit Midrash program, a monthly, Beit Midrash-style, partner learning program in a pluralistic setting designed to use the study of texts to address how to live a meaningful life. 22. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AT THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY - How a Poem Begins Lynne Avadenka and the Poet Rahel. To support the development, marketing, and implementation of educational programming connected to the exhibition and project by printmaker and book artist, Lynne Avadenka, which offers a contemporary artistic and personal encounter with Rahel Bluwstein, one of the greatest poets of pre-State Israel and an enduring figure in modern culture. 23. GIRLS IN TROUBLE (FS: NY FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS) - The Complicated Lives of Biblical Women: An Arts-Based Curriculum. To develop, pilot, and electronically distribute The Complicated Lives of Biblical Women, an innovative, arts-based curriculum about the women of the Torah for teens and adults structured around "Girls in Trouble", an indie-folk song cycle about women of the Torah. 24. HABONIM DROR NORTH AMERICA - Habonim Drors Shlav Hachshara Bet: Inspiring and Supporting Youth in Defining and Shaping the Jewish Future. To expand, improve, and institutionalize its Shlav Hachshara Bet Leadership Program for college-age Jewish young people as an integral part of HDNA. During the grant period (January 2015-December 2017), approximately 200 youth leaders will be involved in the program. 25. HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide continued support to the current Artists Laboratory Network and to add and to mentor three new Artists Labs in other Midwestern cities. 26. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GR. KANSAS CITY - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists Laboratory Network. 27. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HILLEL - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists Laboratory Network 28. SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists Laboratory Network 29. SABES JEWISH COMMU

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$175,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500	$0	$1,618	$0	$194,118	$0	$0	$0
JONI-SUE LEVINE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	$135,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,530	$0	$13,115	$0	$161,945	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:295226
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:GRANT EVALUATION TOTAL FEES:191846
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:FLEX PLAN ADMIN FEES TOTAL FEES:1227

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicag	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 S Wells St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167761	EIN
Primary Activities	Jewish Educat	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd