Joint Israel

“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.”

“Form 990, Part III Line 1 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 ON ENTITLEMENTS. E) Individuals with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities who seek improved life experiences and increased participation in society. Form 990, Part III Line 4A, continued Joint Israel's Youth and Education Division initiates, develops and operates educational programs that view the child within the broad social environment, emphasizing the development of innovative responses for underachieving populations: potential and actual drop-outs, members of vulnerable immigrant groups, particularly those from Ethiopia and the Caucasus region, and in the minority sectors. Form 990, Part III Line 4B, continued In addition to economic hardship, there is a feeling of loss of control, a decline in self-image, loss of status, and a sense of frustration. Joint Israel's goals in its entrepreneurship efforts are to develop culturally sensitive services for members of special populations that have the potential to join the workforce or entrepreneurship world.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4d immigrants comprise 20% of israel's total population and while the nation has, for the most part, achieved remarkable success in absorbing this large influx of new citizens, some of the immigrants face long-term challenges that undermine their full integration into israeli society. Jdc's immigrant integration division works to empower vulnerable immigrant groups through the development of services that focus on community building, strengthening the family unit, language education, and focused initiatives for immigrant youth and young adults. The division focuses on vulnerable immigrant groups, particularly ethiopian-, bukharan-, and kavkazi-israelis and students from minority sectors, such as druze. For example, 20 centers for young adults serve approximately 30,000 immigrants and veteran israeli young adults annually providing services related to education, employment, social responsibility, housing and assistance in other areas. Joint israel, with funding from the israel emergency campaign (iec), leveraged its existing partnerships and programs to ensure that urgent and immediate assistance reached the citizens of northern israel as well as those in the gaza border region who were subjected to rocket attacks. Jdc's iec-funded new galilee initiatives are implementing long-term strategies to strengthen the social resilience of communities in the north, as well as in the gaza border region. Using the tested and proven strategies it employs in its regular programs, these initiatives will boost the ability of israeli agencies to respond to the social challenges facing these regions in peacetime and prepare them to respond more effectively in the event of a future crisis. Implementation of emergency programs that are aligned with joint israel's overriding strategy ensure the advancement of the wider program goals, even while addressing the challenges that were highlighted by the second lebanon war. Addressing the challenges that were highlighted by the second lebanon war.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b joint israel hires an independent accounting firm to prepare and review the organization's form 990 based on information provided by joint israel'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.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c 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 conflicts of interest with the organization.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, lines 15a & 15b jdc's human resources committee has been presented with and has reviewed the total compensation of joint israel's officers, key employees, and highly compensated professional staff during its december 2017 meeting for 2018 compensation.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19 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 requested, will be provided at management's discretion.”

“Form 990, part v line 1 & 2, part vii section a & b 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.”

“FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE VARIANCES ($861,000) Funding From U.S. Government Agencies Form 990 - Page 12, Part XII, Line 3 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.”

“Form 990, part v, line 2 joint israel employees are paid entirely in israel and the organization is not required to issue 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 us.”