The Jewish Studio Project

“Jeffrey kasowitz and rabbi adina allen are spouses.”

“Each year the 990 will be reviewed by the Executive Director, Treasurer, and Board Chair.”

“A. Duty to Disclose. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, a director, officer, committee member, employee or independent contractor must immediately disclose in writing the existence and nature of their/her/his financial interest to the Board of The Jewish Studio Project and/or members of any The Jewish Studio Project committee considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. B. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists. After disclosure of a possible Covered Arrangement, the Related Party must leave the Board or committee meeting in which the transaction is discussed. Related Parties are not allowed to participate actively or aggressively as advocates on behalf of the Covered Transaction either formally at Board or committee meetings or informally through private contact, communication, and discussion. The remaining Board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. C. Procedures to Address a Conflict of Interest. The following procedure shall be taken: 1. The Chair of The Jewish Studio Projects Board shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee of disinterested directors to investigate alternatives to the Covered Arrangement. 2. The Board or committee shall exercise due diligence by using comparable market data among other objective tests, if available, to determine whether The Jewish Studio Project can obtain a more advantageous arrangement with reasonable efforts from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. 3. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably attainable under circumstances that would not give rise to a conflict of interest, the Board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the Covered Arrangement is in The Jewish Studio Projects best interest and for its own benefit and whether the transaction is fair and reasonable to The Jewish Studio Project and shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the Covered Arrangement. 4. The Board or committee must determine whether the Covered Arrangement is material to the financial, reputational or other interests of The Jewish Studio Project. If a committee is the body which determines that the Covered Arrangement is material, then it must promptly notify the Board of this determination and may condition its approval, if any, of the Covered Arrangement upon the further review, input or approval of the Board.”

“The Board makes executive compensation decisions in the context of current and expected overall earned income and fundraising each year, while also bearing in mind compensation comparisons from similar sized organizations in similar geographic areas. The board makes these decisions in Executive Session, removing senior staff leadership from the meeting, and voting while staff leadership is not present.”

“All publicly available documents are available upon request.”

“Continued from Pages 1 and 2 (b) deepening individuals' connections to religious and spiritual practices through a new learning methodology that combines traditional Jewish learning with exploration through the creative arts; (c) organizing retreats, fellowships, and other group activities that provide individuals with the opportunity to study and then enhance their learning experience through hands on engagement with the creative arts; (d) promoting the inherent creativity in every individual through group study and community events and activities; and (e) contributing to Judaism's ongoing relevance and vibrancy.”