Covenant Foundation

“1.Audit Committee of the Board reviews the first draft of the Federal Form 990 during an Audit Committee meeting. 2. Edits and suggestions are communicated to management and auditors Management works with auditors to review suggested edits. 3. Final version is sent to Audit Committee of the Board before final submission. 4. Audit committee has been granted authority to review and approve the tax filing on behalf of the Board.”

“1. All Board members are given a copy of our conflict of interest policy annually. 2. Along with that is a form that they fill out revealing any relationships that might present a conflict of interest. 3. These forms are signed by each board member and KEPT on file.”

“For any person(s) who wish(es) to review the governing documents and financial statements, this information will be provided to them, at the organization's office, upon request.”

“1. Performance review was conducted by an Executive Compensation Committee that consists of the Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee. 2. They conduct a performance review and recommend a salary adjustment 3. Recommendations for salary adjustment is part of the annual budget process which is reviewed by the full board prior to approval.”

“1. Chronic Congregation: Centering Judaism, Chronic Illness, and Disability. To launch a Jewish learning program in which students explore disability and illness in traditional Jewish texts and re-envision prayers and rituals to reflect their lived experiences, with the goal of bringing increased inclusion and accessibility to Bronfman and beyond. 2. Nurturing Black Jewish Educators in Jewish Day Schools. To deepen the engagement of Black Jewish teaching artists in the Exploring Black Narratives educational experience, in which Jewish middle and high school students study contemporary plays by Black writers. 3. The T'fillah Teachers Fellowship. To create The T'fillah Teachers Fellowship, a cohort learning experience that will train congregational educators in an innovative pedagogy of spiritual development through t'fillah to enrich spiritual education in religious schools across the country. 4. Kinesthetic Midrash: Torah Learning Through Music and Movement. To develop and implement an immersive, music-based Kinesthetic Midrash curriculum for students in Grades 2 to 5, opening pathways for a diverse cohort of learners to actively interpret and share their understanding of Torah. 5. SAMiHub. To create SAMiHub, a campus club for Sephardic and Mizrahi students on three college campuses across the country that will empower them to explore their Sephardic and Mizrahi identities. 6. Educators Cohort, Institute for Social Change. To support the Avodah Institute for Social Change's Educators Cohort, which will help mid-level and senior-level Jewish educational leaders build a toolbox to deepen their institutions' commitment to social change now and in the future. 7. Encountering Democracy: The (Mifgash) Project - To develop a kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum and an educator's toolkit on civic engagement and American Jewish history. 8. Shmita Statewide - To develop a sustainable statewide program that unites the Jewish community through collaborative Jewish education programs focused on a variety of issues, including shmita and the seven-year cycle of renewal and action. 9. "To Every Thing There Is a Season": Life Stages Curriculum for Grandparents and Grandchildren - To support the development of meaningful experiences and rituals for grandparents and grandchildren at a significant life stage: becoming b-mitzvah. 10. Faculty Beit Midrash Innovation Lab - To launch the Faculty Beit Midrash Innovation Lab, which will provide opportunities for practical educational innovation by supporting faculty members in bringing their research to life in the classroom and the school. 11. Makom Community South Philadelphia. To serve Jewish families in South Philadelphia through the expansion of its accessible daily afterschool enrichment programs for children in pre-K through 7th grade. 12. InNOVAtive Jewish Learning: MoEd in Northern Virginia. To expand MoEd's vibrant and diverse year-round immersive Hebrew language after school program to a third Jewish community in Northern Virginia. 13. The 25th Hour - To develop, in partnership with Let it Ripple, a virtual program to prepare cohorts of Jewish young adults to engage in tech-free Shabbat as a means of fostering lifelong mental health and well-being. 14. Weaving the Web: Expanding the Peaceful Parent Project. To expand its cohort-based program, which supports Jewish parents with Jewish wisdom and mindfulness practices, to a national audience by partnering with institutions around the country and training local Peaceful Parent facilitators. 15. A Little Taste of Devash. To create A Little Taste of Devash-original Torah content for young children and their families based on the weekly parasha-as well as to support educators and parents in using this new resource, and to distribute it nationally. 16. Spiritual Formation in Rabbinic Education. To expand its work on spiritual formation to provide future rabbis with the spiritual resources and resiliency needed to care for congregants and st”