Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Chicago

“Jeffrey Kriezelman, Board Member, is the father-in-law of Justin Burton, Board Member. The Organization must report that Jeffrey Kriezelman and Justin Burton have a family relationship. Jeffrey Kriezelman, Board Member, and Justin Burton, Board Member, are both partners in the same law firm. The Organization must report that Jeffrey Kriezelman and Justin Burton have a business relationship.”

“Membership shall consist of all persons who subscribe to the principles of the Organization as defined in the by-laws and who make an annual contribution to the Organization.”

“Members of the governing body are elected by the general membership at the annual meeting of the Organization.”

“The annual Form 990 is reviewed by the Controller of Jewish Child and Family Services. It is then distributed to the Director of HIAS for review. A final draft is distributed to the Officers of the Board of Directors before filing with the IRS.”

“Each year, all members of the Board of Directors complete an "Officers, Directors and Key Employee Questionnaire" to disclose certain relationships, arrangements, and transactions involving conflicts of interest he (she) or any member of his (her) immediate family may have had with the Society. The Director of HIAS reviews the responses and refers any identified conflict of interest to the Executive Committee for appropriate recommendation.”

“Printed copies of the audited financial statements are provided upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC Section 6104(d). The Society does not make available to the general public its governing documents or its conflict of interest policy.”

“Change in Endowment Foundation Assets -219,569. Inherent Distribution Upon Acquistion by JCFS -6,486,822.”

“In accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger between JCFS and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society of Chicago (HIAS), JCFS in effect acquired HIAS net assets, effective June 30, 2016 (the transaction). JCFS is the surviving corporation and HIAS ceased to exist. HIAS was an affiliated nonprofit social service agency whose mission was to guide Jewish immigrants and others through the immigration process to gain citizenship in the United States. The entities determined that they could better serve the community and realize greater efficiencies by coordinating their activities.”