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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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,517,222 | 3,905,568 | 5,188,799 | 5,357,629 | 9,661,585 | 29,630,803 |
| 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 | 5,517,222 | 3,905,568 | 5,188,799 | 5,357,629 | 9,661,585 | 29,630,803 |
| 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).. | 2,964,957 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 26,665,846 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,517,222 | 3,905,568 | 5,188,799 | 5,357,629 | 9,661,585 | 29,630,803 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 298,657 | 310,492 | 294,432 | 304,831 | 270,858 | 1,479,270 |
| 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.).. | 2,505 | 360 | 5,585 | 28,924 | 495 | 37,869 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 32,364,584 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 | ||||
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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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, 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 2018. 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 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 Volunteers | Federation volunteers served on various committees, boards, assisted with set up, breakdown, and registration for Federation events and programs. In addition the volunteers assisted with stuffing envelopes and various mailings. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | DR. LEWIS HANAN (DIRECTOR) AND STACY HANAN (DIRECTOR) ARE FATHER IN LAW AND DAUGHTER IN LAW. BARBARA ACKERMAN AND SEPI ACKERMAN ARE MOTHER IN LAW AND DAUGHTER IN LAW. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | Summary of Changes to the Bylaws ARTICLE 1: Name The name will be officially changed to the D/B/A/ Federation has been using for the past several years - The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. - upon approval of the Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE 2: Purpose This Article was changed so as to be identical to the Purpose and Powers provisions of the Articles of Incorporation. ARTICLE 3: Prohibited Activities - New Article The provisions of this Article were previously contained in Article 2, however, the Governance Committee felt this should be a separate Article. While these prohibited activities are required to be included Articles of Incorporation but not in Bylaws, the Committee chose to include the identical language of the Purposes and Powers and Prohibited Activities both as a reference to what the Articles of Incorporation provide, as well as a reminder that any future changes to these provisions will necessitate an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation as well. ARTICLE 4: Offices (Article 3 of old Bylaws) No changes ARTICLE 5: Members (Article 4 of old Bylaws) 5.1 Individual Member (Old 4.1) - has been changed to add the age of 18, and is identical to the language of the new Articles of Incorporation. 5.2 Annual Membership Meeting (Old 4.3) - No substantive change 5.3 Notice (Old 4.4) - eliminated the requirement to include the names and terms of Officers and Directors on the notice of the annual membership meeting. The reason for the change is that the Board Annual Membership meeting usually takes place in November and the Annual Meeting of the Board of Director meeting - at which Officers and Directors are elected, may take place after the Membership meeting. 5.4 Special Meetings (Old 4.6) - can now only be called by the President - eliminated right of Vice President, other Officers and members to call such meeting. 5.5 Notice (Old 4.7) - No substantive change. 5.6 Right to Vote (Old 4.5) - No substantive change. 5.7 Quorum (Old 4.8) - No change. Article 4.2 of the old Bylaws - Member Privileges - was eliminated, and the Members right to vote is included in the new Article 5.6 - Right to Vote. ARTICLE 6: Directors (Article 5 of old Bylaws) - separated certain Articles into individual Articles for clarification. 6.1 General Powers - (Old 5.1) - changed to reflect return to the full, broader power and authority of the Board of Directors. 6.2 Number of Directors (part of old 5.2) - has been changed to a minimum of 11 and maximum of 29 to provide for an odd number. 6.3 Qualification (Old 5.2.1) - simply clarified language - no content change 6.4 Election - (part of old 5.2) added that Directors shall be elected at the Annual meeting of the Board of Directors - this was not clearly specified in the old Bylaws. 6.5 Term and Term Limit (part of old 5.2) - no change in three year term or 2 three year term limits - but adds and clarifies that the terms coincide with the Federation's fiscal year. 6.5.1 Staggered Terms (Old 5.2.2) - corrects mistake regarding 1/3 of the Board - it is actually 1/6th of the Board that may be terming off each year because each director is eligible to serve for two consecutive terms. 6.5.2 - Tolling - new provision - The time served as an officer is not counted against time served as a director for purposes of the term limits. This is a common practice and the rationale is to allow individuals enough time to gain appropriate experience on the board to be elected to officer positions, and then have enough time left to be able to serve in those positions without their terms expiring. This is actually what we have been doing - it just wasn't provided for in the Bylaws. 6.6 Lifetime Directors (Old 5.2.3 Honorary Directors) - the changes to this provision clarifies several issues regarding this class of directors. The term "honorary" infers that these directors are not actually voting members of the Board - but in our case, they are voting members - so the name for this class has been changed to "Lifetime" Directors. In effect, the concept for this category was to honor and keep individuals who have served as Federation Directors in an extraordinary manner, and desire and intend to remain, very engaged with the Federation in the future. This should not be an "automatic" appointment once someone has reached their 6 year term limit (two consecutive 3 year terms) - but rather - should reflect exceptional service and desire to remain involved. So we have included that going forward, to be eligible, the individual must have served on the Board for a minimum of 12 years. This provision also provides that these individuals shall have a "lifetime" appointment - however they are subject to all other requirements that elected directors are subject to - including attendance requirements, etc., and may be removed should they no longer remain involved. 6.7 Duties of Directors - new provision. The Governance Committee will be drafting policies for Board of Director's duties and Board evaluations. 6.8 Vacancy (Old 5.3) - added that if the time remaining in the original term is less than one half of the three year term, that individual may be elected for two full three year terms after completing the unexpired term. 6.9 Resignation (Old 5.4) - added that if a director fails to attend five consecutive Board meetings without having been granted a leave of absence, it shall be considered a resignation. The reason for this is we need Board members to attend and participate, and if someone misses 5 consecutive Board meetings it demonstrates a lack of interest in the organization and their responsibilities. We must have a quorum in attendance at all meetings, and if Directors fail to attend the Board cannot function effectively. 6.10 Leave of Absence - new provision - this was added to allow for Board members who have illnesses or other extenuating circumstances to be relieved of their responsibilities for up to one year without attendance penalty. 6.11 Removal of Directors. (Old 5.5) - added language regarding giving notice to the Director being considered for removal, eliminated the language regarding three Directors, and increased the number of meetings missed as cause for removal from 3 meetings to 4. ARTICLE 7: Meetings of the Directors (Article 6 of old Bylaws) 7.1 Regular Meetings (Old 6.1) - increased the minimum number of regular meetings from four to six. 7.2 Annual Meeting - new provision - this provision designates the meeting at which new Officers and Directors shall be elected for the upcoming fiscal year, and that this meeting shall take place within 60 days prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year. 7.3 Special Meetings (Old 6.2) - no substantive change. 7.4 Place of Meeting (Old 6.3) - no substantive change. 7.5 Notice of Meetings (Old 6.4) - clarified the number of days required for notice is calendar days, and also added 24 hour notice for emergency meetings. 7.6 Waiver of Notice (Old 6.5) - no substantive change. 7.7 Quorum - (Old 6.6) - included Honorary (now Lifetime) Directors as they are voting members of the Board. Added language to allow a meeting to be called without a quorum present, but that matters requiring a vote may be delayed in the event Directors arrive late for the meeting. Added language to allow matters left unresolved because a quorum wasn't achieved to be handled informally per Article 7.10 so that urgent votes do not have to be delayed until the next Board meeting. Also added language that a meeting held without a quorum present constitutes a meeting held for purposes of satisfying the required number of meetings. 7.8 Voting (Old 6.7) - added that Directors may not vote upon any matter in which they are deemed to have a conflict of interest. 7.9 Manner of Acting (Old 6.8) - clarified the number of votes required to approve certain actions - generally it is the majority of those present at a meeting in which there is a quorum. However, to amend the Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation, or to elect or remove Officers and Directors, there must be a majority of the full Board of Directors. For example - if there are a total of 35 directors entitled to vote - 18 votes are needed to approve these actions. Also - buy, sell, lease or dispose of the majority of the assets of Federation, or to approve a plan to dissolve or merge the Federation, an even greater number of votes is required - for example - if there are 35 voting members, 2/3 of them - or 24 directors - must vote in favor of the proposal. 7.10 Informal Action by Directors (Old 6.9) - Added that the written votes shall be maintained in the Corporate Minute Book. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | Summary of Changes to the Bylaws (cont'd) 7.11 Agenda - new provision. This - together with 7.11.1 - clarifies the old 6.10 - Consent Agenda. Every meeting has an agenda - but we do not usually operate under a "consent agenda procedure as provided in the old Bylaws. These changes give us the option to do so - without requiring it be done so for every meeting. ARTICLE 8: Officers 8.1 Roster of Officers - changes the designation of Secretary/Parliamentarian to Secretary/Governance Officer and 8.1.1 adds a provision for President Elect. 8.2 Qualification - new provision - Added requirement that an individual must have served on the Board for at least a year before becoming eligible to become an Officer 8.3 Election and Term (Old 8.2) - Added definitive term limits for Officers. Old Bylaws allowed Officers to serve indefinitely by allowing them to be immediately elected to different Officer positions after serving for three terms. Proposed change limits term to a total of 3 consecutive two year terms regardless of office held - with the exception of the President, President Elect and Immediate Past President. The President is limited to 2 consecutive two year terms, and positions of President Elect and Immediate Past President are, by necessity, subject to the term of the then President. 8.4 Vacancy - new provision - added to allow vacancy of an Officer position to be filled in same manner as a vacancy on the full Board. 8.5 Removal (Old 8.3) - changed to provide more specifics - now allows removal to be done in the same manner as removal of a Director at Large. 8.6 President of the Board of Directors (Old 8.4) - changed to allow President to be an ex-officio member of the Nominating Committee. The President should have a voice in selecting the team of Directors he or she will be working with. 8.7 Vice-Presidents of the Board of Directors (Old 8.5) - no substantive change. 8.8 Secretary/Governance Officer (Old 8.6) - changed title of Parliamentarian to Governance Officer - and added responsibility of chairing Governance Committee. 8.9 Treasurer (Old 8.7) - added that the Treasurer shall be the Chair of the Finance/Investment Committee. 8.10 Immediate Past President - new provision. Added this as there was no specific position - although there were duties (chairing Nominating Committee) - for the Immediate Past President contained in the old Bylaws. ARTICLE 9: Executive Committee - This was made a separate Article rather than a sub-article (old 7.4 of Committees) - and changed the name from Operating to Executive Committee. 9.1 Executive Committee (Old 7.4) - added requirement for minimum of one year of service on Board of Directors to be eligible. 9.2 Meetings (Old 7.4.1) Increased minimum number of meetings from 8 to 10. 9.3 Quorum (Old 7.4.1A) Added same language regarding a quorum that pertains to the Board of Directors - i.e. - calling a meeting without a quorum but holding voting until a quorum is present, etc. 9.4 Informal Action by Executive Committee - new provision - allows for same requirements for informal action as provided to the Board of Directors. 9.5 Authority (Old 7.4.1C) Limited the scope of authority of the old Operating Committee so as to give more power back to the full Board. 9.5 a - g - added specific limitations on the authority of the Executive Committee relating to certain major actions. 9.6 Report to the Board - new provision - added requirement that the actions taken by the Executive Committee shall be regularly reported to the full Board. ARTICLE 10: Committees (Article 7 of Old Bylaws) 10.1 Committees (Old 7.1) - No substantive change 10.2 Committee Chairs (Old 7.2) - Added that non-Board members may serve on committees,and that the CEO can designate staff liaisons to assist committees - but that staff shall not be considered a voting member of the committee. 10.3 Standing Committees (Old 7.3) - Eliminated Operating Committee and added Personnel and Governance Committees 10.3.1 Audit Committee (Old 7.5) - (b) - Added number of meetings needed annually 10.3.2 Finance/Investment Committee (Old 7.6) - Added requirement that Treasurer shall be the Chair. Also replaced references that budgets shall be submitted "to the Operating Committee for approval" with "to the Board of Directors for approval". Added that one meeting is required per quarter. 10.3.3 Governance Committee - new provision. New standing committee to be chaired by Secretary/Governance Officer and responsible for reviewing all governance documents, policies and matters. 10.3.4 Personnel Committee - new provision - We have had a Personnel Committee for quite some time and decided to declare it a standing committee. This committee will be responsible for working with the Human Resources staff and reviewing personnel policies, compensation structure, etc., as well as CEO contract, salary and annual evaluations. 10.3.5 Community Relations Committee - new provision - Another long time committee that deals with Federation's public affairs matters. The Governance Committee also recommends that this be a standing committee. 10.3.6 Nominating Committee (Old 7.7) - increased the membership of the committee to include members of the community at large. 10.4 Vacancies (Old 7.9) - added "with the approval of the President". 10.5 Special Meetings - new provision - added to allow special meetings to be called. 10.6 Notice of Meetings (Old 7.10) - removed provision that Notice cannot exceed 60 days and added 24 hour notice for special or emergency meetings. 10.7 Waiver of Notice (Old 7.11) No substantive change. 10.8 Quorum (Old 7.12) Changed to allow the same requirements as for Board and Executive Committee meetings as far as calling meeting without a quorum, etc. 10.9 Informal Action by Committees - new provision - Added to allow same informal action as allowed for Board and Executive Committee - written affirmative vote of 2/3 of total members. 10.10 Voting (Old 7.13) - No substantive change. Old Article 7.14 - Expenditures - was eliminated. Our committees generally do no have expenses - except event committees which are not covered by these Bylaws - and to the extent they do, that should be provided in the annual budget. ARTICLE 11: General Provisions 11.1 Notices - added that notice of emergency meetings may be given by personal delivery, electronic or telephonic means. 11.2 Electronic Presence (Old 11.4) - No substantive change. 11.3 Proxy Voting (Old 11.5) - No change. Old Article 11.2 - Amendments - this Article has been eliminated and is now covered separately by Article 16. Old Article 11.3 - Parliamentary Authority - has been eliminated. No one even knew what the referenced RULES OF ORDER were. Our authority is now the new Bylaws. Old Articles 11.6 through 11.10 are now contained in Article 13: Operations. ARTICLE 12: Chief Executive Officer (Article 9: Employment of Old Bylaws) 12.1 Chief Executive Officer (Old 9.1 - Executive Director) - changed the title to CEO. 12.2 Duties of the Chief Executive Director (Old 9.2) - No substantive change. 12.3 Review (Old 9.3) - No substantive change. ARTICLE 13: Operations - New Article 13.1 Fiscal Year - was previously contained in Old 11.7 - Finance 13.2 Finances (Old 11.7) - No substantive change. 13.3 Stock and Dividends - new provision - Federation shall issue no stock or dividends. 13.4 Compensation/Services (Old 11.6) - No substantive changes. 13.5 Loans - new provision - Federation shall not make loans to Officers, Directors or employees. 13.6 Fiscal and Contractual Obligations - new provision - provides that no Officer, Director or employee can enter into a contract on behalf of Federation unless approved by the Board or Executive Committee or the cost is already contained in the approved budget. 13.7 Signatories (Old 11.8) - eliminated policies and procedures of the Operating Committee. The policy regarding this was approved by the Board. 13.8 Bonding/Crime Insurance Policy (Old 11.9) - added that the cost of the policy shall be paid by Federation. 13.9 Corporate Minute Book (Old 11.10) - No substantive change. ARTICLE 14: Indemnification (Article 10 of old Bylaws) 14.1 Conditions (Old 10.1) - added that no indemnification will be provided for fraudulent acts and criminal conduct. Also added extension of coverage to indemnitees' heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. 14.2 Determination (Old 10.2) - eliminated that the determination could be made by a committee of directors who were not party to the claim. The Governance Committee felt that this is something that should be addressed by the full Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | Summary of Changes to the Bylaws (cont'd) ARTICLE 15: Dissolution (Article 12 of old Bylaws) 15.1 (Old 12.1) - included Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code which defines corporations entitled to receive charitable contributions. ARTICLE 16: Amendments (Article 11.2 of old Bylaws) 16.1 - changed the vote necessary from 3/4 of the Directors present at the meeting to a majority of the full Board of Directors. This ensures that the majority of the Board approves the amendments whereas 3/4 of a quorum may not represent the majority. Also eliminated the language requiring that amendments shall be consistent with state and federal law as that is understood and not necessary to include - and to the extent the Bylaws are deemed contrary to Florida Law, Article 17 provides that Florida Law shall control. ARTICLE 17: Effective Date (Article 13; Revised By Laws of Old Bylaws) 17.1 Acceptance and Effective Date - will provide the date that these amended Bylaws were approved by the Board, and also that to the extent that the Bylaws conflict with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Florida Law, the AOI or Florida Law shall control. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, A DONOR WHO HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FEDERATION DURING THE CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION. AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION IN ORDER TO VOTE AT MEETINGS, TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR SERVE AS A CHAIR OF A FEDERATION COMMITTEE. ALL MATTERS PROPERLY PRESENTED AT A MEETING SHALL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BY-LAWS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, A DONOR WHO HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FEDERATION DURING THE CURRENT OR IMMEDIATE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION. AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION IN ORDER TO VOTE AT MEETINGS, TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR SERVE AS A CHAIR OF A FEDERATION COMMITTEE. ALL MATTERS PROPERLY PRESENTED AT A MEETING SHALL BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BY-LAWS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee posts the completed 990 draft on-line and sends a notice to the Board members when it is available for their review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | All Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. (Federation) Board members and staff sign a conflict of interest policy ANNUALLY. Also Federation distributed Ethical Guidelines policy to its Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Executive Director has a contract that was re-negotiated in 4/2016. The personnel committee reviewed salary structures for similar positions with Jewish Federation of North America, an umbrella organization for North America federations. The final contract for this position is approved by the Board. This contract is maintained in permanent personnel file on premises. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request; the organization makes its financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -11,039. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Audit review process | THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE TO AUDIT OVERSITE OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR. |
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