Joint Israel

“Officers, Highest Compensated Employees and Independent Contractors: Activity of Joint Israel reflected in this form takes place exclusively in Israel. There is no activity taking place in the U.S. All compensation paid to Joint Israel employees reported in Part VII was paid exclusively in Israel; no compensation has been paid to any Joint Israel employee in the U.S. or any other locale outside of Israel.”

“Board members Ophir Singal, Pablo Weinsteiner and Ariel Zwang are officers/key employees of AJJDC, Joint Israel's parent organization where board members of Joint Israel Dr. Irving Smokler, Mark Sisisky, Annie Sandler and Stanley Rabin were also members of the board.”

“Organization's members: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ("AJJDC") is a sole member.”

“Power to appoint members of governing member: As a member, AJJDC may appoint directors.”

“Process used to review Form 990: Joint Israel hires an independent accounting firm to review its Form 990 prepared by the organization's accounting staff. A copy of the Form 990 is distributed to the organization's board members and management for review prior to filing with the IRS.”

“Conflict of interest policy monitoring & enforcement: An Israeli affiliate of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. ("JDC"), Joint Israel is a registered Israeli company for the public benefit that receives programmatic directions, block grants, and operating funding support from JDC. By virtue of this general support, JDC's global policies also apply to Joint Israel directors, officers, and employees, including a whistleblower policy and a document retention and destruction policy. This organization has adopted JDC's conflict of interest policy. All of the directors have confirmed that they have read and understood the conflict of interest policy and that to the best of their knowledge, they have no conflict of interest with the organization.”

“Process for determining compensation: JDC'S Human Resources Committee annually reviews compensation of Joint Israel's officers, key employees, and highly compensated professional staff earning base salary of $200k or greater. Compensation of other officers, key employees, and highly compensated employees of Joint Israel is reviewed by the Executive Management Team of Joint Israel and the JDC's Deputy CEO in accordance with policy set by AJJDC HR committee. The annual review for 2024 compensation took place in December 2023.”

“Availability of documents to the public: The organization makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business. The Form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if required, will be provided at management's discretion.”

“In the interest of clarity and transparency, Joint Israel is providing context on the compensation reported in Part VII and IX. Joint Israel pays compensation to certain employees of JDC who are based in Israel and provide services to Joint Israel and JDC. The compensation paid by Joint Israel is reported on Part VII, column D. The compensation expense for these employees is recorded on the JDC financial statements. As such, Joint Israel does not report the compensation expense for these employees on Part IX.”

“Joint Israel's diverse programs mobilize Israelis who are eager to contribute to society, especially as the State of Israel seeks to recover from the devastation of October 7th. In 2024, an estimated 15,000 Israeli adults volunteered with Joint Israel, assisting with a variety of urgent social issues. Among these, 10,000 worked in agricultural settings, helping farmers whose livelihoods were threatened by the disruption save their produce, so that they could avoid severe losses, and continue supporting themselves and their families.”

“A) The elderly, whose proportion within Israel's population has increased rapidly, in large part as a result of immigration from the former Soviet Union. B) Children, youths-at-risk, and their families, for whom only limited services were available until fairly recently, despite the increased incidence of the numbers of needing help that has accompanied changes and challenges Israeli society is experiencing. C) Hard-to-absorb immigrant groups, notably the Ethiopian- and Caucasus-Israelis, whose unique cultural backgrounds pose long-term barriers to their effective integration. D) The long-term jobless Israelis facing barriers to employment that keep them out of the workforce and dependent entitlements. E) Individuals with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities who seek improved life experiences and increased participation in society.”

“Employees reported on W-3: Joint Israel employees are paid entirely in Israel and the organization is not required to issues form W-2. The number listed on line 2 represents the number of form W-2s that would have been issued if Joint Israel employees were located in the U.S.”

“Program delivery and management services: Program service expenses 18,751,730. Management and general expenses 60,471. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,812,201.”

“Foreign exchange rate variance -30,000.”

“Funding from U.S. Government Agencies: Occasionally Joint Israel receives minimal funding from U.S. Government agencies. The amounts do not meet the threshold to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.”