2024-10-25T09:28:51-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2023-01-01 131624104 JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC JEWI 2126846950 25 BROADWAY 1700 NEW YORK NY 10004 AMY SPITALNICK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2126846950 2024-10-25 1 0 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2024-10-25 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AMY SPITALNICK 25 BROADWAY 1700 NEW YORK NY 10004 3421009 0 X WWW.JEWISHPUBLICAFFAIRS.ORG X 1944 NY JCPA ENVISIONS AN AMERICA THAT CELEBRATES ITS FULL DIVERSITY, REJECTS HATE, BIGOTRY AND INJUSTICE, AND PROTECTS ITS DEMOCRACY, AND AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY FULLY ENGAGED IN PURSUIT OF THESE IDEALS. 23 23 24 200 0 0 2695408 2989843 247630 430526 583 640 0 0 2943621 3421009 0 0 0 0 1750556 2291573 0 0 301948 671051 533295 2421607 2824868 522014 596141 2498149 3080963 51217 42890 2446932 3038073 X THE MISSION OF THE JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JCPA) IS TO STRENGTHEN AND LEVERAGE THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS NETWORK ACROSS THE NATION TO CHAMPION A JUST, DEMOCRATIC AND PLURALISTIC SOCIETY AND ADVANCE THE RIGHT OF FULL INCLUSION OF ALL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, INCLUDING JEWS, FREE OF DISCRIMINATION, HATE, AND PREJUDICE. 0 0 SINCE ITS FOUNDING 80 YEARS AGO, THE JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS (JCPA OR ORGANIZATION) HAS SERVED AS THE NATIONAL CONVENER OF JEWISH COALITIONS WORKING TO BUILD A JUST AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY - BRINGING TOGETHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT MOST DEEPLY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY AND ADVANCE OUR MOST ESSENTIAL VALUES. TODAY, JCPA IS MOBILIZING THE ROBUST COMMUNITY RELATIONS NETWORK AND ITS PARTNERS IN PURSUIT OF A MORE JUST AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY FOR ALL, BASED ON AN ABIDING BELIEF THAT JEWISH SAFETY IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED WITH THE SAFETY OF OTHER COMMUNITIES AND A STRONG, PLURALISTIC DEMOCRACY. AT THE HEART OF JCPA'S WORK ARE TWO NEW ACTION NETWORKS, BRINGING TOGETHER JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILS (JCRCS) AND OTHER LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - ALONGSIDE NATIONAL PARTNERS AND ALLIES - TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE OUR DEMOCRACY AND COUNTER HATE AND BIGOTRY AT A MOMENT WHEN RISING ANTISEMITISM AND EXTREMISM AND ATTACKS ON INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY PROFOUNDLY ENDANGER JEWS AND SO MANY OTHERS. JCPA'S WORK IS ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ONLY BY OVERCOMING LINES OF DIFFERENCE AND FOSTERING SOLIDARITY ACROSS COMMUNITIES CAN WE ADVANCE AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE IN WHICH JEWS AND ALL PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND FREE.JCPA'S KEY AREAS OF CONCENTRATION:1. STRATEGIC COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICES, FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS FIELD THROUGH DEDICATED SUPPORT FOR JCRC PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS. THIS INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY TOOLKITS AND TALKING POINTS, SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES, CONVENINGS ON SHARED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, EFFORTS TO DIVERSIFY THE FIELD AND ITS PARTNERS, AND A FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING AND SCALING LOCAL SUCCESSES. 2. ISSUES-BASED ADVOCACY THROUGH JCPA'S TWO ACTION NETWORKS - ONE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING DEMOCRACY, AND THE OTHER ON COMBATING HATE AND BIGOTRY. THROUGH THE ACTION NETWORKS, JCPA IS ADVANCING CROSS-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND KEY ADVOCACY PRIORITIES BY MOBILIZING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OUR PARTNERS ON THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS. 1758921 430526 IN THE FACE OF IMMENSE SOCIETAL DIVISION, RESETTING THE TABLE (RTT) EQUIPS LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES WITH TOOLS TO ADDRESS ENTRENCHED POLITICAL DIVISIONS IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNAL LIFE. THROUGH RIGOROUS TRAINING, COURAGEOUS DIALOGUE, AND DEPOLARIZING MEDIA CONTENT, RTT ENABLES AMERICANS TO TRANSFORM POLITICAL DISAGREEMENT INTO A SOURCE OF STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIP, CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND COLLECTIVE INSIGHT. RTT'S CORE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: TRAIN AND EDUCATE: RTT TRAINS FAITH LEADERS, ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, JOURNALISTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS, EQUIPPING THEM TO FACILITATE AND CONVENE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS DIFFERENCES AND/OR PRODUCE NEW NARRATIVES FOSTERING EMPATHY, NORMS, AND HOPE FOR HEALTHY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS DIVIDES. CONVENE AND FACILITATE: RTT DESIGNS AND FACILITATES CAREFULLY CURATED FORUMS, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURAGEOUS, PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION AND LEARNING ON CONTENTIOUS ISSUES. CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE: RTT PRODUCES FILMS AND OTHER CONTENT THAT ADVANCES MUTUAL RECOGNITION AND EMPATHY ACROSS POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVIDES. 1758921 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X BETSEY EPSTEIN 2126846950 25 BROADWAY SUITE 1700 NEW YORK NY 10004 DAVID BOHM IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID STEIRMAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER SPIEGEL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KASNER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COREY SHAPIRO VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE DANNIN ROSENTHAL CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN ABRAVANEL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN ELLIS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE KIRBY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAGDA SCHALER-HAYNES SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STACY BURDETT MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JORDANA HORN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIYOMI KOWALSKI MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN LANDRES MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY L SMITH MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GIL STEINLAUF MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE TURNBULL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE ANDERSON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA SAYLES MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARLENE FICKLER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH GOLDMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER GREGORY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH PRICE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ELAM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 59006 0 10829 BETSEY EPSTEIN CFO 40.00 X 111903 0 16921 MELANIE ROTH GORELICK SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 154172 0 11171 AMY SPITALNICK CEO 40.00 X 129391 0 21084 454472 0 60005 3 0 1 0 0 191486 2500 2795857 2989843 MEETINGS 711190 430526 430526 430526 640 640 3421009 430526 0 640 X 514476 344911 102530 67035 1472360 987084 293429 191847 45870 30752 9141 5977 103602 69455 20647 13500 155265 104091 30943 20231 21900 21900 349000 114541 234459 13694 9181 2729 1784 11362 11362 70941 40330 30611 23955 23955 3225 2162 643 420 MISCELLANEOUS 16178 15884 294 MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB 14185 10639 3546 COMMUNICATIONS 8855 5936 1765 1154 2824868 1758921 763999 301948 264 264 2214962 3001145 38311 9894 239590 65391 17164 12895 5022 4269 2498149 3080963 43717 35390 7500 7500 51217 42890 X 728037 868989 1718895 2169084 2446932 3038073 2498149 3080963 X 596141 -5000 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2411597 2481723 2184538 2695408 2989843 12763109 2411597 2481723 2184538 2695408 2989843 12763109 2433884 10329225 79 430 381 583 640 2113 501 5788 131 6420 12771642 1978669 0.80880 0.78530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17164 12895 4269 4269 X 3421009 0 3421009 0 3421009 2829868 5000 5000 2824868 0 2824868 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS NOT LIABLE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MELANIE ROTH GORELICK SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 154172 0 0 0 0 0 4625 0 6546 0 165343 0 0 0 AMY SPITALNICK CEO 129391 0 0 0 0 0 3882 0 17202 0 150475 0 0 0 BETSEY EPSTEIN CFO 111903 0 0 0 0 0 3357 0 13564 0 128824 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEW THE 990. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE JCPA FINANCE COMMITTEE. A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS ALSO SENT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THEY ARE DIRECTED TO THE TAX PREPARERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C 1. DUTY TO DISCLOSE:IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. 2. DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS: AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AAND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. 3. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. B. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. C. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE JCPA CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE JCPA'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION IT SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. 4. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY: A. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. B. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE PRESIDENT, CEO, AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CLOSELY MONITOR ALL CONTRACTS AND EXPENSES TO ENSURE THEY ARE FREE FROM POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE JCPA PERSONNEL COMMITTEE DETERMINES CEO OFFICER COMPENSATION, WHICH IS THEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD. TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE UTILIZES FORM 990S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990S AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES AND OUTSIDE CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 114,541. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 234,459. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 349,000. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EXPECTED CREDIT LOSS -5,000.