COVENANT FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
COVENANT FOUNDATION (EIN 36-3722029)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-08
IRS object ID
201501599349300530
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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MissionTO 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
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DescThe 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
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Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362167761EIN
Organization Type04OrganizationTypeDesc
Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$0SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (true)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationfalseSuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456falseSupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized USfalseSupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt FundCYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,696OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,387DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,309BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Land BuildingsOtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,309TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$0TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,417,957TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$167,865DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$167,865RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,250,092RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,250,092TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,416,386TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$167,865DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$167,865ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,248,521ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,248,521TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFIN 48FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe 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, 2014 and 2013. The Foundation files tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, New York and Illinois. The Foundation has no open years prior to 2011. The Foundation has no income tax related penalties or interest for the periods.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (29 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
G-DCAST
131 STEUART ST STE 205SAN FRANCISCOCA94105454230275501(C)(3)$50,000See Part IV
GIRLS IN TROUBLE (FISCAL SPONSOR NY FOUNDATION OF
20 JAY ST 7TH FLOORBROOKLYNNY11201237129564501(C)(3)$50,000See Part IV
JON ADAM ROSS (FISCAL SPONSOR FJC)
520 EIGHTH AVE 20TH FLNEW YORKNY10018133848582501(C)(3)$150,000See Part IV
92ND STREET Y
1395 LEXINGTON AVENEW YORKNY10028131624229501(C)(3)$225,000See Part IV
CITIZEN FILM
1426 FILLMORE ST 201SAN FRANCISCOCA94115810621889501(C)(3)$150,000See Part IV
CONGREGATION AHAVATH BETH ISRAEL
11 NORTH LATAH STREETBOISEID83716311554282501(C)(3)$30,000See Part IV
EDAH (FISCAL SPONSOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES)
354 PINE ST STE 700SAN FRANCISCOCA94104943255070501(C)(3)$150,000See Part IV
HABONIM DROR NORTH AMERICA
1000 DEAN STREET 353BROOKLYNNY11238135596779501(C)(3)$45,000See Part IV
HARRY & ROSE SAMSON FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
6255 N SANTA MONICA BLVDMILWAUKEEWI53217390806234501(C)(3)$25,000See Part IV
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GR KANSAS CITY
5801 W 115TH STOVERLAND PARKKS66211440545992501(C)(3)$20,000See Part IV
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HILLEL
611 LANGDON STREETMADISONWI53703392035142501(C)(3)$25,000SEE PART IV
SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSH
610 S MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL606051906362662739501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
SABES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
4330 S CEDAR LAKE RDMINNEAPOLISMN55416410833543501(C)(3)$25,000SEE PART IV
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMER
520 EIGHTH AVE 4TH FLNEW YORKNY10018135599486501(C)(3)$230,000SEE PART IV
JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND
2030 S TAYLOR RDCLEVELAND HEIGHTSOH44118340714554501(C)(3)$95,850SEE PART IV
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
1601 16TH AVESEATTLEWA98122910565537501(C)(3)$109,245SEE PART IV
LET IT RIPPLE INC
217 SYCAMORE AVEMILL VALLEYCA94941462851766501(C)(3)$45,000SEE PART IV
THE REFORM TEMPLE OF FOREST HILLS
71-11 112TH STREETFOREST HILLSNY11375111808223501(C)(3)$98,320SEE PART IV
YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL
3700 HENRY HUDSON PWY 2ND FLRIVERDALENY10463134159739501(C)(3)$150,000SEE PART IV
BINAH SCHOOL (FISCAL SPONSOR FJC)
520 EIGHTH AVE 20TH FLNEW YORKNY10018133848582501(C)(3)$53,114SEE PART IV
THE PARADIGM PROJECT (FISCAL SPONSOR TEMPLE BETH
670 HIGHLAND AVENEEDHAMMA02492046006558501(C)(3)$43,000SEE PART IV
NATIONAL JEWISH EDUCATION INNOVATION NETWORK
7607 OLD YORK ROADMELROSE PARKPA19027232473518501(C)(3)$50,000SEE PART IV
14TH STREET Y (FISCAL SPONSOR EDUCATIONAL ALLIANC
344 EAST 14TH STREETNEW YORKNY10003135562210501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
JEWISH PUBLIC MEDIA (FISCAL SPONSOR CENTER FOR JE
2576 Broadway 292New YorkNY10025954328467501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
KADIMAH SCHOOL OF BUFFALO
1085 EGGERT ROADAMHERSTNY14226160838839501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
MECHON HADAR
190 AMSTERDAM AVENEW YORKNY10023264412164501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
MISHKAN CHICAGO
4001 N RAVENSWOOD STE 403ACHICAGOIL60642454922824501(C)(3)$20,000SEE PART IV
LYNNE AVADENKA (FISCAL SPONSOR FOUNDATION FOR JEW
125 MAIDEN LN 8TH FLNEW YORKNY10038131927751501(C)(3)$18,000SEE PART IV
THE JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND
2030 S TAYLOR RDCLEVELAND HEIGHTSOH44118340714554501(C)(3)$5,817SEE PART IV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org29Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAWARDS TO EDUCATORGrantTypeTxt
Recipient12RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$208,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Monitoring - Part I, Line 2Twice 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 GRANT1. G-DCAST - The grant will support a Fellow who will create new interactive content, as well as a structure, curriculum, and pipeline to develop a cohort of 'educator techies,' and a stronger, more centralized Jewish new media organization. The grant will also support the Fellow's product development. 2. GIRLS IN TROUBLE (FISCAL SPONSOR: 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 Torah for teens and adults structured around "Girls in Trouble," an indie-folk song cycle about women of the Torah. 3. JON ADAM ROSS (FISCAL SPONSOR: FJC) - inHEIRitance: The Genesis of Our Stories. To facilitate the communal creation of five theater productions in partnership with five Jewish communities across the United States. These productions will be based on the stories of the matriarchs and patriarchs, along with the stories of local Jewish community members. Each production will premiere locally, followed by a production in New York City. 4. 92ND STREET Y - Shababa Network. To support the full-scale launch of Shababa Network, a professional development program that will train Jewish leaders in the Shababa philosophy and approach, creating engaged and active intergenerational Jewish communities across North America. 5. CITIZEN FILM - New Media in Jewish Studies Collaborative. To continue cultivating a Professional Learning Network consisting of illustrious Jewish Studies professors plus fifty-four graduate students, around using digital storytelling and emergent media tools of today to inspire active exploration of Jewish subjects in the classroom and beyond. 6. CONGREGATION AHAVATH BETH ISRAEL - Shir Transformation: A Congregational Music Program to Enhance and Sustain Jewish Life. To fund development and implementation of a Jewish music education program for innovative educational, spiritual, and community growth, with intent to reach out to the unaffiliated, especially Millennials, in the greater Treasure Valley of Idaho. 7. EDAH (FISCAL SPONSOR: COMMUNITY INITIATIVE) - A Jewish Learning Innovation Corps: A Proof-of- Concept at Edah. To develop, pilot, and implement a proof-of-concept of a Jewish Learning Innovation Corps that will foster a new generation of Jewish learning experience designers and facilitators. 8. HABONIM DROR NORTH AMERICA - Habonim Dror's 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. 9. 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. 10. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GR. KANSAS CITY - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists' Laboratory Network 11. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HILLEL - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists' Laboratory Network. 12. SPERTUS INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists' Laboratory Network 13. SABES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - The Midwestern Artists' Laboratory Network. To provide support to the current Artists' Laboratory Network 14. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA - JCC Association ECE and Family Engagement Directors Institute. To fund a Directors' Fellowship, The Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement Directors Institute, to develop the high quality personnel needed for excellence in the field of JCC Early Childhood Education. 15. JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND - Engaging Texts: A Cross-Communal Network Developing the Educational Practice of Philosophical Inquiry with Tanach. To create and develop a cross-communal network that will facilitate and provide support for the scaling up of the educational practice of philosophical inquiry with Tanach as the central focus for the Jewish educators working within the participating communities. 16. JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE - Project Kavod. To develop a new educational initiative to provide its staff, board members, and volunteers with fresh opportunities to examine the Jewish roots of the organization's work and to help staff members increase and enhance their capacity to serve. 17. LET IS RIPPLE, INC. - The Creation of Accompanying Educational Materials for the Jewish Version of The Science of Character Film. To accompany a Jewish version of its 8-minute film The Science of Character, reframed through the lens of the Mussar movement, a Jewish ethical, educational, and cultural movement, developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. 18. THE REFORM TEMPLE OF FOREST HILLS - Project 613: The RTFH Digital Badging Project Implementation. To complete development, implementation, and roll-out of a digital badging system that, fully integrated with the congregational school curriculum (for grades K-7) in a Reform Jewish congregation, will support the blending of in-class and at-home learning objectives to more effectively engage and motivate students and their families while deepening their appreciation of and participation in Jewish content, education, and community religious education. 19. YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH RABBINICAL SCHOOL - The YCT Communities Project. To develop local learning communities in cities across North America that will engage in ongoing study supported through curriculum, community organizing, lay leadership mentoring, and student and faculty visits. 20. BINAH SCHOOL (FISCAL SPONSOR: FJC) - To develop and implement The Creative Collaborators Project: An Arts and Social Justice Program, which features the creation of a Community Arts and Social Justice Program, deepens and develops digital badging and pilots arts-integration for Orthodox girls. 21. THE PARADIGM PROJECT (NEW FISCAL SPONSOR: TEMPLE BETH SHALOM) - Nurturing and Networking the Seeds of Excellence: A Flexible, Cost-Effective, Blended-Learning Approach to Systemic Change in Jewish Early Childhood Education. To support the expansion of The Paradigm Project's network of Fellowships (formally Communities of Practice) in Jewish Early Childhood Education. 22. NATIONAL JEWISH EDUCATION INNOVATION NETWORK (FISCAL SPONSOR: JEWISH LEARNING VENTURE) - To develop and nurture innovation in part-time Jewish Youth Education, through the creation of a network of innovators, a virtual platform connecting people with people and information, and an annual conference to bring together innovators, shed light on models and experiments, develop best practices and success indicators, and advance the field. 23. 14TH STREET Y (FISCAL SPONSOR: EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE) - Downtown Jewish Life at the 14th Street Y. To support two Jewish educational engagement events and one viral digital campaign that interprets Jewish traditions and values and educates the broader public 24. JEWISH PUBLIC MEDIA (FISCAL SPONSOR: CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE AND CREATIVITY) - SermonSlam. To expand SermonSlam into a regular source of new, creative Jewish expression in dozens of cities around the world as well as online. 25. KADIMAH SCHOOL OF BUFFALO - Multi-age Pod Instruction. To fund a professional teacher training program for its faculty and the faculty of six of its partner schools in the Upstate New York Jewish Day School Consortium that will support the complete implementation of multi-age learning. 26. MECHON HADAR - Cross-Denominational Beit Midrash for Future Community Leaders. To support a weekly cross-denominational Beit Midrash for future Jewish community leaders, serving as a center for energized, multi-level learning while modeling how Jewish learning can unite otherwise distinct communities. 27. MISHKAN CHICAGO - Back to Basics: Inspired Judaism in Small Installments for Busy People. To launch Back to Basics: Inspired Judaism in Small Installments for Busy People, an experiment in adult learning that will integrate students coming from diverse backgrounds into month-long, self-contained courses. These courses will be organized thematically around foundational Jewish thought and practices that rely on the best available creative adult learning resources. They will also include individualized attention to guide students down paths of conversion, adult b'nai mitzvah, or simply deepening their learning. 28. LYNNE AVADENKA (FISCAL SPONSOR: FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE - Rahel Project 29. THE JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND - Jewish Family Educators Network of Cleveland

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HARLENE WINNICK APPELMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$170,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,000$0$1,651$0$188,651$0$0$0
JONI-SUE LEVINE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR$131,325$0$3,082$0$0$0$13,133$0$12,856$0$160,396$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
990 Review Process - Part VI, Section B, Line 11Bo 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 12co 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 19For 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 15Bo 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

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 S Wells StAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362167761EIN
Primary ActivitiesJewish EducatPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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