2013-03-11T12:35:47-05:00 2012-09-30 SANDBERG & CREEDEN PC 331 PAGE ST STE 2 STOUGHTON MA 020721172 990 2011-10-01 042104347 JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER BOSTON INC JEWI 6174578600 126 HIGH STREET ROOM/SUITE 3 FL BOSTON MA 02110 BILL GABOVITCH 6174578600 2013-02-25 true THERESA J CREEDEN 7813440850 2013-02-28 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z BILL GABOVITCH 126 HIGH STREET BOSTON MA 02110 2726510 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. 41 41 29 1000 0 2661856 2724390 0 6367 2120 0 2668223 2726510 0 0 1459139 1669859 0 71778 1129482 1042128 2588621 2711987 79602 14523 1004276 1001574 217197 199972 787079 801602 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 2154898 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. 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. 2154898 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 29 true false false false false true true true true false false false false false false X 41 41 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false true true true false MA X X THE CORPORATION 6174578600 126 HIGH STREET BOSTON MA 02110 X BILL GABOVITCH 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL GOLDENBERG 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILLIP GORDON 5.00 X 0 0 0 MEL SHUMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ABBY FLAM 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH MOSKOWITZ 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL SASSIENI 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PHIL ROSENBLATT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STUART ROSSMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM SUTTIN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY CHARTOCK 5.00 X 0 0 0 AVIVA SAPERS 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARNET KESSEL 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEN SIGEL 5.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN SAMUELS 5.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFTON HELMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL LIBEN 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE RICHLER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD SIEGEL 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC GURVIS 5.00 X 0 0 0 FAY GRAJOWER 5.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY LEWIS 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SEGEL 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANE MATLAW 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL RECK 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN WYNER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SWEDER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BOHNEN 5.00 X 0 0 0 RAE GINSBURG 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICK MANN 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH FEIN 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL SILVERMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON SCHEFF 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CALECHMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE DIAMOND 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAMPE GOODMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY BLOOM 5.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BRIGHTMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GILEFSKY 5.00 X 0 0 0 LESLEY INKER STEVENS 5.00 X 0 0 0 BETH WASSERMAN-BADIK 5.00 X 0 0 0 NAHMI NADICH 40.00 X 101204 0 0 ALAN RONKIN 40.00 X 123060 0 0 224264 2 true false false 2724390 2724390 2120 2120 2726510 2120 170000 102000 34000 34000 94142 14121 70607 9414 1140071 959445 172145 8481 60382 45891 11472 3019 104850 80674 21089 3087 100414 76914 19790 3710 8283 8283 24100 24100 170223 136307 32442 1474 136008 102324 32272 1412 44243 34656 8073 1514 144921 111003 28562 5356 205363 184858 20505 37234 13144 24090 10052 7760 1981 311 SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPLIES 261701 261701 2711987 2154898 485311 71778 876272 826052 12528 4745 15000 15000 1308 41417 99168 114360 1004276 1001574 81082 54823 36947 30789 99168 114360 217197 199972 X 301819 534005 485260 267597 787079 801602 1004276 1001574 14523 X false true true X false X 3110513 3030391 2464494 2661856 2724390 13991644 3110513 3030391 2464494 2661856 2724390 13991644 44681 13946963 -13743 21324 8250 6367 2120 24318 14015962 0.99510 0.91850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 327983 24100 352083 2359904 2711987 285599 71400 256583 66484 false 315394 290744 278522 285599 1170259 1755389 53065 321924 174875 352083 901947 78849 72686 69631 71400 292566 438849 16065 294924 162875 327983 801847 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false EARNED BENEFITS 114360 114360 2726510 2711987 14523 14523 2726510 2726510 2726510 2711987 2711987 2711987 X X X false false false false false false false false false ALAN RONKIN 123060 123060 126697 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION 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. 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 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. 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 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.