Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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 (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 68,628,000 | 65,558,000 | 80,296,000 | 98,242,000 | 58,127,000 | 370,851,000 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 68,628,000 | 65,558,000 | 80,296,000 | 98,242,000 | 58,127,000 | 370,851,000 |
| 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).. | 3,281,077 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 367,569,923 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 68,628,000 | 65,558,000 | 80,296,000 | 98,242,000 | 58,127,000 | 370,851,000 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 26,000 | 188,000 | 12,000 | 14,000 | 123,000 | 363,000 |
| 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 VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 371,214,000 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Mission, continued | Form 990, Part III Line 1 A) THE ELDERLY, WHOSE PROPORTION WITHIN ISRAEL'S POPULATION HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY, IN LARGE PART AS A RESULT OF IMMIGRATION FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. B) CHILDREN, YOUTHS-AT-RISK, AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOR WHOM ONLY LIMITED SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY, DESPITE THE INCREASED INCIDENCE OF THE NUMBERS OF NEEDING HELP THAT HAS ACCOMPANIED CHANGES AND CHALLENGES ISRAELI SOCIETY IS EXPERIENCING. C) HARD-TO-ABSORB IMMIGRANT GROUPS, NOTABLY THE ETHIOPIAN- AND CAUCASUS-ISRAELIS, WHOSE UNIQUE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS POSE LONG-TERM BARRIERS TO THEIR EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION. D) THE LONG-TERM JOBLESS ISRAELIS FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THAT KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WORKFORCE AND DEPENDENT ON ENTITLEMENTS. E) PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. |
| other program services | Form 990, part III, Line 4d IMMIGRANTS COMPRISE 20% OF ISRAEL'S TOTAL POPULATION AND WHILE THE NaTION HAS, FOR THE MOST PART, ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN ABSORBING THIS LARGE INFLUX OF NEW CITIZENS, SOME OF THE IMMIGRANTS FACE LONG-TERM CHALLENGES THAT UNDERMINE THEIR FULL INTEGRATION INTO ISRAELI SOCIETY. JDC'S IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION DIVISION WORKS TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE IMMIGRANT GROUPS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNITY BUILDING, STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY UNIT, LANGUAGE EDUCATION, AND FOCUSED INITIATIVES FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE DIVISION FOCUSES ON VULNERABLE IMMIGRANT GROUPS, PARTICULARLY ETHIOPIAN-, BUKHARAN-, AND KAVKAZI-ISRAELIS AND STUDENTS FROM MINORITY SECTORS, SUCH AS DRUZE. FOR EXAMPLE, 20 CENTERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 IMMIGRANTS AND VETERAN ISRAELI YOUNG ADULTS ANNUALLY PROVIDING SERVICES RELATED TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE IN OTHER AREAS. JOINT ISRAEL, WITH FUNDING FROM THE ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN (IEC), LEVERAGED ITS EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT URGENT AND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE REACHED THE CITIZENS OF NORTHERN ISRAEL AS WELL AS THOSE IN THE GAZA BORDER REGION WHO WERE SUBJECTED TO ROCKET ATTACKS. JDC'S IEC-FUNDED NEW GALILEE INITIATIVES ARE IMPLEMENTING LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTH, AS WELL AS IN THE GAZA BORDER REGION. USING THE TESTED AND PROVEN STRATEGIES IT EMPLOYS IN ITS REGULAR PROGRAMS, THESE INITIATIVES WILL BOOST THE ABILITY OF ISRAELI AGENCIES TO RESPOND TO THE SOCIAL CHALLENGES FACING THESE REGIONS IN PEACETIME AND PREPARE THEM TO RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THE EVENT OF A FUTURE CRISIS. IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH JOINT ISRAEL'S OVERRIDING STRATEGY ENSURE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE WIDER PROGRAM GOALS, EVEN WHILE ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SECOND LEBANON WAR. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE WIDER PROGRAM GOALS, EVEN WHILE ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SECOND LEBANON WAR. |
| 990 Review | form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Joint Israel hires an independent accounting firm to prepare and review the organization's form 990 based on information provided by Joint Israel's accounting staff. A copy of the form 990 is distributed to the organization's board members and management for review prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Conflict of interest policy monitoring & enforcement | form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c An Israeli affiliate of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC), Joint Israel is a registered Israeli company for the public benefit that receives programmatic directions, block grants, and operating funding support from JDC. By virtue of this general support, JDC's global policies also apply to Joint Israel directors, officers, and employees, including a Whistleblower Policy and a Document Retention and Destruction Policy. Joint Israel's Conflict of Interest Policy requires all employees to disclose conflicts of interest involving employment or serving in management positions at other organizations that are affiliated with Joint Israel and JDC. All conflict disclosures are subject to review by human resources and legal counsel. To the extent that the officers and directors of Joint Israel also served as directors and officers of JDC, JDC's Conflict of Interest Policy applies and any conflicts that are disclosed are reviewed according to the JDC global policy. All other directors and officers will be asked to confirm this in writing in fiscal year 2016, including disclosure forms, as it relates to their role in this affiliated organization. |
| Process for determining compensation | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A & 15B JDC's Human Resources Committee has been presented with and has reviewed the total compensation of Joint Israel's officers, key employees, and highly compensated professional staff during its December 2015 meeting. |
| Availability of documents to the public | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion. |
| Officers, highest compensated employees and independent contractors | Form 990, PART V Line 1 & 2, Part VII Section A & B Activity of Joint Israel reflected in this form takes place exclusively in Israel; there is no activity taking place in the US. All compensation paid to Joint Israel employees reported in Part VII was paid exclusively in Israel; No compensation has been paid to any joint Israel employee in the U.S or any other Locale outside of IsraeL. |
| Form 990,Part VII and IX | In the interest of clarity and transparency, Joint Israel is providing context on the compensation reported in Part VII and IX. Joint Israel pays compensation to certain employees of JDC who are based in Israel and provide services to Joint Israel and JDC. The compensation paid by Joint Israel is reported on Part VII, column D. The compensation expense for these employees is recorded on the JDC financial statements. As such, Joint Israel does not report the compensation expense for these employees on Part IX. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Form 990, Part XI, line 9 Foreign Exchange Rate Variances $(400,000) Former Soviet Union Support Cost $ 80,000 Adjustment due to ERP System Migration $ 470,000 ----------- Total $ 150,000 |
| Funding from U.S. Government Agencies | Form 990, Part XII, Line 3 Joint Israel DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY FUNDING FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEREFORE, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO UNDERGO AN AUDIT OR AUDITS AS SET FORTH IN THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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