Louis August Jonas Foundation Inc.

“The members advisory council, or mac, consists of individuals who are active advisors, advocates, ambassadors and supporters of the foundations mission. Many of the mac members were participants in our program or had first hand personal experience with the foundation. The members of the mac elect individuals to serve as directors on the board. The board, itself, elects officers from among its directors.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the audit advisory committee, with recommendations of the audit advisory committee presented to the board and finance & investment committee for review and action, if needed.”

“Copies of all disclosures are maintained by the business manager, a staff member through whom purchases, contracts, and expense payments are centralized. All new vendors, contractors, consultants, or other providers of goods and services, including employment applicants, are routinely compared to the current board members disclosure documents. Potential conflicts, should they be observed, would be surfaced to the board for review, discussion, and resolution prior to any action.”

“Routine, periodic review and documentation of total compensation elements within the non-profit industry sector, drawing on multiple, credible data sources and, where feasible, specific organizational characteristics (e.g., comparable size and business focus). Review of data by relevant committees (e.g., executive search committee, finance & investment committee, executive committee) prior to review by full board of directors. Executive directors performance is evaluated, annually, by the executive committee, independent of the executive director. Performance is assessed versus previously documented goals and objectives; inputs may be obtained from other board members, staff, alumni, and other relevant persons. The full board, absent the executive director, votes on proposed compensation resolutions with contemporaneous documentation of proposed resolutions and outcomes.”

“Documents are available for review at the foundations offices. Upon request, digital copies of the documents may be provided via e-mail attachment.”

“Organization mission:for over 80 years, lajf has been committed to helping young people grow intellectually, ethically, and globally. We do this by operating camp rising sun, our full-scholarship, summer leadership program for teenagers from more than 25 different countries and 12 u.s. States. Form 990, part i, line 6with a full-time staff of only 6, lajf relies heavily on volunteers to accomplish the complex business of operating a residential educational program for 120 teenage students from all around the world each summer. As in the past, we have documented board of directors volunteer time commitment and have roughly estimated the time our other volunteers spend. Those numbers follow.board of directors17 voting directors - 4000 hours in aggregatemembers advisory council11 members - 150 hours in aggregatedirectors emeriti7 members - 72 hours in aggregatecommittees (number of members excludes board members)alumni relations-8 members - 72 hours in aggregateaudit- 5 members - 75 hours in aggregatebuildings and grounds- 6 members - 72 hours in aggregate committee on governance-6 members - 72 hours in aggregatefinance and investment-9 members - 120 hours in aggregatefundraising-6 members - 120 hours in aggregatehealth and safety-11 members - 88 hours in aggregateprogram-12 members - 140 hours in aggregatescholarship-4 members - 70 hours in aggregatestrategic planning-4 members - 120 hours in aggregatevisit team-6 members - 128 hours in aggregateselection of program participants by volunteers from: california, colorado, minnesota, mississippi, new york, new jersey, barbados, bulgaria, china, denmark, ecuador, egypt, finland, france, germany, greenland, greece, hungary, israel, italy, japan, korea, the netherlands, norway, palestinian territory, peru, poland, south africa, spain, sweden, united kingdom, zambia. In some locations, one or two individuals work with schools, youth organizations, or government agencies to select program participants. In most, however, committees of between 4 and 20 volunteers collaborate on the following activities:*conducting information sessions for students at schools and other youth sites*conducting information sessions for parents *reading through application materials: short-answer questions; essays; teacher references; transcripts; and developing a list of candidates to interview*organizing an interview day, requiring securing a location, communicating with invitees (and those rejected), developing an interview protocol and supporting documents, disseminating candidate materials to team of interviewers, conducting the interviews, notifying the successful candidates*sending materials to lajf headquarters*visiting with families of successful candidates*assisting with travel arrangements*arranging a camper send-off*connecting with campers during the summer*organizing a welcome home event a conservative estimate of volunteers who participate in selection would range from 250 to 275. One person who participates in all the above activities would spend about 30 hours on selection. More commonly, the tasks are distributed among several individuals. However, the cumulative number of hours would surely total in the low thousands, given the 34 selection sites.the 24 families of participants in the nyc area are joined by an additional 10 alumni family and are hosts to participants who fly into and out of nyc airports from their homes around the nation and the world.*one to three days on each end of the summer*picking students up from airports upon arrival*home stays, including all meals*sightseeing in the nyc area*driving students to airports for trips home hosting asks dozens of hours of volunteers each year. It is estimated that 100 volunteers are needed prior to camp and after camp to house our campers until they depart via airplane for home. Volunteer staff at the camp (7 14 days)1.each summer, between 5 and 10 program alumni volunteer to spend 1-3 days, full-time (meaning 24 hours per day) at the camp”