Camp Ramah in the Poconos

“Michael wachs (immediate past president) and marty wachs (director) are cousins. Marty wachs (director) is the uncle of michal wachs (director). Dr. Mark fallick (director) and dana fallick (director) are husband and wife.”

“The finance committee, comprised of the president, treasurer and the director of finance & operations meets with the independent accounting firm engaged to review our financial statements prior to the preparation of form 990. The draft form 990 is then reviewed by the finance committee and is emailed to the board of directors. The board of directors approve the form 990 at one of the scheduled meetings. A designated officer, or designee by the officer, then signs the return.”

“The conflict of interest policy is part of the bylaws of the organization and is filed with the commonwealth of pennsylvania. The policy covers the board of directors and officers of the organization. The governance committee of the board of directors determines whether a conflict exists and reviews the conflicts as well.”

“Compensation of the executive director is determined based on a recommendation of a personnel committee of the board of directors, which takes into account comparable organizations, salary guidelines established by the national ramah camps, and a formal evaluation process of employee performance. Final approval of compensation level is approved by the executive committee of the board of directors, provided that persons with a conflict of interest are not involved. Decisions regarding compensation are documented in the contracts. The process of determining compensation is undertaken as the contract expires for the position.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request during regular business hours.”

“We opened in 2021 in a covid-19 sensitive capacity, as a controlled campus environment. We did not allow guests, we did not allow off campus tripping programs, no staff outings. We made physical enhancements to our facility including, bunk and building ventilation and clean air systems. We purchased tents to allow for more outdoor activities. We restructured activities to allow for cohorting and eating in shifts.”