Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington

“The membership of the center is divided into two classifications, active and special membership. Special members may not sit as members on the board of directors, vote, or hold office.”

“One hundred active members constitute a quorum and a majority of the quorum will be required for disapproving any member of a slate of candidates for the board of directors proposed by the governance committee and approved by the board of directors or for nominating and electing any non-slated member to the board of directors. If at any such meeting there shall be a failure to achieve a quorum, the meeting will be adjourned.”

“Upon completion by an outside accounting firm, the cfo and ceo review the data for accuracy and completeness. The outside accounting firm then presents the draft federal form 990 to the bender jcc of gw audit committee for review. Lastly, a copy of the draft federal form 990 is distributed to each member of the board of directors for review prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“Conflict of interest forms are completed by each new board member and key staff upon joining the center. New forms are obtained at the beginning of each fiscal year from current board members and key staff, and the forms are reviewed by the ceo. Any board members and key staff who disclose potential conflicts recuse themselves from any such discussions and votes. With respect to potential contracts, at the beginning of any discussion involving these contracts, a call for potential conflicts amongst board members and key staff is taken place during the meeting.”

“Compensation of officers and key employees is based on annual performance evaluations. A committee of the board of directors evaluates the ceo's performance, while other key employees are evaluated by the ceo. Compensation for chief-level executives is determined by a committe of board members using factors such as employee performance, market reports, and other comparability analysis to those who are similarly situated at other organizations.”

“Financial statements were previously posted on guidestar.org and charitynavigator.org, but information may need to be updated. The most recent tax filings and financial data can also be located at propublica.org/nonprofits the jcc's privacy policy is available on the bender jcc website at: bender jcc policies | bender jcc (benderjccgw.org) all other information is available upon request via the "contact us" link on the www.benderjccgw.org website, by phone, e-mail and/or in person.”