Minneapolis Jewish Federation

“The federation has an executive committee, comprised entirely of voting members of the board of directors, with power to transact all regular business of the federation during the period between meetings of the board of directors, subject to any prior limitation imposed by the board of directors and subject to the ultimate direction and control of the board. Authority over the following matters is retained by the board of directors and is not delegated to the executive committee: 1. The distribution of the proceeds of the federation's annual campaign among the federation's beneficiary agencies and other recipients; 2. The election of those officers of the federation who are chosen by the board; 3. Any decision to enter into a merger or consolidation with another entity to sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the federation's property and assets; 4. Any amendment to the bylaws or articles of incorporation of the federation; and 5. Any election to fill a vacancy among the directors.”

“Robert yost and susan yost - family relationship.”

“The federation's members consist of any individual who is at least 18 years old and who has pledged or contributed at least $10 to the most recently completed annual general campaign.”

“Selection of the following directors requires the approval of the members: 1. One rabbinic representative recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; 2. One representative of the board chairs or presidents of the partner agencies recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; 3. One representative of the chief executive officers of the partner agencies recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; 4. Five directors-at-large recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; 5. Up to three campaign representatives recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; 6. Up to five presidential appointments recommended by the president and approved by the nominating sub-committee and members; 7. One representive of the federation's young adult programming recommended by the nominating sub-committee and approved by the members; and 8. Assistant treasurer recommended by the nominating committee and approved by the members.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the organization's chief financial officer. It is then reviewed and approved by the finance committee of the organization. The finance committee is made up of independent members of the board of directors and individual lay leaders of the community. A copy of the form 990 is then provided to all board members prior to the filing.”

“The organization's conflict of interest policy applies to all board members and staff. Covered individuals are required to complete an annual disclosure form. Individuals are required to fully disclose the specific nature of any interest or involvement that may result in a conflict. The president (or chair of any committee of the board entrusted with minneapolis jewish federation oversight of conflicts of interest) shall report to the board, at least annually, listing all conflicts of interest disclosed to it, and identifying all conflicts that were waived. Unless otherwise approved by the board, an individual with a conflict is required to refrain from participating in consideration of the transaction. Any person or persons involved shall not vote on such matters. The conflict of interest actions are documented in the meeting minutes.”

“The compensation of the ceo is set by written agreement and reviewed periodically by the personnel and compensation committee of minneapolis jewish federation, which consist of three (3) or more independent board members. The committee's process to evaluate the compensation of the ceo takes into account (among other matters) the compensation data published locally for the top 100 non-profit organizations, compensation data for similar sized jewish federations in other communities, and current economic conditions. This process was last done in 2019. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: compensation for other officers is set by the chief executive officer and is reviewed with the president, an independent board member. Compensation is benchmarked periodically against compensation data for similar sized jewish federations in other communities. This process was last done in 2019.”

“The federation's annual report and audited consolidated financial statements are available on its website. The federation's conflict of interest policy and governing documents are made available upon request.”

“Change in value of split-interest agreements -93,076.”