2011-07-14T13:24:04-07:00 2010-08-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2009-09-01 741109654 Jewish Federation of Greater Houston JEWI 7137297000 5603 South Braeswood Blvd Houston TX 77096 Mary Ward-Hecksel 2011-07-14 Jody Blazek 7134395739 X 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Lee Wunsch 5603 South Braeswood Houston TX 77096 19317144 false false X www.houstonjewish.org X 1936 TX 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. 94 92 41 200 0 20941347 19116677 186033 181372 11265 12386 0 21138645 19310435 17321036 15211669 0 2334893 2176816 0 1181419 1373976 1104892 21029905 18493377 108740 817058 7567368 7667958 5960019 5241269 1607349 2426689 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. false false 15267082 15211669 112703 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 547389 56675 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. 271304 Community Relations Committee (CRC) programs focus on education and information on domestic and international issues directly impacting the Jewish community. 116022 11994 16201797 true true false true false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 38 0 true 41 true false false false false false false false false true true false 0 false 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The efforts included discussions with city, state, and national elected officials on issues involving health and human services, international affairs, and community concerns. 77490544 14114975 3270220 13201180 81674559 82359489 14203363 -8294795 10777513 77490544 0.97400 0.02600 false true false 29560 29560 871008 766817 104191 194585 187332 7253 112680 112680 141004 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. 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. true 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 44 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used 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 X X true true X X X X false true false false false false false false false false Mary Ward-Hecksel 130388 19951 150339 Lee Wunsch 228699 53674 282373 Sch J, Part I, Line 1a Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. 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. 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 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 false true true false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false 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