Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 15,407,038 | 18,339,719 | 20,750,694 | 23,139,471 | 21,816,437 | 99,453,359 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 15,407,038 | 18,339,719 | 20,750,694 | 23,139,471 | 21,816,437 | 99,453,359 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 7,732,514 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 91,720,845 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,407,038 | 18,339,719 | 20,750,694 | 23,139,471 | 21,816,437 | 99,453,359 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,693,637 | 1,931,086 | 1,938,674 | 2,176,065 | 2,106,040 | 9,845,502 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 109,298,861 | |||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | THE VISION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH IS A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND ENGAGED JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VISION WE RAISE AND ALLOCATE FUNDS AND BUILD COMMUNITY LOCALLY, IN ISRAEL, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE MOST BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY ONLY IF WE ARE TRUE TO THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES: 1. WE ARE GUIDED BY THE TEACHINGS OF TORAH INCLUDING, TIKKUN OLAM (REPAIRING THE WORLD), TZEDAKAH (JUSTICE), CHESED (KINDNESS) AND K'LAL YISRAEL (PEOPLEHOOD). 2. WE AIM TO SUSTAIN AND MEANINGFULLY GROW JEWISH IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP & INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. 3. OUR WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COOPERATION AND INCLUSIVENESS. 4. WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING IN CONCERT WITH OTHERS. 5. WE RECOGNIZE THE HUMAN DIGNITY OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY. 6. WE CARE ABOUT BUILDING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITH PURPOSE AND INVOLVEMENT. 7. WE WILL ESTABLISH PRIORITIES TO ACCOMPLISH OUR VISION AND MISSION. 8. WE VALUE THE BELIEFS AND OPINIONS OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THE JEWISH FEDERATION ENGAGES A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN RAISING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDS. BY BRINGING A WEALTH OF VIEWPOINTS AND EXPERTISE TO THESE EFFORTS, WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT ENRICH OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY REMAIN VIBRANT AND STRONG. THE JEWISH FEDERATION IS THE LARGEST JEWISH GRANT-MAKING ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, HELPING PEOPLE AT HOME, IN ISRAEL, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE FEDERATION'S ANNUAL CAMPAIGN AND JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EMBODY THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY. IT SAYS THAT WE - AS A COMMUNITY - ADDRESS CRITICAL NEEDS TODAY AND POSITION OURSELVES TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS IN THE FUTURE. THE JEWISH FEDERATION CONTINUED ITS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN SEVERAL AREAS, PROVIDING A WEALTH OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONORS TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND REALIZE THEIR PHILANTHROPIC DREAMS IN THE AREAS OF THEIR GREATEST PASSIONS. THIS YEAR THE JEWISH FEDERATION'S TOTAL FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SURPASSED $38 MILLION. THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN REACHED ITS GOAL OF $13.5 MILLION, THANKS TO 4,540 GENEROUS DONORS - INCLUDING 775 NEW DONORS THIS YEAR - AND THE GIANT EAGLE "BRING IT HOME" COMPLETION GRANT OF $125,000. WOMEN IN THE "LIONS OF JUDAH" GIVING SOCIETY, MAKING AN ANNUAL GIFT OF $5,000 OR MORE IN THEIR OWN NAMES, INCREASED BY SIX. THREE NEW LIONS OF JUDAH ENDOWMENT FUNDS CREATED PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS THAT WILL ENDOW THEIR LION-LEVEL GIFTS IN PERPETUITY. THE YOUNG ADULT DIVISION ADDED 12 NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BEN GURION SOCIETY (DONORS OF $1,000 OR MORE TO THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN). MAIMONIDES SOCIETY (MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS GIVING $1,800 OR MORE) AND CARDOZO SOCIETY (LEGAL PROFESSIONALS GIVING $1,800 OR MORE) ADDED 12 AND 11 MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY. TWO SIGNIFICANT NEW INITIATIVES WERE: -STEELTREE FUND, A NEW YAD INITIATIVE INVOLVING COMBINED ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT WITH ENDOWMENT SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERATION'S JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; DONORS' ANNUAL GIVING TAPPED A POOL OF FUNDING FROM THE FOUNDATION, ENABLING NEXT GENERATION DONORS TO MAKE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND ALSO BE HANDS-ON WITH THEIR PHILANTHROPY BY DESIGNATING GRANTS WITH THE POOLED FUNDING. -E3: EMPOWERED, EDUCATED, ENGAGED, A JOINT EFFORT OF WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY AND THE YOUNG ADULT DIVISION. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES WOMEN MEETING IN AN INTIMATE GROUP FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ALREADY HAS A WAITING LIST FOR THE SECOND COHORT. THIS YEAR, ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TOPPED $200 MILLION. FORTY NEW FUNDS WERE ADDED TO THE FOUNDATION, FOR A TOTAL OF 1,023 ENDOWMENT FUNDS OVERALL. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MADE GRANTS TOTALING $500,000 TO FUND PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FOSTER A STRONG JEWISH COMMUNITY. MEANWHILE, THE CENTENNIAL FUND FOR A JEWISH FUTURE-WHICH WORKS TO TRANSFORM OUR COMMUNITY INTO ONE IN WHICH LEARNING, PARTICIPATION, AND STRONG IDENTITY IS THE RULE RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION-REACHED $23 MILLION AND MADE DISTRIBUTIONS TOTALING CLOSE TO $400,000 TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING JEWISH LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. THE YOUNG ADULT DIVISION (YAD) AND ITS OUTREACH ARM SHALOM PITTSBURGH HELD MORE THAN 40 SUCCESSFUL EVENTS THIS YEAR SERVING 2200 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL APPLES & HONEY FALL FESTIVAL AND VODKA LATKE, WHICH EACH DREW MORE THAN 400 ATTENDEES. COMMUNITY BUILDING THE FEDERATION HAS A 100-YEAR HISTORY OF INVESTING IN JEWISH COMMUNAL NEEDS ACROSS PITTSBURGH. BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL OPERATING FUNDING, LEADING COMMUNITY-WIDE PLANNING EFFORTS, FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES, THE FEDERATION WORKS TO ENSURE THAT A NETWORK OF HIGH-QUALITY AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE TO MEET THE CHALLENGING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, ENCOMPASSING THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND VARIOUS OTHER MEANS OF RAISING FUNDS, THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS A VAST RANGE OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FROM PLANNING INITIATIVES, TO AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS, THE FEDERATION'S COMMUNITY BUILDING AREA MADE GREAT STRIDES DURING 2014 IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY AND POSITIONING US FOR A STRONG FUTURE. EFFORTS AROUND COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -SERVICES FOR SENIORS EXPANDED WITH THE GROWTH OF AGEWELL PITTSBURGH, A JOINT PROGRAM OF THREE FEDERATION BENEFICIARY AGENCIES, THE JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER AND JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE, DEVELOPED TO SERVE PITTSBURGH'S AGING AS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. IN 2013-2014, AGEWELL LAUNCHED FOUR NEW PROGRAMS (THREE OF WHICH ARE EVIDENCED-BASED): HOMEMEDS, A COMPUTERIZED RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENING TO HELP AVOID MEDICATION PROBLEMS; AGEWELL RIDES, A VOLUNTEER TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM; WALK WITH EASE, THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION'S EXERCISE PROGRAM, AND UCLA'S LONGEVITY CENTER MEMORY TRAINING PROGRAM, A TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENHANCE MEMORY FOR CAREGIVERS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MEMORY LOSS. SPENDING ABOUT $100 PER SENIOR ON AGEWELL SERVICES SAVES $1,500 PER EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT AVOIDED, $9,800 PER HOSPITAL ADMISSION AVOIDED, AND $77,000 PER NURSING HOME YEAR AVOIDED. FEDERATION SERVED 6,000 SENIORS, OF WHOM 96% MAINTAIN/IMPROVE INDEPENDENCE. FEDERATION INTRODUCED 4 NEW PROGRAMS IN 2014. -YOUNG PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM QUALITY ISRAEL EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER A STRONG JEWISH IDENTITY AND INSPIRE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH JUDAISM AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS ISRAEL EXPERIENCES RANGING FROM THE DILLER TEEN FELLOWS PROGRAM, WHICH ENCOMPASSES LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR TEENS AND ISRAEL TRAVEL WITH PEERS, TO BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, TO ONWARD ISRAEL, OFFERING INTERNSHIPS, SERVICE LEARNING, ACADEMIC COURSES, AND FELLOWSHIPS IN ISRAEL FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. GENEROUS JEWISH FEDERATION SCHOLARSHIPS HELP MAKE THE DREAM OF AN ISRAEL EXPERIENCE A REALITY FOR LOCAL YOUTH. IN 2014, 136 TEENS VISITED ISRAEL THROUGH $297,644 THAT FEDERATION AWARDED IN ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIPS. -THE PITTSBURGH JEWISH COMMUNITY MADE GREAT STRIDES IN BECOMING A TRULY INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR SOME 3,000 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - ABOUT ONE IN EVERY SIX LOCAL JEWISH HOUSEHOLDS. PROJECTS RANGED FROM THE PUBLICATION OF A COMMUNITY DIRECTORY PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS INFORMATION FROM ALL JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, TO PUBLICATION OF THE CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER (OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE WERE PUBLISHED) TO BUILD AWARENESS ABOUT DISABILITIES, TO PITTSBURGH'S FIRST REELABILITIES FILM FEST, COORDINATED BY THE FEDERATION'S JFILM: THE PITTSBURGH JEWISH FILM FORUM TO HIGHLIGHT THE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2014, 600 PARTICIPANTS IN THE REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL. -THE PITTSBURGH JEWISH COMMUNITY SCORECARD LAUNCHED ITS WEBSITE, INTRODUCING ITSELF AS A METRICS-DRIVEN TOOL THAT FOCUSES THE RESOURCES AND ENERGY OF THE ORGANIZED COMMUNITY ON ACTIONS THAT CAN HELP JEWISH PITTSBURGH GROW. THE SCORECARD COLLECTS DATA AND REVIEWS AND INTERPRETS COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING STRATEGIES. ITS WEBSITE CONTAINS MEASURES OF IMPACT IN FOUR PRIORITY AREAS: CARING COMMUNITY, JEWISH EDUCATION, COMMON CAUSES WITH OTHERS, AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY. A TOTAL OF 200 MEASURES OF IMPACT WERE RECORDED TO HELP GUIDE DEVELOPMENT FROM 2,200 RESPONSES TO THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. CRC: COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMMUNITY GRANT-MAKING THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL ENGAGED IN DIVERSE ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE, LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY - FROM A MISSION TO WASHINGTON, DC, TO THE WORK OF CRC'S DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, WHICH FOCUSED ON LEGISLATION PROMOTING PENNSYLVANIA TRADE WITH ISRAEL, HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND FOOD SECURITY. ISRAEL ADVOCACY RANGED FROM WORK TO COUNTER THE BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS MOVEMENT (BDS), TO EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A PITTSBURGH-ISRAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, STARTING WITH AN ECONOMIC SUMMIT OF ISRAELI AND PITTSBURGH POLITICAL AND BUSINESS LEADERS. CRC'S URBAN AFFAIRS FOUNDATION JOINED WITH VIBRANT PITTSBURGH THIS YEAR TO CREATE THE CIVIC INCLUSION FUND, GRANTING $50,000 IN COMMUNITY GRANTS OUTSIDE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN PITTSBURGH WITH PROGRAMS CONNECTING JEWS TO NON-JEWS. PUBLIC AFFAIRS EFFORTS ENCOMPASSED TWO INTERFAITH DIALOGUES, SEVERAL MEDIA PLACEMENTS AND THE CREATION OF GUIDELINES FOR ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HOLOCAUST CENTER THE HOLOCAUST CENTER OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO TEACH THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN BOLD NEW WAYS. IN NOVEMBER, THE CENTER HELD ITS ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION FEATURING MENACHEM KAISER, A WRITER AND RECENT FULBRIGHT FELLOW TO LITHUANIA, WHERE HE STUDIED POST-HOLOCAUST MEMORY AND NARRATIVE. IN APRIL, 2014, AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OF ACTIVITIES MARKED YOM HASHOA (HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY), INCLUDING MUSIC OF THE HOLOCAUST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT HEINZ HALL, AS WELL AS YOUNG ADULT AND TEEN PROGRAMS AT THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM, WHERE PARTICIPANTS SILK-SCREENED ITEMS WITH HOLOCAUST-ERA SYMBOLS AND BUILT APPRECIATION OF EMERGING FILMMAKERS AND JEWISH CULTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL. VOLUNTEER CENTER GIVES PITTSBURGHERS A PASSION FOR COMMUNITY THE JEWISH FEDERATION VOLUNTEER CENTER HELPED 117 ORGANIZATIONS BY ENGAGING 1,059 VOLUNTEERS, WITH 611 VOLUNTEERING MORE THAN ONCE. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER LAUNCHED SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING VOOM (VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OF THE MONTH), WHICH ENABLES VOLUNTEERS TO "TRY OUT" SOMETHING NEW AND LEARN ABOUT A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND I-VOLUNTEER, A PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE THAT ENGAGES THEIR ALUMNI IN MEANINGFUL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOUNG ADULT GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY. A VOLUNTEER MISSION TO ISRAEL TOOK 12 VOLUNTEERS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP2GETHER REGION, KARMEL/MISGAV, TO VOLUNTEER AT THREE DIFFERENT SITES WHILE ENJOYING AN ENRICHING ISRAEL EXPERIENCE. AND THE VOLUNTEER CENTER DREW 650 TO 70 SITES FOR MITZVAH DAY AND 350 TO 5 MEGA-SITES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL GOOD DEEDS DAY. P2G BUILDS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND STEM CONNECTIONS PARTNERSHIP2GETHER, OUR COMMUNITY'S SISTER-CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH KARMIEL AND THE MISGAV REGION, CONTINUES BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PITTSBURGHERS AND ISRAELIS. AMONG THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS WERE SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: P2G PARTICIPATION IN THE HOLOCAUST CENTER'S WALDMAN INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST ARTS AND WRITING COMPETITION, WHICH BROUGHT ISRAELI TEENS TO PITTSBURGH, WHERE THEY SPOKE TO STUDENTS IN FIVE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATED IN YOM HASHOA PROGRAMMING, AND A ROBOTICS DELEGATION, BRINGING STUDENTS FROM KARMIEL-MISGAV TO MEET WITH PEERS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND CONNECT WITH HI-TECH PROFESSIONALS AT INSTITUTIONS RANGING FROM CMU TO GOOGLE, WITH 300 TOTAL STUDENT CONNECTIONS. IN ADDITION, P2G BROUGHT 12 ISRAELI CAMPERS FROM KARMIELMISGAV TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER'S EMMA KAUFMANN CAMP, SENT THAT CAMP'S COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING TO THE REGION, AND BROUGHT TWO INTERNS FROM ORT BRAUDE COLLEGE IN KARMIEL TO DO RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH'S SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPANDS IN CWB OFFERINGS CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM OF DIVERSE LEARNING THROUGH TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS, REACHING 122 EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS. CWB FOCUSES ON "EDUCATING THE EDUCATORS" BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INTENSIVE LEARNING SEMINARS TO PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATORS, CWB INCLUDES STUDENTS IN ITS TRAVEL AND LEARNING SEMINARS, IN ORDER TO EMPHASIZE THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE NOW AND IN THEIR FUTURES. TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES IN 2014 INCLUDED ISRAEL, POLAND, AND GERMANY AND WERE PRECEDED BY LECTURES WITH COMPELLING GUEST SPEAKERS TO FACILITATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD SOON BE IMMERSED. UPON THEIR RETURN, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS WITH ONE ANOTHER, THEIR SCHOOLS, AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND VISUAL AND WRITTEN EXHIBITS. HERE IN PITTSBURGH, SPECIAL CWB EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDED PERFORMANCES AND LECTURES BY SCHOLARS. IN MAY, 40 LOCAL TEACHERS WERE SUBSIDIZED TO ATTEND A PERFORMANCE OF THE PLAY "THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC," AN ADAPTATION OF JANE YOLEN'S HOLOCAUST NOVEL THAT INCLUDED A LECTURE AND QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH THE AUTHOR. JFILM BRINGS WORLD-CLASS FILMS TO THOUSANDS. THE ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL BROUGHT ACCLAIMED INDEPENDENT JEWISH-THEMED FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PITTSBURGH, WHILE THE NEW REELABILITIES: PITTSBURGH DISABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL BROUGHT TOGETHER PITTSBURGH AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE, EMBRACE, AND CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF THE SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE. JFILM FESTIVAL SERVED 4,272 PATRONS AND 3,723 TEEN SCREEN PARTICIPANTS. PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS SHOW THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING UPON THE TREMENDOUS OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY, PEOPLE IN NEED HAVE RECEIVED THE HELP THEY DESERVE, ENSURING THAT OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO BE NURTURED AND SUSTAINED TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY WHEN NECESSARY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. "NECESSARY" SHALL BE DEFINED AS THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THE INABILITY TO ACT SWIFTLY WOULD CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: ELLEN KESSLER, CHARLES PERLOW; LINDA JOSHOWITZ, JAMES JOSHOWITZ. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: CHARLES PERLOW, WILLIAM RUDOLPH. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | A PERSON WHO CONTRIBUTES AT LEAST EIGHTEEN DOLLARS TO THE FEDERATION ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30 OF ANY FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION FOR AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE CONTRIBUTION IS MADE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | MEMBERS OF JEWISH FEDERATION ELECT THREE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM A SLATE ADVANCED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNING BYLAW PROVISIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING EX-OFFICIO POSITIONS WHO CONSTITUTE "OTHER PERSONS" FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990 DISCLOSURE: THE CHIEF VOLUNTEER OFFICER OF EACH OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TEN BENEFICIARY AGENCIES, THE CHAIRPERSON AND PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, THE CHAIR OF THE GREATER PITTSBURGH RABBINIC ASSOCIATION, TWO PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FEDERATION, THREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AS WELL AS THE CHAIRPERSONS OF EACH COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE OF SIGNIFICANT DURATION AND/OR AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY INTERNAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, THE PRESIDENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO A SECURE WEBSITE ACCESSED BY USER ID AND PASSWORD BY FEDERATION DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO THE FEDERATION AS WELL AS BETWEEN DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE FEDERATION ENSURES 100% RESPONSE RATE ON THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRES. UPON RECEIPT, FEDERATION MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. IN ADDITION, AS THE FEDERATION ENGAGES IN VARIOUS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FEDERATION MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFERENCE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED AND PROPERLY ADDRESSED IN THE BUSINESS DECISION PROCESSES. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE FEDERATION'S COMPENSATION PRACTICES ARE ADMINISTERED BY A VOLUNTEER COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED IN ITS BY-LAWS. THE COMMITTEE'S PURPOSE IS TWO-FOLD. FIRST, IT CONDUCTS THE EVALUATION OF THE CEO AND ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE ALSO WORKS WITH THE CEO TO SET COMPENSATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE STAFF. CEO COMPENSATION REVIEW- ANNUALLY, THE FEDERATION PARTICIPATES WITH OTHER LARGE CITY JEWISH FEDERATIONS TO CONDUCT A SALARY SURVEY FOR THEIR CEOS. THIS SURVEY IS INDEPENDENTLY CONTRACTED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA. THE SURVEY INCLUDES THE COLLECTION OF SALARY, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, PERQUISITES AND BENEFITS FOR EACH CEO. ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATION CEO IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FEDERATION AND ITS CEO, AND SIZE OF OUR FEDERATION. IN ADDITION, AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE FEDERATION CEO IS COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, DIRECTORS, MAJOR DONORS TO THE FEDERATION, BENEFICIARY AGENCY EXECUTIVES AND SELECT STAFF. THE RESULTS OF THIS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ARE UTILIZED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHEN SETTING CEO COMPENSATION. FEDERATION STAFF (NON CEO)- THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. A COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPILED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA IS REFERENCED BY THE CEO AND COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, A LOCAL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEY OF NON-PROFITS IS PROVIDED TO THE CEO AND COMMITTEE FOR REFERENCE. ALL FEDERATION STAFF RECEIVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS CONDUCTED BY FEDERATION MANAGEMENT, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO. ANNUALLY, THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA PRODUCES A REPORT THAT OUTLINES SALARY RANGES FOR EACH TITLED POSITION IN THE FEDERATION SYSTEM. THESE RANGES IDENTIFY A HIGH, LOW AND AVERAGE SALARY FOR EACH POSITION. AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS THE DATA FROM THE NATIONAL COMPENSATION REPORT ARE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE MERIT INCREASES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE FEDERATION'S BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE FOUNDATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FEDERATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WWW.JFEDPGH.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 584,350. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, QUESTION 2, OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT: | THE FEDERATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IN ADDITION, THE FEDERATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ITS SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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