Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 21,816,437 | 25,891,737 | 23,701,490 | 28,303,210 | 31,006,608 | 130,719,482 |
| 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 | 21,816,437 | 25,891,737 | 23,701,490 | 28,303,210 | 31,006,608 | 130,719,482 |
| 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).. | 12,315,259 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 118,404,223 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 21,816,437 | 25,891,737 | 23,701,490 | 28,303,210 | 31,006,608 | 130,719,482 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,106,040 | 3,165,866 | 3,349,047 | 6,613,059 | 3,897,853 | 19,131,865 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 149,851,347 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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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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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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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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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 COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN (FORMERLY CALLED THE "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'S PLANNING EFFORTS BRING JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS THAT COULD NOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT A FACILITATOR. THIS YEAR, THE JEWISH FEDERATION CONTINUED IN-DEPTH LOOKS AT OUR NINE MAIN BENEFICIARY AGENCIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THOSE AGENCIES' EXECUTIVES. THIS AND OTHER PLANNING SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO UNCOVER WAYS TO LEVERAGE OUR COLLECTIVE POWER: UNITING HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES THROUGH AGEWELL PITTSBURGH, WHICH HELPS AGING ADULTS STAY INDEPENDENT; REACHING OUT TO HELP THROUGH THE JEWISH FEDERATION VOLUNTEER CENTER, WHICH MOBILIZES THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; COLLABORATING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT JEWISH CAUSES AND TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM; AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIP2GETHER CONNECTING PITTSBURGHERS TO OUR SISTER REGION IN ISRAEL, KARMIEL-MISGAV, TO NURTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN SERVICES AND JEWISH-ARAB COEXISTENCE. THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF 3,650 DONORS, THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH RAISED $13.4 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN. PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE'S EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT PROGRAM SECURED MORE THAN $5.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS, THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR DUE IN PART TO INCREASED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY. THE JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (JHF) CONTRIBUTED A $900,000 BLOCK GRANT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES. SIGNIFICANT NEW INITIATIVES WERE: - COMMUNITY BUILDING RELEASED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY STUDY IN JANUARY 2018, REVEALING GROWTH IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A WEALTH OF DATA FOR JEWISH AGENCIES TO USE IN THEIR PLANNING. - OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL EXPANDED WORK IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A WELCOMING ONE FOR ALL. - OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY SECURITY PROGRAM ENABLED ALMOST 4,000 JEWISH COMMUNAL PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THREAT ASSESSMENT OR TO COMPLETE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. - FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BEGAN A COMBINED EVENT FOR DONORS WHO GIVE OVER $5,000 BETWEEN WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY (FOR "LION OF JUDAH" DONORS) AND MEN'S PHILANTHROPY (FOR "SHOFAR SOCIETY" DONORS). IN 2017-2018, THE YOUNG ADULT DIVISION (YAD) AND ITS OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ARM, SHALOM PITTSBURGH, PROVIDED 29 SUCCESSFUL EVENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 480 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AND 2,209 ATTENDEES. FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, SHALOM PITTSBURGH AND J'BURGH JOINED FORCES TO HOST THE ANNUAL YOUNG ADULT PURIM PARTY AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH. SHALOM PITTSBURGH CONTINUED TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SHABBAT DINNERS, WINE AND WISDOM, APPLES AND HONEY FALL FESTIVAL AND OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS. THIS YEAR, ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REACHED MORE THAN $264 MILLION. THIS INCREASE WAS DUE IN PART TO INCREASES IN ENDOWMENTS AND DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS AND TO STOCK MARKET INCREASES. THE FOUNDATION ADDED 72 NEW FUNDS, INCLUDING SIX NEW LION OF JUDAH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FUNDS TO 1,320. THE FOUNDATION ADDED $23.9 MILLION IN NEW DOLLARS. THE FOUNDATION MADE GRANTS, FROM ITS UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT, TOTALING ALMOST $890,000. TAKEN TOGETHER WITH DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS, DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS, CAMPAIGN ENDOWMENTS, AND SYNAGOGUE AND AGENCY FUNDS, FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $20.6 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $2.9 MILLION OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO FUND ONE TABLE, A PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS LOCAL PRE-FAMILY JEWISH YOUNG ADULTS IN THEIR 20'S AND 30'S WHO ARE UNCONNECTED TO JEWISH INSTITUTIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN PERSONALIZED, HOME-BASED SHABBAT DINNER EXPERIENCES AND BUILD AN ENDURING FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE. THE FOUNDATION BEGAN ITS FIRST FULL YEAR OF THE GRINSPOON LIFE AND LEGACY (TM) PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES AFTER-LIFETIME GIVING TO BENEFIT LOCAL JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, GAINING 14 PARTICIPATING JEWISH INSTITUTIONS. THE FOUNDATION FUNDED A NUMBER OF LEARNING SESSIONS: "ISRAEL AT 70" EXPLORING JEWISH IDENTITY AND ZIONISM; JEWISH IDENTITY SESSIONS FOR YOUNG PARENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOINT JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAM (J-JEP); 14 IDENTITY SESSIONS ON MITZVOTH (GOOD DEEDS) FOR JEWISH DAY SCHOOL PARENTS; AND "ETHICS MATTERS," A CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION SERIES THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S ALAN PAPERNICK EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION'S CENTENNIAL FUND FOR A JEWISH FUTURE, WITH $24.3 MILLION IN TOTAL COMMITMENTS, CONTINUED TO FUND HONEYMOON ISRAEL, ENABLING COUPLES UNCONNECTED TO INSTITUTIONAL JEWISH LIFE AND WITHIN THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF MARRIAGE TO ATTEND A TRIP TO ISRAEL TO ENCOURAGE REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION OF JEWISH IDENTITY; THE JCC HIDDUR INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE TRANSMISSION OF JEWISH VALUES; ONWARD ISRAEL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO BUILD THEIR RESUMES AND THEIR CONNECTION TO JEWISH LIFE BY WORKING IN ISRAELI BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS; ONE HAPPY CAMPER, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES INCENTIVE GRANTS TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMP; AND PJ LIBRARY, WHICH PROVIDES FREE JEWISH BOOKS TO PRESCHOOLERS. 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. THE FEDERATION'S COMMUNITY BUILDING AREA EXPANDED MANY PROGRAMS IN 2017-2018 AND PLANNED AREAS THAT WILL PRODUCE COMMUNITY-WIDE BENEFITS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. EFFORTS AROUND COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: - THE FIRST THREE "DEEP DIVE" STRATEGIC ANALYSES OF BENEFICIARY AGENCIES WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND ENSURING GOVERNANCE BEST PRACTICES. - INCLUSION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING AN LGBTQ+ ADVISORY GROUP AND NATIONAL ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. - BUILDING TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT JEWISH IDENTITY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO ISRAEL WITH PEERS; THE DILLER TEEN FELLOWS, WHICH ENGAGES TEENS IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ISRAEL; BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL, WHICH INTRODUCES YOUNG ADULTS TO ISRAEL; AND ONWARD ISRAEL, WHICH PLACES YOUNG PEOPLE IN SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WITHIN ISRAELI BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS. - SUPPORT THROUGH ISRAEL-DIRECTED FUNDING FOR HASHOMER HACHADASH, BRINGING 10,000 VOLUNTEERS TO WORK THE LAND TOGETHER IN ORDER TO CULTIVATE JEWISH IDENTITY AND VALUES WHILE ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FARMS THAT SUFFER FROM AGRICULTURAL TERROR AND THEFT. - A COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION OF ISRAEL'S 70TH BIRTHDAY, WHICH BROUGHT DANCERS TO PITTSBURGH FROM OUR PARTNERSHIP2GETHER SISTER CITY OF KARMIEL AND THE SURROUNDING MISGAV REGION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CRC: COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMMUNITY GRANT-MAKING THIS YEAR, CRC EXPANDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - HOSTING THE ISRAELI DIPLOMATS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO PROVIDE BROADER EDUCATION ON ISRAEL TO THE JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY; - PARTNERING WITH THE EDWARD AND ROSE BERMAN HILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER TO CONTINUE ISRAEL CAMPUS AMBASSADORS, A PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPS STUDENT LEADERSHIP WHO WILL SUPPORT A PRO-ISRAEL CLIMATE ON PITTSBURGH COLLEGE CAMPUSES. - FORMING THE GREATER PITTSBURGH JEWISH COUNCIL, WHICH CONVENES LOCAL PROFESSIONALS AND LAY PEOPLE FROM ALL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN AND AROUND PITTSBURGH TO DISCUSS KEY ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. - CONTINUING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH VIBRANT PITTSBURGH, DISTRIBUTING $50,000 TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN THE REGION. - BRINGING IN EXPERTS ON UNDERSTANDING ISRAEL BOYCOTTS, DIVESTMENT AND SANCTIONS (BDS) TO EDUCATE JEWISH COMMUNITY LAY LEADERS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND RABBIS. - FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, ORGANIZING APPROXIMATELY 130 MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO MARCH TOGETHER IN THE LGBTQ+ PRIDE PARADE WITH THE SLOGAN "LOVE IS KOSHER." HOLOCAUST CENTER THE JEWISH FEDERATION'S HOLOCAUST CENTER REACHED MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS, 200 TEACHERS AND 35 LIBRARIANS AS WELL AS NEARLY 5,000 VISITORS TO OUR CENTER AND TO OUR PROGRAMS AROUND THE CITY. THE HOLOCAUST CENTER OFFERED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING: - TEACHERS' INSTITUTES TO EQUIP INSTRUCTORS TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT OF THE HOLOCAUST TO A GENERATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN FOR WHOM IT SEEMS A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. THIS GENERATION OF CHILDREN HAVE, ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL SURVEY, A WOEFULLY LIMITED CONCEPT OF HOW THE HOLOCAUST CAME TO BE AND WHO WAS AFFECTED. - HISTORICALLY FACTUAL YET ENGAGING FIELD TRIPS WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, ESPECIALLY WITH UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS THAT CANNOT AFFORD A FIELD TRIP; - PUBLIC PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY ABOUT HUMANITY, DIVERSITY AND HOPE; ART AND CREATIVE EXHIBITS AT OUR PUBLIC SPACE THAT SPEAK OF RESILIENCE AND LOSS; - A SPEAKER SERIES AT WHICH THE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR LOVED ONES' STORIES. AMONG OTHER GOALS, THIS SPEAKER SERIES SEEKS TO REALIZE THE VISION THAT, WHILE WE MAY LOSE OUR BELOVED SURVIVORS, THEIR VOICES AND TESTIMONIES OF ATROCITIES THEY SURVIVED WILL NEVER BE SILENCED. THIS YEAR, THE GENERATIONS SPEAKER SERIES INCLUDED TALKS FROM MOSHE BARAN AND HIS DAUGHTER AVI BARAN MUNRO; ALISON BROWN KARABIN TELLING HER GRANDMOTHER ELIZABETH BROWN'S STORY. VOLUNTEER CENTER THE JEWISH FEDERATION VOLUNTEER CENTER MATCHES VOLUNTEERS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED THEM. ON MITZVAH DAY, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT THE VOLUNTEER CENTER PLANS, MORE THAN 1,200 VOLUNTEERS SERVE OVER 115 SITES IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION. ONGOING VOLUNTEER CENTER OPTIONS INCLUDE VOOM! (VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OF THE MONTH), WHICH ENABLES VOLUNTEERS TO TRY A VOLUNTEER TASK WITHOUT MAKING A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT; VOLUNTEER MISSIONS TO ISRAEL; AND PROJECTS DESIGNED FOR SMALL GROUPS. THE JEWISH FEDERATION VOLUNTEER CENTER ENGAGED 3,538 VOLUNTEERS IN 2017-2018, INCLUDING SOME 1300 WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED REPEATEDLY THROUGH THE JEWISH FEDERATION. AMONG THIS YEAR'S PROGRAMS WERE INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMIZED VOLUNTEER PARTIES, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO SUIT A GROUP'S SPECIFIC INTERESTS; VOOM! (VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OF THE MONTH!), TAKING VOLUNTEERS TO SEVERAL NEW SITES THIS YEAR; I-VOLUNTEER, A PARTNERSHIP WITH FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE THAT ENGAGES THIS PROGRAM'S ALUMNI IN MEANINGFUL SERVICE; AND "MEGA EVENTS" MITZVAH DAY AND GOOD DEEDS DAY, ENGAGING MORE THAN 1,700 VOLUNTEERS. MITZVAH DAY DREW A RECORD 1,200 PARTICIPANTS TO 115 SITES. GOOD DEEDS DAY MORE THAN DOUBLED IN SIZE AND DREW MORE THAN 650 VOLUNTEERS TO 52 SITES. PARTNERSHIP2GETHER PARTNERSHIP2GETHER BROUGHT SEVEN DELEGATIONS TO PITTSBURGH THIS YEAR: CAMPERS FROM KARMIEL/MISGAV WHO ATTENDED SECOND SESSION AT EKC; EDUCATORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A WEEK-LONG "FACE2FACE" BRAINSTORMING PROCESS WITH PITTSBURGH COUNTERPARTS; THE EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER PROJECT TRAINING TEAM; THE DILLER TEEN FELLOWS; THE "YAD2GETHER" YOUNG ADULT GROUP; THE WALDMAN INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST ARTS AND WRITING FIRST- AND SECOND-PLACE WINNERS; AND A DELEGATION OF ISRAELI DANCERS FROM KARMIEL/MISGAV WHO PERFORMED DURING YOM HAZIKARON AND YOM HA'ATZMAUT. A TOTAL OF 50 PITTSBURGH HOST FAMILIES HOUSED 87 ISRAELI DELEGATES. THE WALDMAN INTERNATIONAL ARTS AND WRITING WINNERS ENGAGED WITH TEENS FROM FOUR PITTSBURGH SCHOOLS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2017, 18 ISRAELI CAMPERS FROM KARMIEL/MISGAV SPENT THREE WEEKS AT EMMA KAUFMANN CAMP, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMERICAN CAMPERS AND PROVIDING OUR EKC CAMPERS WITH DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTION WITH ISRAELI PEERS. IN ADDITION TO PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIP2GETHER ALSO SUPPORTS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN KARMIEL/MISGAV. THE LAUNCH OF THE BOUNTY OF THE LAND GARDEN-AN ARCHEOLOGICAL GARDEN CELEBRATING THE CULTURE OF THE GRAIN, THE VINE AND THE OLIVE GROVE IN THE GALILEE-WILL EDUCATE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND TOURISTS EVERY YEAR ABOUT THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL. ISRAEL AND OVERSEAS FUNDING IN 2017-2018, THE JEWISH FEDERATION HELPED FUND THESE EFFORTS IN ISRAEL: - ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN, A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR ISRAELI JEWISH AND ISRAELI ARAB BUSINESSWOMEN IN THE GALILEE. - ELI (ISRAEL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD PROTECTION), AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DECREASING THE NUMBER OF ABUSED CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND TO TREATING THE EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF ABUSE. - ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT, AN ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI STUDENTS IN GRADES 7-12. - KIBBUTZ ESHBAL, AN EDUCATIONAL KIBBUTZ FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. - HAND IN HAND GALILEE BILINGUAL SCHOOL, A MULTICULTURAL SCHOOL WHERE JEWISH AND ARAB ISRAELIS INTERACT DAILY ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY AND MUTUAL RESPECT. - KREMBO WINGS, THE ONLY INCLUSIVE YOUTH MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. - LEKET ISRAEL, ISRAEL'S LARGEST FOOD BANK AND EXPERT LEADER IN FOOD RESCUE THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. - ISRAEL ELWYN, AN EARLY-INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES WHO ARE NOT INDEPENDENTLY MOBILE. - KISHORIT, A HOME FOR LIFE FOR SPECIAL-NEEDS ADULTS IN THE WESTERN GALILEE. - ORR SHALOM, AN EMERGENCY FOSTER FOR CHILDREN AGES 0 - 5 WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES AS A RESULT OF NEGLECT AND/OR ABUSE. - YAD SARAH, AN ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS SICK, ELDERLY INJURED AND SPECIAL-NEEDS INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING THE FREE LOAN OF MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE EQUIPMENT. - YEMIN ORDE, A YOUTH VILLAGE AND BOARDING SCHOOL THAT HELPS IMMIGRANT AND AT-RISK YOUTH DEFINE THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITIES AND INTEGRATE INTO ISRAELI SOCIETY. - ERAN, HELPING TRAIN 30 NEW VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE AND ONLINE CRISIS SERVICES THROUGH ERAN'S KARMIEL BRANCH. THE TRAINING WILL ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS, IDF SOLDIERS, SENIORS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, NEW IMMIGRANTS AND VETERAN ISRAELIS. - AYALIM, HELPING TO BRING PROMISING YOUNG ISRAELIS TO LIVE IN THE NEGEV AND THE GALILEE. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HELPS TO DEVELOP AREAS IN ISRAEL'S PERIPHERY. KARMIEL'S AYALIM STUDENT JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH 27 VILLAGE HOUSES 28 STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER IN SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS. - JORDAN RIVER VILLAGE, ENABLING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FROM KARMIEL AND MISGAV TO ENJOY LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES AT THE JORDAN RIVER VILLAGE CAMP. - HASHOMER HACHADASH, BRINGING 10,000 VOLUNTEERS TO THE KARMIEL/MISGAV AREA TO WORK THE LAND TOGETHER. - TSOFEN HIGH TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, HELPING TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL BARRIERS TO CREATE A SHARED SOCIETY. TSOFEN FOCUSES ON INTEGRATING ISRAELI-ARAB CITIZENS INTO HIGH-TECH JOBS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2017-2018, THE JEWISH FEDERATION ALSO HELPED TO FUND THESE OVERSEAS EFFORTS OUTSIDE ISRAEL: - AMERICAN JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC), PROVIDING ELDERLY JEWS IN NEED IN MOLDOVA WITH HUNGER RELIEF, MEDICAL CARE AND WINTER RELIEF. - JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL, HELPING TO REVITALIZE JEWISH LIFE IN MOLDOVA. - WORLD ORT, DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING JEWISH LIFE IN MOLDOVA THROUGH INVESTING IN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AT THE ORT HERZL TECHNOLOGY LYCEUM SCHOOL. - WUPJ, HELPING STUDENTS ENROLL IN THE INSTITUTE FOR MODERN JEWISH STUDIES, MOSCOW, THEREBY CULTIVATING A GENERATION OF PROGRESSIVE RABBINIC LEADERSHIP. CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS IN 2017-2018, CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS WAS ABLE TO SERVE OUR 87 PARTNERING SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS BY INCREASING OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND SEMINAR OFFERINGS. 153 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, RABBIS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND YOUNG JEWISH PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED STUDY SEMINARS. CWB IMPACTED OVER 20,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS WITH 2 VISITING ISRAELI ARTISTS, 4 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, 4 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCHOLARS, 3 EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, 2 DOCUMENTARY FILMS, AND A CONTINUATION OF LAST YEAR'S SUCCESSFUL "LETTERS TO SALA" SHOW IN FOUR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2017 CWB BEGAN TWO INITIATIVES THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTING OVER 20,000 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN THE FIRST YEAR: THE PITTSBURGH WILLESDEN LANE READ THAT WILL IMPACT 12,000 STUDENTS IN OUR REGION THROUGH COMMEMORATING THE 80TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE KINDERTRANSPORT; AND AN EDUCATIONAL MOBILE APP THAT WILL BRING HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR HOWARD CHANDLER'S FIRST-HAND TESTIMONY TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST. MOST OF CWB'S SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE TO INCREASE SUPPORT OF CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS WHILE FURTHERING OUR MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE OFFICERS GROUP SHALL CONSIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE FEDERATION BOARD. THE OFFICERS GROUP SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ADVISE THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ON MATTERS AFFECTING DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE FEDERATION, AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH DUTIES AS MAY BE DELEGATED TO IT BY THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO WILL ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE OFFICERS GROUP AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR WILL DETERMINE WHICH OTHER STAFF WILL ATTEND. THE OFFICERS GROUP MAY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD WHEN NECESSARY. "NECESSARY" SHALL BE DEFINED AS THOSE SITUATIONS WHICH ARE TIME SENSITIVE, CONFIDENTIAL AND WHERE THE INABILITY TO ACT SWIFTLY WOULD CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: LINDA JOSHOWITZ, JAMES JOSHOWITZ; SCOTT LEIB, CINDY GOODMAN-LEIB; EILEEN LANE, STEPHEN HALPERN; LORI GUTTMAN, RICHARD GUTTMAN; DEBBIE RESNICK, JOSHUA RESNICK, LOUIS PLUNG; BARBARA SHAPIRA, CYNTHIA SHAPIRA; KRISTEN KELLER, MATTHEW KELLER; SCOTT TOBE, REBECCA TOBE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: * THE BOARD IS NOW LIMITED TO 30 PERSONS, ALL OF WHOM ARE ELECTED DIRECTORS. NO DIRECTOR MAY SIT ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF HIS/HER COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP OR LEADER ROLE IN A BENEFICIARY AGENCY. * DIRECTORS ARE NOW ELECTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS AND ARE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. EXCEPTIONS (OR LIMITATIONS) TO THIS RULE ARE BASED ON A DIRECTOR'S SPECIFIC ROLE ON THE BOARD. * ALL DIRECTORS ARE NOW ELECTED BY MEMBERS AND, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, ALL DIRECTORS ARE VOTING MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EX OFFICIO AND WITHOUT VOTE. * FOR ELECTIONS TO THE BOARD, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE PROPOSES A SLATE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE NOMINEES ARE THEN CONSIDERED AND ELECTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS. EACH GROUP OF DIRECTORS CONSTITUTES A "CLASS," CREATING NATURAL ROTATION OF THE BOARD. * FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE TO THE ORGANIZATION NOW REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OF 2/3 OF ALL VOTING DIRECTORS. FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE HAS THE SAME DEFINITION IN THE BYLAWS AS THAT GIVEN TO THE TERM UNDER PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS LAW. * COMMITTEE POWERS HAVE NOW BEEN LIMITED CONSISTENT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW. * THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MORE NARROWLY DEFINED IN SCOPE AND COMPOSITION, AND THE COMMITTEE'S AUTHORITY TO ACT HAS BEEN MORE CLEARLY DEFINED. * ANY AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS NOW REQUIRES A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OF 2/3 OF ALL VOTING DIRECTORS. |
| 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 THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON AND ELECT ALL NOMINATED DIRECTORS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | 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 QUESTIONNAIRE. 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 AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FEDERATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WWW.JEWISHPGH.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 806,854. |
| 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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