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 or IRC section (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 39,510,902 | 33,590,021 | 56,430,918 | 46,848,873 | 48,171,087 | 224,551,801 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 39,510,902 | 33,590,021 | 56,430,918 | 46,848,873 | 48,171,087 | 224,551,801 |
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 224,551,801 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 39,510,902 | 33,590,021 | 56,430,918 | 46,848,873 | 48,171,087 | 224,551,801 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,832,595 | 2,201,480 | 2,440,423 | 1,831,046 | 2,777,217 | 12,082,761 |
| 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.).. | 239,477 | 159,633 | 1,659,367 | 1,749,137 | 441,729 | 4,249,343 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 240,883,905 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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): | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| 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 2014 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-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, 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 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | OTHER INCOME INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME AND CHAPLAINCY INCOME. |
| Software ID: | 14000267 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 | THE MISSION OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION IS TO MOBILIZE HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED, STRENGTHEN JEWISH LIFE AND ADVANCE THE UNITY, VALUES AND SHARED PURPOSE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN MIAMI, IN ISRAEL AND AROUND THE WORLD. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE 321 STUDENTS TO REMAIN IN DAY SCHOOL; ALMOST 200 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN 10 SYNAGOGUE SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS, ENHANCING THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF OUR RICH JEWISH HERITAGE, FOR WHICH FEDERATION PROVIDED $86,627 IN FUNDING. 745 YOUNG ADULTS FROM MIAMI PARTICIPATED IN ISRAEL EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 527 WHO WENT ON TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOR WHICH FEDERATION PROVIDED $211,526; 100 WHO RECEIVED NEED-BASED ISRAEL PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WHICH FEDERATION PROVIDED $60,000; 45 WHO PARTICIPATED IN PASSPORT TO ISRAEL AND 58 WHO ATTENDED ALEXANDER MUSS HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL FOR WHICH FEDERATION PROVIDED $145,645. OVER THE PAST YEAR, NEARLY 29,000 NORTH AMERICANS TRAVELED ON BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL TRIPS, FOREVER CONNECTING THEM TO OUR SPIRITUAL HOMELAND AND DEEPENING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ISRAEL'S CENTRALITY TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE. NEARLY 4,000 MIAMI ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE THE PROGRAMS INCEPTION IN 2000. LAST YEAR FEDERATION AWARDED135 NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND 50 INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR FIRST-TIME CAMPERS, ENABLING MIAMI- DADE CHILDREN TO ATTEND JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS. FOR NEARLY 1 IN 7 FIRST-TIME CAMPERS RECEIVING FUNDING, THIS WAS THERE ONLY JEWISH ACTIVITY. OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP ENSURES A POSITIVE CONNECTION FOR A YOUNGSTER THAT LASTS WELL INTO ADULTHOOD. THROUGH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, 138 CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF INCLUSION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SUMMER CAMP, AFTER SCHOOL CARE, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND DAILY LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT. FEDERATION PROVIDED FUNDING OF $100,000 TOWARD THIS INITIATIVE. HAVING A STRONG JEWISH PRESENCE ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS IS CRITICAL TODAY FOR STUDENTS. MORE THAN $437,000 IN FEDERATION FUNDING SUPPORTS HILLEL PROGRAMS ON SEVEN UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, PROVIDING PROGRAMMING FOR 30,000 JEWISH STUDENTS. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION THROUGH INFORMAL VISITS AND FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THROUGH FEDERATION'S JEWISH VOLUNTEER CENTER'S YOUNG LION OF JUDAH PROGRAM, 25 PRE-BAR/BAT MITZVAH STUDENTS WERE PAIRED WITH 25 MIAMI AREA HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES. THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS THREE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS IN MIAMI WITH AN ALLOCATION OF MORE THAN $2,145,000 WHICH PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONALLY, BY GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS AND OTHER DESIGNATED FUNDS, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO FULFILL ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EMERGENCIES, AND DEVELOP RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | FEDERATION FUNDING SUPPORTS $252,000 IN WELFARE RELIEF WHICH REACHES 150,000 ELDERLY JEWISH CLIENTS IN THE FSU AT MORE THAN 2,600 COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE, HOME CARE, WINTER HEATING AND SOCIAL SERVICES FROM 161 HESED SOCIAL WELFARE CENTERS, OPERATED BY THE JDC. IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, JDC FURNISHED CRITICAL NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 30,000 JEWISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN EUROPE, JDC PROVIDED FOOD AND ESSENTIAL WELFARE SERVICES FOR NEARLY 26,000 ELDERLY JEWS. JDC ALSO HELPED 1,500 ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE JEWISH CHILDREN, CONNECTING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES TO JEWISH LIFE. A JAFI OPERATED SUPPLEMENTARY JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR 12-TO-17 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN ARGENTINA SERVED 2,000 YOUNGSTERS IN 60 CENTERS. AS FAMILIES IN ARGENTINA CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE, FEDERATION AND THE JDC PROVIDED NEARLY 500 JEWISH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CRITICAL FOOD, MEDICINE, COUNSELING, BABY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, DAYCARE, JEWISH DAY SCHOOL SUBSIDIES AND MORE. THROUGH JAFI, 11,000 JEWS IN THE FSU ARE LEARNING HEBREW AND JEWISH CULTURE AND MORE THAN 20,000 YOUNG JEWS ATTENDING HEALTH CLUBS ARE CONNECTING TO JEWISH HISTORY AND HERITAGE. SOME 10,000 YOUTH IN 44 JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS AND 2,000 IN 90 SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN THE FSU BENEFIT FROM THE JAFI EDUCATION PROGRAMS. JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA, TURKEY AND INDIA RECEIVE SUPPORT TO CARE FOR ELDERLY IN FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE, FULL MEDICAL SERVICES, RECREATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, EXCURSIONS, AND HOLIDAY EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS. FEDERATION ALLOCATED $138,000 TO HELP NEARLY 180 CHILDREN AT RISK IN YERUCHAM THROUGH THE YOUTH FUTURES PROGRAM, HELPING THEM ACHIEVE GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND MATURITY. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH YOUTH FUTURES, 100,000 AT-RISK CHILDREN IN ISRAEL RECEIVED GUIDANCE FROM ADULT MENTORS THROUGH THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL'S (JAFI) YOUTH FUTURES INCLUDING 161 IN MIAMI'S ISRAELI PARTNERSHIP CITY OF YERUCHAM, ENABLING THEM TO TAKE THEIR PLACE AS INDEPENDENT, PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. TO FOSTER STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, FEDERATION, ON BEHALF OF MIAMI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY MAINTAINS SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITIES OF OR AKIVA AND YERUCHAM. FEDERATION ALLOCATED $290,117 TO THESE TWO CITIES. ALSO, FEDERATION ALLOCATED $224,000 TO THE PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE IN PARDES CHANNA-KAKUR INCLUDING EXTRA FUNDING TO KEEP A SCHOLASTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OPERATING TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, WORKSHOPS, MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT. 3,765 ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI STUDENTS IN 22 CITIES RECEIVED AFTERSCHOOL SCHOLASTIC ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT. IN ADDITION, 1,600 AT-RISK ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI TEENAGERS PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES AT ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT'S 16 YOUTH OUTREACH CENTERS. FEDERATION'S WOMEN'S AMUTOT INITIATIVE FUNDS 19 NON-PROFIT AGENCIES FOCUSING EXCLUSIVELY ON THE WELFARE OF MARGINALIZED, VOICELESS AND AT-RISK WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ISRAEL. A FEDERATION FUNDED EMERGENCY HOTLINE FOR BATTERED AND SEXUALLY ABUSED WOMEN IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL RECEIVED NEARLY 9,300 CALLS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THESE FAMILIES IN CRISIS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT, PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE, PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. FEDERATION PROVIDED $256,000 TOWARD THIS INITIATIVE. WITH FEDERATION SUPPORT, THE OR AKIVA COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATES A VOLUNTEER CENTER THAT ASSISTS 150 FAMILIES DAILY WITH FOOD, CLOTHING, TUTORING AND AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, ADDICTION COUNSELING, LIFE-CYCLE EVENTS, AND HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS. 8,700 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN ISRAEL RECEIVED THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH JDC. PROGRAMS OFFERED BY JAFI HELPED 562 LONE SOLDIERS, WHO IMMIGRATED TO ISRAEL WITHOUT IMMEDIATE FAMILY, SERVE IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES. THESE PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN THEIR JEWISH AND ZIONIST IDENTITY. YESODOT PROVIDED 2,500 NEWLY ARRIVED ETHIOPIANS OF PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AGE WITH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT HELPED THEM TO ACCLIMATE INTO ISRAELI SOCIETY WHILE STILL RESIDING IN 16 ABSORPTION CENTERS OPERATED BY FEDERATION'S PARTNER, THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL. THROUGH LEKET ISRAEL, 9 MILLION POUNDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WERE HARVESTED LAST YEAR FROM OVER 300 FARMS THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. THE PRODUCE WAS THEN DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 290 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENSURE THE HUNGRY HAVE SUFFICIENT AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD. MASA ISRAEL WELCOMED MORE THAN 10,000 JEWISH YOUNG ADULTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN LONG-TERM ISRAEL EXPERIENCES THAT STRENGTHEN THEIR JEWISH IDENTITY AND CONNECTION TO ISRAEL. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | BILLS, BAR MITZVAH COSTS AND CREDIT CARD DEBT, WERE PROVIDED BY THE HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PARNOSSAH WORKS MIAMI, THE FEDERATION'S COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDED CAREER COUNSELING TO 350 JOBSEEKERS AND HELPED 165 PEOPLE FIND EMPLOYMENT. THERE WERE 3,000 VISITS TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) KOSHER FOOD BANK, SERVING MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THROUGH JCS HOME DELIVERED AND CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAMS, 250,000 KOSHER MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND AT FIVE SITES ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THESE MEALS PROVIDED IMPORTANT NUTRITION AND A COMMUNITY CONNECTION FOR SENIORS ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES. 600 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RECEIVED PERSONALIZED AND COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THROUGH JCS TO ASSIST WITH COORDINATING CARE, OBTAINING BENEFITS AND GENERAL SUPPORT. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000 HOURS OF IN-HOME CARE PROVIDED TO THIS POPULATION LAST YEAR, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT OUR SURVIVOR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO LIVE SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY. ASSISTANCE SECURING MEDICAID COVERAGE, FOOD STAMPS AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT FOR 325 INDIVIDUALS. 50,000 SENIOR RIDES FOR OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS, TRANSPORTING ELDERLY ADULTS TO THE GROCERY STORE, PHARMACY OR DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHEN THEY CAN NO LONGER DRIVE. THE PURPOSES OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SIMILAR TYPE PROGRAMS ARE TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF MIAMI'S ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE FEDERATIONS JEWISH VOLUNTEER CENTER (JVC) PROMOTES GREATER VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION IN THE DELIVERY OF DIRECT SERVICES; TO EXPAND THE SERVICES AGENCIES COULD PROVIDE AT A LOWER COST; AND TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM AS A WAY OF ENHANCING JEWISH IDENTIFICATION AND INVOLVEMENT. ALSO, THERE ARE PROGRAMS WHICH ENHANCE VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT BY: ASSESSING ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS; UNDERSTANDING CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES; CREATING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS; EXPLORING VOLUNTEERISM BY INFUSING JEWISH VALUES; EXAMINING HIGH QUALITY MODELS FOR VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND ENHANCEMENT. OFFERING ONE-TIME FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAMS AND ONGOING INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES, THE JVC ENABLED MORE THAN 2,300 PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN ACTS OF KINDNESS AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 9,200 HOURS OF HELP TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN 2015, SAVING THEM ABOUT $200,000 IN PAID TIME. WITH FEDERATION SUPPORT, JCS PROVIDED NEARLY 100 AT-RISK AND ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING, FOOD AND LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS DAY CARE FOR THE CHILDREN, THROUGH THE SHALOM BAYIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM. THROUGH THE JEWISH CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM'S REFUAT HA'NEFESH JEWISH SPIRITUAL CARE VISITING PROGRAM, 32 VOLUNTEERS LEARNED HOW TO BRING COMFORT, SOLACE AND JOY TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN MIAMI'S JEWISH COMMUNITY EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF PERSONAL DIFFICULTIES. APPROXIMATELY 1,500 HOURS WERE SPENT VISITING THOSE IN NEED. ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE JEWISH POPULATIONS, THE JCRC WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT OVER $3 MILLION IN DIRECT GOVERNMENT FUNDING OF SOCIAL SERVICES WAS PROVIDED TO FEDERATION PARTNER AGENCIES, THAT OVER $200 MILLION OF SOCIAL SAFETY NET REIMBURSEMENT FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT SOURCES WAS PRESERVED, AND THAT OVER $ 1 MILLION WAS AWARDED AS HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS TO JEWISH INSTITUTIONS. THE JCRC AND WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY CREATED THE TASK FORCE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN 2015 TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THIS MODERN FORM OF SLAVERY AND ITS PREVALENCE IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND FLORIDA. THE FEDERATION HAS PROGRAMS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP BY REACHING OUT TO ALL CONSTITUENCIES, ESPECIALLY, NORTH DADE, WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY, AGENCY LAY LEADERS AND NEW DONORS TO THE FEDERATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE FEDERATION; EDUCATE FUTURE LAY LEADERS; BUILD A CORE OF FUTURE LEADERS TO LEAD FEDERATION AND AGENCIES. EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FOCAL POINT OF FEDERATION, AS WELL AS THE OVERSIGHT OF PROGRAM DELIVERY SYSTEMS. THE PJ LIBRARY OF MIAMI AND ITS IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS HOSTED NUMEROUS FAMILY PROGRAMS WEEKLY ON JEWISH VALUES AND CELEBRATIONS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKS AND MUSIC SENT TO 2,500 FAMILIES THROUGH LOCAL FUNDING. MOISHE HOUSE MIAMI, A FEDERATION INITIATIVE WITH SPECIAL FUNDING FROM GENEROUS DONORS, BASED IN A DOWNTOWN MIAMI APARTMENT AND ORGANIZED BY AND FOR JEWISH ADULTS IN THEIR 20'S, HOSTED 27 SHABBAT, HOLIDAY, EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY-SERVICE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 435 PARTICIPANTS. SINCE MARCH 2011, FEDERATION HAS SENT A WEEKLY COMMUNITY POST EMAIL TO 30,000 PEOPLE, HIGHLIGHTING SELECT NEWS EVENTS. BY THE END OF DECEMBER, MORE THAN 200 SEPARATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HAD ADDED THEIR VOICES TO THE ONLINE PUBLICATION. YEARS AGO, FEDERATION EMBARKED ON A BOLD INITIATIVE THROUGH THE CREATION OF THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISHRENEWAL. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING THE HIGH HOLIDAY WELCOME PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT NO COST TO MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. THROUGH ITS ORGANIZATION FOR LEADERSHIP ADVANCEMENT IN MIAMI, THE FEDERATION OFFERS SKILLS BASED WORKSHOPS ON JEWISH VALUES AND LEADERSHIP TECHNIQUES TO PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING OVER 31 SYNAGOGUES AND DAY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 29 AGENCIES AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2013, FEDERATION PROVIDED FIRST-TIME GRANTS TO HELP NINE FLEDGLING JEWISH NONPROFITS BUILD CAPACITY, SPUR INNOVATION AND SERVE UNMET LOCAL NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, FOOD INSECURITY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, INCLUSIVENESS AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, BY GRANTS FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS AND OTHER DESIGNATED FUNDS, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO FULFILL ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EMERGENCIES, AND DEVELOP RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HAS CREATED AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR AID IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR BENEFICIARY AGENCIES ASSIST THE MOST VULNERABLE, THE FOUNDATION TOOK EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO SUSTAIN FUNDING TO THESE AGENCIES THROUGH SPECIAL GRANTS OF $369,000. THE INFUSION OF FOUNDATION FUNDS HAVE HELPED TO PROVIDE FOOD, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELING, HOME HEALTHCARE SUPPORT, DAYCARE SCHOLARSHIPS AND MORE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | BUNNY ADLER (MOTHER OF MICHAEL M. ADLER; GRANDMOTHER OF MATTHEW ADLER ); MATTHEW ADLER (SON OF MICHAEL M. ADLER AND GRANDSON OF BUNNY ADLER); MICHAEL M. ADLER (SON OF BUNNY ADLER; FATHER OF MATTHEW ADLER); FRAN BERRIN (WIFE OF ROBERT BERRIN); ROBERT BERRIN (HUSBAND OF FRAN BERRIN); ELISE SCHECK BONWITT (DAUGHTER OF RAQUEL AND MICHAEL SCHECK); ELISE SCHECK BONWITT (SISTER OF JEFFREY AND STEVEN SCHECK); NORMAN BRAMAN (FATHER OF DEBRA BRAMAN WECHSLER); GEORGE FELDENKREIS (FATHER OF FANNY HANONO); ROBYN FISHER (DAUGHTER OF DONALD LEFTON AND MARCY LEFTON); ALEX HALBERSTEIN (FATHER OF DANIEL HALBERSTEIN); DANIEL HALBERSTEIN (SON OF ALEX HALBERSTEIN); ANDREW HALL (HUSBAND OF GAIL MEYERS); FANNY HANONO (DAUGHTER OF GEORGE FELDENKREIS); RUBEN KLODA (FATHER OF HEDY WHITEBOOK); LAURA KOFFSKY (DAUGHTER OF AARON AND DOROTHY PODHURST); MARK KRAVITZ (SON OF STEVEN KRAVITZ); STEVEN KRAVITZ (FATHER OF MARK KRAVITZ); DONALD LEFTON (FATHER OF ROBYN FISHER); MARCY LEFTON (MOTHER OF ROBYN FISHER); NANCY LIPOFF (WIFE OF NORMAN LIPOFF); NANCY LIPOFF (AUNT OF RAY ELLEN YARKIN); NORMAN LIPOFF (HUSBAND OF NANCY LIPOFF); NORMAN LIPOFF (UNCLE OF RAY ELLEN YARKIN); GAIL MEYERS (WIFE OF ANDREW HALL); DR. MARK OREN (HUSBAND OF NEDRA OREN); NEDRA OREN (WIFE OF DR. MARK OREN); NEDRA OREN (SISTER OF RICHARD YULMAN); AARON PODHURST (FATHER OF LAURA KOFFSKY); AARON PODHURST (HUSBAND OF DOROTHY PODHURST); DOROTHY PODHURST (MOTHER OF LAURA KOFFSKY); DOROTHY PODHURST (WIFE OF AARON PODHURST); LEZLIE POYASTRO (SISTER-IN-LAW OF EZRA KATZ); DAVID SCHARLIN (SON OF GLORIA SCHARLIN); GLORIA SCHARLIN (MOTHER OF DAVID SCHARLIN); JEFFREY SCHECK (SON OF MICHAEL AND RAQUEL SCHECK); JEFFREY SCHECK (BROTHER OF STEVEN SCHECK AND ELISE SCHECK BONWITT) |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | BOARD MEMBERS |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A LIST OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBER(S) OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH HAVE BEEN DELEGATED THAT AUTHORITY BY THE BOARD MEMBERS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | THE FEDERATION USES AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, THE HAY GROUP TO PERFORM A STUDY OF SALARIES OF EXECUTIVES AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING OTHER JEWISH FEDERATIONS. THE FEDERATION ALSO USES A STUDY PREPARED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA WHICH PROVIDES SALARIES FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND CAN BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST. |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 | CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JEWISH EDUCATION BEGINNING NET ASSET BALANCE OF $1,767,344 REPORTED ON THEIR FORM 990 |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR |
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