The Ljd Jfcs Foundation Inc

“Jfcs charities, inc's books and records are maintained by colleen rodriguez, the executive director of jewish family & community services, inc.”

“The board of directors may transact business at any meeting at which a quorum of voting directors is present. A quorum will consist of four (4) voting directors. Any meeting at which a quorum is present may continue in the later absence of directors constituting a quorum. Any meeting entered into at which a quorum was present may be temporarily adjourned and reconvened with the absence of directors constituting a quorum, if 1) notice of the place and time of reconvening is stated prior to adjournment, and 2) the reconvening is within two (2) days of the adjournment.”

“Board members will be notified of availability of form 990 by email, u.s. Mail and/or at a board or committee meeting prior to filing.”

“Each member of the board completes a conflict of interest questionnaire annually. Per our bylaws, each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: a)has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; b)has read and understands the policy, c)has agreed to comply with the policy, and d)understands the corporation is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Staff also signs a coi statement. This is scheduled for distribution to both groups in january; the coi form is provided to new staff upon hire and new board members upon election. Should conflicts of interest regarding the board be disclosed, the information is presented to the board/committee and the member in question must recuse him/herself from any discussion pertaining to the conflict and from voting on the transaction or arrangement. An impartial party may be asked to investigate. After conducting due diligence, the board/committee votes on whether an alternative transaction or arrangement can be made (with no conflict); if one cannot, the board/ committee votes on whether the transaction or arrangement is permissible. Minutes are recorded for such discussions/actions. With staff, the executive director has ultimate authority in reviewing any conflicts of interest, and due diligence is exercised in investigating and remediating any such conflict.”

“The organization maintains an environment that is open, honest and transparent. The irs form 990 is posted online via guidestar and is sent to grant-making bodies and other external stakeholders upon request. The agency sends the annual financial audit to many of these same stakeholders; the auditing firm sends letters to any attorney the agency has engaged in the past year. Audited financial statements are easily accessible for review. At board orientation each year, we educate new board members on their collective and individual legal responsibilities as a board member. Board members sign conflict of interest policies and must disclose any known conflict of interest. In 2006, we updated our conflict of interest policies to encompass jfcs, jfcs charities and jfcs realty, inc. Copies of acknowledgements/disclosures (for board and staff) are kept on file and are available for review upon request. Copies of our bylaws, articles of incorporation, audited financial statements and key policies are submitted to regulatory bodies, including the council on accreditation, as part of re-accreditation and annual contract monitoring. Board and committee minutes, financial reports and entire policy and procedure manuals are maintained on-site and are available upon request. Copies of governing documents, audit and policies and procedures are maintained on the shared drive.”

“Professional fees : program service expenses 5,357. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,357.”

“The process to review form 990 prior to filing has not changed since prior year.”