International Fellowship Of

“Form 990 review process the vice president of finanice and global chief operating officer review a draft of the form 990 that is prepared by a third-party tax preparer, grant thornton, based upon information ifcj provides the preparer. Subsequent to their review, management and the full voting board receive a copy of the draft return electronically. The board provides any questions or comments to the vice president of finanice and the form 990 is revised, as necessary. The full voting board of directors receive a copy of the form 990 prior to filing with the irs.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of conflict of interest policy the fellowship's conflict of interest policy is presented to the board of directors annually and signed. It is reviewed to ensure it was complete in form and complies with any new irs regulations. The global chief operating officer follows up to make sure all current board members, officers, and key employees returned the signed copy. The vp of finance and chief operating officer track all vendor relationships to monitor new vendor additions, and on-going compliance, as well as following up on any stated conflicts listed by directors.”

“Process for determining compensation as in prior years, the fellowship establishes a rebuttable presumption that the compensation paid to the ceo and other executives is reasonable. The fellowship uses a national independent third-party consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive compensation review consistent with section 4958 of the irc to ensure that no such person is receiving excessive compensation (including salary, or any bonus and benefits). Each year the board evaluates the ceo's performance through an assessment process and uses this data to determine compensation. The senior staff has a comprehensive performance evaluation and compensation review each year. Salary is benchmarked regularly against other similar organizations by a compensation consultant and decisions are approved in advance by independent members on the board who rely upon comparable third-party data compiled by the consulting firm. Contemporaneous substantiation of deliberation and decision is maintained throughout the process.”

“Governing documents available to public the following documents are posted on the organization's website and available upon request: audited financial statements; the following documents are available upon request: articles of incorporation, bylaws, and conflict of interest policy.”

“The fellowship has provided hundreds of millions of dollars to help jews in israel and around the world living in poverty with basic needs. The fellowship assists thousands of jews flee anti-semitism by making aliyah (immigrating to israel). Every day, the fellowship supports impoverished elderly jewish people in israel and the former soviet union with food through the distribution of food boxes, hot meals, food cards and soup kitchens. The fellowship supports orphanages, elderly centers, and other programs of humanitarian aid with the focus on providing basic needs to millions of impoverished and disadvantaged jews in israel and the former soviet union. The fellowship funds emergency needs during crisis primarily in israel and ukraine though the fellowship's support, and security for jewish institutions extends around the world. The fellowship helps protect the jewish state and the jewish people from the scourges of anti-semitism, terrorism and war providing mobile bomb shelters for citizens and supporting first responders with high priority needs. The fellowship provides prayer to our donors and supporters through regular prayer calls, and prayer requests. The fellowship also creates and distributes educational material that helps christians learn about the jewish roots of their faith and deepen their ties with israel and her people. Ifcj has an affiliated organization in israel, hakeren l'yedidut (the amutah) that operates as its israeli representative. The activities include the direct operation of projects relating to aliyah and absorption, poverty alleviation, welfare, and security. The amutah also provides recommendations to fund organizations that support impoverished jews in the former soviet union and israel. The amutah receives substantial funding from ifcj. As a leading not for profit in israel, the amutah also received substantial funding through a partnership with the ministry of welfare in israel. The amutah has an agreement with the ministry of welfare to provide $11.5 million toward joint funding for a project to provide material assistance to tens of thousands of households in israel. The amutah also received funding from a related organization in canada, institutional partners and individual donations from donors in israel, which enables ifcj through the amutah to increase the scope of its services. Combined with these affiliated organizations, ifcj was able to provide direct program and grants that assisted more than 2 million people in need through projects that provide security, help alleviate poverty, and support aliyah (immigration to israel). Combined funding for these direct programs and grants was in excess of $21.6 million, which is a 22% increase over 2023. The programs and grants include supplying basic aid in the form of food, medication, home visits, help with winter heating, and more to more than 78,000 elderly and holocaust survivors in israel; emergency funds, food assistance, and other support to more than 587,000 people living in impoverished families in israel; funding food, clothing, basic needs, shelters, and boarding schools and orphanages for more than 88,000 children and youth at risk in israel; and providing food cards, academic scholarships, pre-military training, and other aid to more than 1,000 members of israel's arab, bedouin, christian, and druze minorities. Our security programs provided 72,000 israeli soldiers with emergency funds, vouchers for the purchase of necessities, and other aid including the 368 people supported through programs that provide rehabilitation to former and wounded soldiers. During the summer, as gaza-based terror groups fired more than a thousand rockets at israeli towns, ifcj donated a new mobile emergency control unit to the city of ashkelon, which lies just 8 miles north of the gaza strip and is a frequent terrorist target. The unit is designed to enable ashkelon city officials to manage emergency operations from various points throughout the city as”

“Intercompany transaction adjustment -1,170,039. Return of funds 11,516,315. Cost of sales adjustment 2,491.”