JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTON: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUSTON (EIN 74-1109654)
Tax period: 2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed: 2011-07-14
IRS object ID: 201101959349300910
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-14T13:24:04-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Blazek & Vetterling	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2900 Weslayan Suite 200	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	770275132	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741109654	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jewish Federation of Greater Houston	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	JEWI	NameControl
Phone	7137297000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5603 South Braeswood Blvd	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77096	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Mary Ward-Hecksel	Name
Title	Sr VP/CFO	Title
Date Signed	2011-07-14	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Jody Blazek	Name
Phone	7134395739	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Lee Wunsch	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5603 South Braeswood	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77096	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	19317144	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	www.houstonjewish.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1936	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Working together with our community partners, the Federation provides valuable human, financial, and conceptual resources and programs, which help strengthen and enrich the Greater Houston Jewish community, as well as the Jewish community worldwide.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	94	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	92	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	41	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	200	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	20941347	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	19116677	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	186033	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	181372	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	11265	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	12386	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	21138645	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	19310435	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	17321036	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	15211669	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2334893	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2176816	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	1181419	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1373976	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1104892	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	21029905	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	18493377	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	108740	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	817058	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	7567368	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	7667958	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	5960019	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	5241269	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1607349	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2426689	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	Our mission is to preserve and enrich Jewish communal life through innovative and visionary leadership that is responsive and responsible to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and around the world.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	15267082	Expense
Grants	15211669	Grants
Revenue	112703	Revenue
Description	The most significant ways the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston makes a difference in Jewish lives is through our annual community-wide fundraising effort, the Federation Annual Campaign. Money raised through the Campaign benefits millions of Jewish people in need-here in Houston, across the United States, in Israel, in Argentina, in the Former Soviet Union, in Ethiopia, and in nearly 60 other countries around the world by granting funds to organizations to accomplish the following:Feeding the hungry Educating the young Caring for the old Comforting the sick Counseling the troubled Rescuing the oppressed Calming the frightened Providing a voice for those unable to speak for themselves Offering vital assistance to those unable to meet their own basic needs	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	547389	Expense
Revenue	56675	Revenue
Description	Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) nurtures the continuity and quality of Jewish life in the Greater Houston area by fostering and strengthening life - long Jewish learning. The BJE is dedicated to: Enhancing the quality of formal and informal Jewish education in the community, promoting enrollment and participation in Jewish education at all levels, advocating on behalf of students, parents, institutions and professionals involved in Jewish education, encouraging and providing for the professional growth of educators, and serving as a facilitator for cooperation and collaboration among schools and community organizations.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	271304	Expense
Description	Community Relations Committee (CRC) programs focus on education and information on domestic and international issues directly impacting the Jewish community.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	116022	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	11994	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	16201797	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	38	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	41	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	94	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	92	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Mary Ward-Hecksel	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7137297000	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5603 South Braeswood	AddressLine1
City	Houston	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77096	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (98 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	OfficerOfficer
Vikki Evans
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Terry Gardner
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Suzanne Jacobson
Sr. VP Dev	40.00		128792	0	20253	X
Steve Tobias
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Steve Finkelman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stephen Kaufman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stephen Breslauer
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Stephanie Beasley
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Shira Yoshor
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sarah Braham
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sanford Weiner
Secretary	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Sandy Block
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sandra Weiner
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Sandra Finkelman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ron Moses
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Robyn Shkolnick
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Robert Lapin
Vice Chair	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Robert L Levy
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rick Stein
Vice Chair	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Rick S Guttman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Richard Leibman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Raquel Goldberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rabbi Steven Morgen
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rabbi Joseph Radinsky
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rabbi Brian Strauss
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Rabbi Barry Gelman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Paula Pozmantier
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Noel Graubart
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Nat Levy
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Naomi Warren
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Nancy Lerner
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Milton Frankfort
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Mike Levy
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Michael Rubenstein
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Mary Ward-Hecksel
Sr. VP / CFO	40.00		130388	0	19951		X
Martha Kaplan Freedman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Marshall Levit
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Mark Brookner
Vice Chair	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Lorraine Horwitz
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Livingston Kosberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Linda Freedman Block
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Leonard Goldstein
Chairman	10.00	X	0	0	0		X
Lee Wunsch
President & CEO	40.00		228699	0	53674		X
Larry S Reader
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Kenneth Arfa
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Kelli Cohen Fein MD
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
John Goott
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Joel Spira
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Joe L Williams
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Joe Kornfeld
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Joe Kaplan
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Jill Levy
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Jay Harberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Jacob Leon
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Irving Pozmantier
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Howard W Feldman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Haya Varon
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Glenn L Lowenstein
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Gil Melman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Gerald Merfish
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Fred Levine
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Frances Friedman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Etan Mirwis
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Esther Polland
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Elyse Spector Kalmans
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ellen Trachtenberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Elizabeth Grzebinski
Asst. Secretary	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Elaine Kellerman
Dir Bureau Jew Edu	40.00		118330	0	19080	X
Elaine Epstein
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Eileen Weisman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ed Schreiber
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Donald Brodsky
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Don Freedman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Dolores Wilkenfeld
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Denis Braham
Treasurer	1.00	X	0	0	0		X
Debra Kass Dluhy
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Debra G Cohen
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
David E Hess
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
David C Morris
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
David Barish
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Dan Trachtenberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Dan C Steiner
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Carol Goldberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Buzzy Bluestone
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Buster Freedman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Buster Feldman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Bryan Leibman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Bernard Weingarten
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Benjamin S Warren
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ben Rosenberg
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ben Guefen
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Basil Joffe
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Barry Lewis
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Arthur Schechter
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Ann Kaufman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Alan Rosen
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Alan Eisenman
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0
Adolph Susholtz
Director	1.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	606209	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	112958	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	4	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	2482977	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	4775	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	16628925	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	19116677	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
YAD programs	900099	11994	11994
Campaign events/other	900099	112703	112703
BJE programs	900099	56675	56675

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	181372	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19095	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$19,095	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	6709	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-6709	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-6709	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$6,709	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19310435	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	181372	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$12,386	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15211669	Total
Program Services	15211669	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	431261	Total
Program Services	129379	ProgramServices
Management And General	172504	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	129378	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1353741	Total
Program Services	406429	ProgramServices
Management And General	530831	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	416481	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	80170	Total
Program Services	24051	ProgramServices
Management And General	32068	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24051	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	174180	Total
Program Services	52254	ProgramServices
Management And General	69672	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	52254	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	137464	Total
Program Services	54507	ProgramServices
Management And General	45293	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	37664	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	443	Total
Management And General	443	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23752	Total
Management And General	23752	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	100048	Total
Program Services	36966	ProgramServices
Management And General	25518	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	37564	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	120369	Total
Program Services	8475	ProgramServices
Management And General	41789	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	70105	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54861	Total
Program Services	14762	ProgramServices
Management And General	24419	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15680	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	116331	Total
Program Services	14244	ProgramServices
Management And General	73980	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	28107	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15728	Total
Program Services	1951	ProgramServices
Management And General	12154	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1623	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53856	Total
Program Services	9110	ProgramServices
Management And General	19919	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24827	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10255	Total
Program Services	3175	ProgramServices
Management And General	3418	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3662	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21879	Total
Program Services	6556	ProgramServices
Management And General	8330	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6993	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Program expenses	207603	207603
Other expenses	50640	20666	26071	3903
Campaign programs	329127			329127

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18493377	Total
Program Services	16201797	ProgramServices
Management And General	1110161	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1181419	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1320	BOY
EOY	327	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2182108	BOY
EOY	1996639	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5077817	BOY
EOY	5330903	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55266	BOY
EOY	94634	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42248	BOY
EOY	28951	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1207833	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1066829	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	158109	BOY
EOY	141004	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50500	BOY
EOY	75500	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7567368	BOY
EOY	7667958	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	210119	BOY
EOY	274251	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5732863	BOY
EOY	4954981	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17037	BOY
EOY	12037	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5960019	BOY
EOY	5241269	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1469955	BOY
EOY	2331520	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	137394	BOY
EOY	95169	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1607349	BOY
EOY	2426689	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7567368	BOY
EOY	7667958	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16865743	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11775884	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	15305040	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	20941347	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	19116677	CurrentTaxYear
Total	84004691	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16865743	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11775884	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	15305040	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	20941347	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	19116677	CurrentTaxYear
Total	84004691	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	8740844	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	75263847	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	100239	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	132633	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	71771	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	11265	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	19095	CurrentTaxYear
Total	335003	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	84339694	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	826662	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.89240	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.96600	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Volunteers	true	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	true	MailingsMembers
Mailings Members	$147	MailingsMembersAmount
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$27,645	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$15,618	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	43410	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part II-B, Line 1i	Identifier
Return Reference	Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description	ReturnReference
Explanation	The Jewish Federation's Community Relations Committee initiated and participated in advocacy efforts on issues directly impacting the Jewish community and its constituents on the local, state, and national levels. The efforts included discussions with city, state, and national elected officials on issues involving health and human services, international affairs, and community concerns.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	77490544	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	14114975	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3270220	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	13201180	GrantsOrScholarships
End Of Year Balance	81674559	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	82359489	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	14203363	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-8294795	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	10777513	GrantsOrScholarships
End Of Year Balance	77490544	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.97400	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.02600	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	29560	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	29560	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	871008	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	766817	Depreciation
Book Value	104191	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	194585	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	187332	Depreciation
Book Value	7253	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	112680	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	112680	Depreciation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	141004	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Part V, Line 4	Identifier
Return Reference	Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.	ReturnReference
Explanation	To support the mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston to preserve and enrich Jewish Communal life through innovative and visionary leadership that is responsive and responsible to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and around the world.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (44 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
Torah Day School
10900 Fondren	Houston	TX	77096	237278350	501(C)3	40746	0	Operating funds
Tikva Corporation
40 W 23rd St 3rd Floor	New York	NY	10010	223779212	501(C)3	50000	0	Children's home in Jerusalem
The US Holocaust Meml Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW	Washington	DC	20024	521309391	501(C)3	6000	0	Unrestricted
The Shlenker School
5600 North Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760686559	501(C)3	77548	0	Operating funds
The Jewish Federations of NA
25 Broadway Suite 1700	New York	NY	10004	131624240	501(C)3	5524633	0	General support
Seven Acres Jewish Sr Care Svcs
6200 N Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77074	741143086	501(C)3	451316	0	General support
Save a Childs Heart Foundation
10050 Chapel Road Suite 18	Potomac	MD	20854	521783323	501(C)3	250000	0	Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Robert M Beren Academy
11333 Cliffwood Dr	Houston	TX	77035	741652136	501(C)3	128294	0	General support
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc
317 Madison Ave	New York	NY	10017	136104086	501(C)3	100000	0	General support
One Family Fund
1029 Teaneck Road Ste 3B	Teaneck	NJ	07666	113585917	501(C)3	150000	0	Social Services
Ohr Torah Stone Inst of Israel
49 W 45th St Suite 701	New York	NY	10036	133275531	501(C)3	250000	0	Convention facility in Efrat
New Israel Fund
1101 14th St NW 6th Fl	Washington	DC	20001	942607722	501(C)3	10000	0	Unrestricted
Nefesh BNefesh
42 East 69th Street	New York	NY	10021	223804152	501(C)3	1000000	0	North American Aliyah
National Council of Young Israel
111 John St Rm 450	New York	NY	10038	133617102	501(C)3	150000	0	Programming for deaf
Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Internship Found
1400 Post Oak Blvd Suite 500	Houston	TX	77056	742119190	501(C)3	40000	0	General support
Leo Baeck Education Center Fndn
3555 Timmons Ste 1440	Houston	TX	77027	760205816	501(C)3	192500	0	General support
Just One Life Inc
587 5th Ave Ste 702	New York	NY	10017	133533863	501(C)3	100000	0	Support for pregant women
Jewish Federation of Gr Dallas
7800 North Haven Road	Dallas	TX	75230	750800654	501(C)3	124428	0	Hillel Consortium
Jewish Family Service
4131 S Braeswood	Houston	TX	77025	741152607	501(C)3	730275	0	General support
Jewish Community Center of Houston
5601 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	741198298	501(C)3	956043	0	General support
Jewish Childrens Regional Svc
P O Box 7368	Metarie	LA	70010	720408936	501(C)3	5258	0	Operating funds
Interfaith Ministries Gr Hous
3217 Montrose Blvd	Houston	TX	77006	741488102	501(C)3	6134	0	Operating funds
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
5603 South Braeswood	Houston	TX	77096	760187329	501(C)3	491517	0	General support
Holocaust Museum Houston Education Cente
5401 Caroline Street	Houston	TX	77004	760331398	501(C)3	6000	0	Unrestricted
Gush Etzion Foundation
P O Box 1030	Manchester	NH	03105	311558409	501(C)3	150000	0	Facilities
Emery Weiner Ctr for Jewish Ed
9825 Stella Link	Houston	TX	77025	741990541	501(C)3	186641	0	Operating funds
Elie Wiesel Fdn for Humanity
555 Madison Ave 20th Fl	New York	NY	10022	133398151	501(C)3	500000	0	Support for refugees
CongBeth Shalom the Woodlands
5125 Shadowbend Place	The Woodlands	TX	77381	760030790	501(C)3	15000	0	Outreach Program
Christian Friends of Israeli Communities
P O Box 50833	Colorado Springs	CO	80949	412020104	501(C)3	200000	0	Support for displaced families
Camp Young Judaea
9647 Hillcroft	Houston	TX	77096	746063430	501(C)3	11770	0	Scholarships
Bnai Brith Youth Organization
5601 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	311794932	501(C)3	16211	0	Operating funds
Birthright Israel Foundation
33 East 33rd St 7th Floor	New York	NY	10016	134092050	501(C)3	59718	0	Matching grant
Beth Yeshurun Day School
4525 Beechnut	Houston	TX	77096	741222268	501(C)3	77798	0	Operating funds
American Friends of Netanya College Inc
270 Madison Ave 9th Fl	New York	NY	10016	133937453	501(C)3	400000	0	Student dormitories
American Friends of NATAL Inc
590 Fifth Ave 19th Fl	New York	NY	10036	201914370	501(C)3	20000	0	Unrestricted
American Friends of Migdal Ohr
1560 Broadway Ste 510	New York	NY	10036	133389558	501(C)3	1000000	0	Education support
American Friends of Meir Panim
5316 New Utrecht Ave	Brooklyn	NY	11219	201582478	501(C)3	250000	0	Support hungry children
American Friends of Magen David Adom
888 Seventh Ave Ste 400	New York	NY	10001	131790719	501(C)3	252500	0	Ambulance
American Friends of Leket Israel Inc
1402 Teaneck Road	Teaneck	NJ	07666	208202424	501(C)3	75000	0	Support for food distrib.
American Associates Ben Gurion
1430 Broadway 8th Floor	New York	NY	10018	237270753	501(C)3	100000	0	Outreach Program
Amer Jewish Joint Distr Comm
711 Third Ave 10th Fl	New York	NY	10017	131656634	501(C)3	536513	0	General support
Amer Friends of Hamaayan Fndn
1119 East 24th Street	New York	NY	11210	113431269	501(C)3	50000	0	Support for comm ctr.
Amer Friends of OR Natl Mission
579 Fifty Avenue	New York	NY	10017	300208763	501(C)3	350000	0	Settling the Negev & Galilee
Amer Friends New Comm in Israel
169-10 73rd Avenue	Flushing	NY	11366	311740763	501(C)3	50000	0	Support for cancer survivors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	44	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	Identifier
Explanation	The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston makes a difference in Jewish lives through grants to organizations which support the Federation's mission to preserve and enrich Jewish Communities locally, nationally, in Israel and around the world. The Federation supports organizations which aid in the following: Feeding the hungry Educating the young Caring for the old Comforting the sick Counseling the troubled Rescuing the oppressed Calming the frightened Providing a voice for those unable to speak for themselves Offering vital assistance to those unable to meet their own basic needs	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Payments For Use Of Residence	X	PaymentsForUseOfResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
Mary Ward-Hecksel
130388	19951	150339
Lee Wunsch
228699	53674	282373

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Sch J, Part I, Line 1a	Identifier
Return Reference	Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.	ReturnReference

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	The Personnel Sub-Committee of the Board consisting of the Chairman of Board, Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee and the Chairman of the Personnel Committee is responsible for determining the compensation of the organization's officers and key employees. Officer's compensation is determined after a review of comparable data of non-profit sister agencies of similar size.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	A Conflict of Interest Statement is distributed to Board members every year and follow up is continued until conflict statement is received. If there are conflicts of interest, they are addressed with the President and CEO and the Chair of the Board. If appropriate, after discussion, the conflict is brought before the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	The Form is reviewed by the CFO and made available to Board members on the Federation's website, prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2	Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	Joe Kaplan and Livingston Kosberg have a business relationship.Joe Kaplan and David Morris have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Michael Rubenstein have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Ed Schreiber have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Benjamin Warren have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Joe Williams have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Martha Freedman have a business and family relationship.Joe Kaplan and Don Freedman have a business and family relationship.Elyse Kalmans and Naomi Warren have a family relationship.Linda Block and Donald Friedman have a family relationship.Sarah Braham and Denis Braham have a family relationship.Frieda Dow and Frances Friedman have a family relationship.Buster Feldman and Howard Feldman have a family relationship.Sandra Finkelman and Steven Finkelman have a family relationship.Donald Freedman and Martha Freedman have a family relationship.Ann Kaufman and Stephen Kaufman have a family relationship.Jill Levy, Nat Levy, and Michael Levy have a family relationship.Robert Lapin, Stephen Kaufman, and Ann Kaufman have a family relationship.Bryan Leibman and Richard Leibman have a family relationship.Karol Musher and Frieda Dow have a family relationship. Irving Pozmantier and Paula Pozmantier have a family relationship.Daniel Trachtenberg and Ellen Trachtenberg have a family relationship.Benjamin Warren and Naomi Warren have a family relationship.Sandra Weiner and Sanford Weiner have a family relationship.Dolores Wilkenfeld and Livingston Kosberg have a family relationship.Rabbi Joseph Radinsky and Shira Yoshor have a family relationship.Benjamin Warren and Elyse Kalmans have a family relationship.Burton Bluestone and Gerald Merfish have a business relationship. Mark Brookner and Livingston Kosberg have a business relationship.Milton Frankfort and Rick Stein have a business relationship.John Goott and Basil Joffee have a business relationship.Joe Kaplan and Mark Brookner have a business relationship.Jacob Leon and Lee Wunsch have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Denis Braham have a business relationship.Etan Mirwis and Benjamin Warren have a business relationship.Ben Rosenberg has a business relationship with Steve Finkelman and Stephan Kaufman.Dolores Wilkenfeld and Mark Brookner have a business relationship.Ann Kaufman and Ben Rosenburg have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Sarah Braham have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Steve Breaslauer have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Vikki Evans have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Sandra Finkelman have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Steve Finkelman have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Irving Pozmantier have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Ed Schreiber have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Haya Varon have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Jacob Varon have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Mary Ward-Hecksel have a business relationship.Nat Levy and Lee Wunsch have a business relationship.Irving Pozmantier and Joe Williams have a business relationship.Ben Rosenburg and Don Freedman have a business relationship.Ben Rosenburg and Noel Graubart have a business relationship.Ben Rosenburg and Joe Kaplan have a business relationship.Sandra Weiner and Ben Rosenburg have a business relationship.Dolores Wilkenfeld and Livingston Kosberg have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Community Relations Committee (CRC) programs focus on education and information on domestic and international issues directly impacting the Jewish community.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA
The Samuels Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760207517	Supporting	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(3)T1	N/A
The Rauch Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760300344	Supporting	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(3)T1	N/A
The Alan F & Diane R Levin Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760613294	Supporting	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(3)T1	N/A
The Becker Family Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760560995	Supporting	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(3)TI	N/A
Mary L & William J Osher Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	205094518	Supporting	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(3)TI	N/A
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	760187329	To support Jewish Federation	TX	501(c)(3)	509(a)(1)	N/A

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivityPrimaryActivity	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA	Type Of EntityTypeOfEntity	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncome	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssets	Percentage OwnershipPercentageOwnership
Minnette & Jerome Robinson CRAT
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	766103916	Remainder Trust	TX	N/A	Trust	4660	74696	1.00000
Martha Ellen Kaplan Freedman CRAT
5603 South Braeswood Blvd	Houston	TX	77096	742550810	Remainder Trust	TX	N/A	Trust	5600	78570	1.00000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (8 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved
The Samuels Foundation
c	76000
The Rauch Foundation
c	25000
The Alan F & Diane R Levin Foundation
c	6050
The Becker Family Foundation
c	86000
Mary L & William J Osher Foundation
c	373500
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
p	463168
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
c	1916427
Houston Jewish Community Foundation
b	34471