2014-08-15T15:17:27-05:00 2013-09-30 SANDBERG & CREEDEN PC 331 PAGE ST STE 2 STOUGHTON MA 020721172 990 2012-10-01 042104347 JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC JEWI 6174578600 126 HIGH STREET ROOM/SUITE 3 FL BOSTON MA 02110 ADAM SUTTIN 6174578600 2014-04-18 true THERESA J CREEDEN 7813440850 2014-07-16 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ADAM SUTTIN 126 HIGH STREET BOSTON MA 02110 2327033 false X WWW.JCRCBOSTON.ORG X 1944 MA THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREAT BOSTON IS THE REPRESENTATIVE VOICE OF THE ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY. ROOTED IN JEWISH VALUES AND INFORMED BY JEWISH HISTORY, JCRC'S MISSION ALSO REFLECTS THE IDEALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. COMPRISED OF CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATIONS, JCRC: - SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR BUILDING A STRONG AND VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY IN BOSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD; - ADVOCATES FOR A SAFE, SECURE, DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL; - PROMOTES AN AMERICAN SOCIETY WHICH IS DEMOCRATIC, PLURALISTIC AND JUST. 35 33 30 1000 0 2724390 2321897 0 2120 5136 0 2726510 2327033 0 0 1669859 1626885 0 148234 1042128 900865 2711987 2527750 14523 -200717 1001574 681502 199972 80617 801602 600885 X THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREAT BOSTON IS THE REPRESENTATIVE VOICE OF THE ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY. ROOTED IN JEWISH VALUES AND INFORMED BY JEWISH HISTORY, JCRC'S MISSION ALSO REFLECTS THE IDEALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. COMPRISED OF CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATIONS, JCRC: - SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR BUILDING A STRONG AND VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY IN BOSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD; - ADVOCATES FOR A SAFE, SECURE, DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL; - PROMOTES AN AMERICAN SOCIETY WHICH IS DEMOCRATIC, PLURALISTIC AND JUST. false false 1837467 IN PURSUIT OF ITS GOALS, JCRC PURSUES AN ACTION AGENDA BY FORGING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY; AND BETWEEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE BROADER SOCIETY. TO THIS END, JCRC: - EDUCATES, ASSISTS AND ENABLES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO PURSUE SOCIAL JUSTICE; - ADVOCATES ON ISSUES OF JEWISH COMMUNAL CONCERN; - BUILDS COALITIONS FOR EFFECTIVE ACTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; - CONVENES THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS, CELEBRATION AND COMMEMORATION. (SEE SCHEDULE O) THESE PURPOSES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE JCRC WORKS TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF BOSTON'S JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES AND A RANGE OF COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFITS. THE FOUR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AREAS ARE: THE GREATER BOSTON JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY, WHICH MOBILIZES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE WEEKLY TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UNDER RESOURCED URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TELEM, A TEEN SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH ENGAGES OVER 900 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ONGOING COMMUNITY SERVICE (CONNECTED WITH SPECIALLY PREPARED CURRICULA) AND ORGANIZING, REACHOUT, WHICH ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN SERVICE, FOSTERS THEIR LEADERSHIP AND BUILDS A COHESIVE COMMUNITY, AND THE GREATER BOSTON SYNAGOGUE ORGANIZING PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES LEADERS FROM APPROXIMATELY TWELVE SYNAGOGUES IN ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. JCRC COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH THE GREATER BOSTON INTERFAITH ORGANIZATION IN GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. JCRC ALSO PROVIDES HOLOCAUST PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL. ISRAEL AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS THE ISRAEL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS NETWORKS IN AND AMONG BOSTON, HAIFA, ISRAEL AND DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE TO BUILD COMMUNITY, PURSUE SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND SUPPORT ISRAEL. WITH OUR UKRAINIAN PARTNERS, WE COORDINATE THE DNEPROPETROVSK KEHILLAH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE RENEWAL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. WITH OUR PARTNERS IN HAIFA, WE OVERSEE SHILUVIM, CJP'S PROJECT TO EMPOWER ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS, AND FACILITATE OUR LEARNING EXCHANGE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERS FROM BOSTON AND HAIFA FOR MUTUAL LEARNING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE ARE ALSO BUILDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ISRAEL, INCLUDING STUDY TOURS TO ISRAEL FOR BOSTON-AREA PROFESSIONALS. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS (MAJF), JCRC BRINGS TOGETHER BROAD COALITIONS OF JEWISH AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, TO ADVOCATE FOR COMPASSIONATE PUBLIC POLICIES AND ADEQUATE FUNDING TO ASSIST THOSE MOST IN NEED AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. 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ROOTED IN JEWISH VALUES AND INFORMED BY JEWISH HISTORY, JCRC'S MISSION ALSO REFLECTS THE IDEALS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. COMPRISED OF CONSTITUENT ORGANIZATIONS, JCRC: - SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR BUILDING A STRONG AND VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY IN BOSTON AND AROUND THE WORLD; - ADVOCATES FOR A SAFE, SECURE, DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL; - PROMOTES AN AMERICAN SOCIETY WHICH IS DEMOCRATIC, PLURALISTIC AND JUST. EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST BOTH AT THE AGENCY EVENTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SOCIAL JUSTICE JCRC WORKS TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF BOSTON'S JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES AND A RANGE OF COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFITS. THE FOUR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM AREAS ARE: THE GREATER BOSTON JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY, WHICH MOBILIZES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE WEEKLY TUTORING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UNDER RESOURCED URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TELEM, A TEEN SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH ENGAGES OVER 900 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ONGOING COMMUNITY SERVICE (CONNECTED WITH SPECIALLY PREPARED CURRICULA) AND ORGANIZING, REACHOUT, WHICH ENGAGES YOUNG ADULTS IN SERVICE, FOSTERS THEIR LEADERSHIP AND BUILDS A COHESIVE COMMUNITY, AND THE GREATER BOSTON SYNAGOGUE ORGANIZING PROJECT, WHICH INVOLVES LEADERS FROM APPROXIMATELY TWELVE SYNAGOGUES IN ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. JCRC COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH THE GREATER BOSTON INTERFAITH ORGANIZATION IN GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING. JCRC ALSO PROVIDES HOLOCAUST PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL. ISRAEL AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS THE ISRAEL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS NETWORKS IN AND AMONG BOSTON, HAIFA, ISRAEL AND DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE TO BUILD COMMUNITY, PURSUE SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND SUPPORT ISRAEL. WITH OUR UKRAINIAN PARTNERS, WE COORDINATE THE DNEPROPETROVSK KEHILLAH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE RENEWAL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. WITH OUR PARTNERS IN HAIFA, WE OVERSEE SHILUVIM, CJP'S PROJECT TO EMPOWER ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS, AND FACILITATE OUR LEARNING EXCHANGE, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERS FROM BOSTON AND HAIFA FOR MUTUAL LEARNING AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE ARE ALSO BUILDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ISRAEL, INCLUDING STUDY TOURS TO ISRAEL FOR BOSTON-AREA PROFESSIONALS. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS (MAJF), JCRC BRINGS TOGETHER BROAD COALITIONS OF JEWISH AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, TO ADVOCATE FOR COMPASSIONATE PUBLIC POLICIES AND ADEQUATE FUNDING TO ASSIST THOSE MOST IN NEED AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY, THE JCRC MULTIPLIES ITS IMPACT AND THE REACH OF ITS CONTACTS AND FOSTERS AND DEVELOPS RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE POLICY SUCCESSES IN THE BUDGETARY, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ARENAS. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B RETURN REVIEWED WITH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ALL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ALL COMPENTSATION TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS AND UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE WEBSITES AND FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.