Anti-Defamation League

“Before 2018, ADL was governed by its national commission. Commencing in 2018, ADL is governed by its board of directors. The boards executive committee is authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors.”

“THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS - BARBARA B BALSER & RONALD D BALSER; MARTIN BUDD & JONAH NEUMAN; JONATHAN COOKLER & FAITH COOKLER; ESTA G EPSTEIN & ROBERT S EPSTEIN; SUE-ANN FRIEDMAN & MICHAEL FINKELSTEIN, JANE GOLDBLUM & JOSEPH A GOLDBLUM; LOUISE P HOMBURGER & THOMAS C HOMBURGER; RICHARD MOSS, GEORGE MOSS & RUTH MOSS; SHELLEY L PARKER & JEFFREY PARKER; SUZANNE PRINCE & HARVEY R PRINCE; AND JEFFREY M SIMON & PAMELA SIMON. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 In November 2017, ADLs National Commission (its then-Board of Directors) voted to substantially modify ADLs bylaws, effective November 2018. The revised ADL bylaws created a smaller Board of Directors and implemented a modern governance structure that empowers the Board to nimbly exercise its fiduciary oversight of the corporation.”

“Copies of the draft form 990 were provided to the members of adl's audit committee, which reviewed and approved it at its fall 2019 meeting. Subsequent to the meeting, an email was sent to adl's board of directors providing them with a copy of the form 990 for their review before it is filed with the irs on or about november 15, 2019.”

“ADL has a written Conflict of Interest policy approved by the BOARD OF DIRECTORS that requires its officers, directors, and employees to annually disclose potential conflicts of interest, those of their family members and of other interested parties. This disclosure form is distributed by the organizations talent and knowledge department (T&K) to all staff on an annual basis. T&K ensures that all forms are completed. ADLs SVP, Talent of Knowledge and General Counsel review the forms for conflicts; Senior staff conflicts are reported to the audit committee. The disclosure form is distributed by the leadership division to the members of the Board of Directors on an annual basis. A summary and the noted findings are then reviewed by the general counsel and SVP, Finance & Accounting, who then provide all disclosures to the audit committee for further review. The audit committee reviews and determines by majority vote whether a conflict exists. If a conflict is noted involving a member of the audit committee, that person recuses him/herself from voting.”

“Adl's process for determining the compensation of the ceo/national director includes consultation with an independent compensation consultant that performs a compensation market study and provides salary structure grading. This is reviewed and a decision is made by the executive compensation committee, as documented in the committee meeting minutes. The executive compensation committee performs a compensation review at least once a year.”

“Adl's process for determining the compensation of other officers and all key employees includes consultation with an independent compensation consultant that performs a compensation market study and provides salary structure grading. This is reviewed and a decision is made by the national director who presents a recommendation to the executive compensation committee. The executive compensation committee makes a decision on the recommendation, as documented in the commitee meeting minutes.”

“The audited consolidated financial statements of adl and the adl foundation and the annual report are made available to the public through a direct link on the adl website, (www.adl.org). Furthermore, a full set of the audited consolidated financial statements of adl and the adl foundation is available upon request as indicated on the adl website and in the annual report. The articles of incorporation are available at the department of consumer and regulatory affairs in washington, dc.”

“Regional operations (continued from part iii) it is the staff within the regional operations division that in large part provides the groundwork for the programming in the regions. 2018 accomplishments included anti-bias training for educators, students and law enforcement professionals; civil rights advocacy; monitoring and exposing of extremist activity; victim assistance; promotion of intergroup collaboration and understanding; and, response to hate crimes and bias incidents. Regional operations assist regions in their recruitment and engagement of qualified leadership and their expansion of philanthropic support. Regional offices are responsible for identifying and cultivating local community leadership. To accomplish this, each region has a local lay advisory board, all of which, in the aggregate, total approximately 2,500 board members (not voting members of adl's main governing body) that help carry out adl's mission. Form 990, part iii, line 4b policy and program (continued from part iii) through 2018, the total number of graduates of adl's "advance training school extremist and terrorist threats course" for leaders in the law enforcement community totals 1,200 and more than 130,000 law enforcement personnel have participated in adl's law enforcement and society training, conducted in partnership with the u.s. Holocaust memorial museum. In 2018, the legal affairs department filed 33 amicus briefs promoting adl's agenda on a range of issues. As participants in adl's unique summer associate research program, more than 160 law students working at over 60 law firms in 8 different regions worked closely with adl regional offices to produce memoranda on important adl issues. Form 990, part iii, line 4d other program services program service expenses: $12,208,678 grants: $23,300 revenue: $none international affairs and interfaith programs - maintains contacts throughout europe, latin america, the mideast, and the united states from which information is gathered relating to political and social movements that impact anti-semitism and bigotry. Observes and analyzes trends around the world related to anti-semitism, hate, and related issues. Prepares and disseminates reports and data regarding israel's security, u.s.-israel relations, bigotry and anti-semitism in the middle east. Initiaties educational programs on the mideast and israeli issues, as well as on international best practices on fighting anti-semitism and bigotry, maintains contact with faith leaders in the u.s. And other countries. Develop programs of cooperation on intergroup understanding and human relations with catholic and protestant religious groups at community, regional, and national levels. Participates in educational and action programs in interfaith efforts. Organizes training programs and curriculum development for seminars and religious-oriented educational institutions. Leadership - the leadership division is responsible for attracting, educating and cultivating adl leaders by hosting several annual national meetings, overseeing governanace, providing periodic e-mail and print communications on adl issues, recruiting participants for missions to foreign countries, and hosting private meetings with national and world leaders at adl headquarters. The leadership division provides ongoing support to adl regions to help enhance their leadership development programs and also offers guidance and assistance to regional leaders looking to expand their involvement on the national level. Education - furthers the league's mission through the design and delivery of educational programs and materials in the core priority areas of anti-bias, bullying/cyberbullying, school climate and anti-semitism. Adl education delivers these programs to prek-12 school communities, college and university campuses, community groups, civic associations, religious organizations, youth service providers and workplaces. In 2018, adl education programs were directly delivered to over 91,00”

“This total of $748,058 consists of the following amounts not reported on the form 990; pension credit other than net periodic benefit cost in the amount of $1,215,730 and net periodic benefit cost in the amount of $467,672 (both reported on the league's statement of activities, attached to the audited financial statements).”