Westchester Jewish Council Inc

“The council has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, it is then reviewed by ceo and finance committee. Following their review and once the form 990 is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the full board of the council for any comments. Any comments are then summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Once the comments have been addressed, the full board votes on the form 990, and following approval, it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The purpose of this policy is to protect the integrity of the westchester jewish council's decision making process, to enable our constituencies to have confidence in our integrity, and to protect the integrity and reputation of volunteers, board members and staff. In the course of meetings or activities, board members, volunteers and staff will disclose any interests in a decision where they, their families or significant others, employer, or close associates will receive a benefit or gain. After disclosure, they will be asked to leave the meeting for the discussion and will not be permitted to vote on the question. This policy is meant to be supplemental to good judgment and board members, volunteers and staff are asked to respect its spirit as well as its wording.”

“The compensation committee annually surveys other comparable local jewish organizations and provides that information to the officers for salary recommendations. The board consults the information from the compensation committee and data from the non-profit coordinating council's annual salary survey to review the ceo's compensation. The officers of the board review salary recommendations made by the compensation committee for the ceo at the june officer's meeting and prepare the budget for the council. The budget is voted on and approved by the full board each year. Once the recommendations have been approved, the approval is documented in the board minutes. This process was last conducted in april 2024.”

“The council makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. Additionally, the council makes its form 990, financial statements and bylaws available on its own website. The financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation, and by-laws are also available upon written request or by calling the council directly.”

“The council has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”