2024-02-07T09:08:09-07:00 2023-06-30 341912961 Cohen & Company 1001 Woodward Ave Suite 950 Detroit MI 48226 990 2022-07-01 340714554 JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND JEWI 2163710446 2030 South Taylor Road Cleveland Hts OH 44118 Marlyn Jaffe Executive Director 2163710446 2024-02-07 1 Marlyn Jaffe 999009999 1 Pargat Singh P02184330 3134623401 2024-02-07 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Marlyn Jaffee 2030 South Taylor Road Cleveland Hts OH 44118 8291368 0 X www.JECC.org X 1943 OH The mission is to ensure Jewish continuity in Cleveland by fostering & strengthening life long Jewish learning in various settings and forms. The agency provides services for recruitment & training of Jewish educators, intensive curriculum for local schools, strengthen the quality of Jewish education by building capacity of instructors & support Israel engagement. 45 45 46 45 0 0 6791917 7463085 662180 763691 51872 64592 0 0 7505969 8291368 2835821 3351482 0 0 3303783 3627532 0 0 0 925525 1103314 7065129 8082328 440840 209040 11268658 12149013 2425740 1954326 8842918 10194687 The mission is to inspire transformative Jewish educational experiences that add meaning to the lives of Jewish children and their families in Cleveland. The vision of the agency is to instill a lifelong love of Jewish learning to further Jewish continuity in Cleveland. 0 0 1062980 939118 6000 Personnel Development: Educators services program enriches the skills, Judaic and professional knowledge of community educators through myriad mini courses and on line courses. Intensive on site professional development that fosters professional learning teams. Tuition subsidies and scholarships for college degrees and professional development seminars for professional growth with a new degree, license or certificate. 187 educators received stipends. This program also supports day school educator positions. The agency works with a local professional development committee serving general studies teachers in the Cleveland area affiliated day schools. The committee reviews and approves license applications, individual professional development plans and associate course request to ensure the general studies teachers maintain their Ohio licenses and certificates. 1049461 665600 124607 Family & Adult Education: Formal and informal education outreach programs which include Hebrew literacy and Jewish identity projects. This program provides grants to 7 adult education providers to enhance their ability to engage adults in lifelong learning. These providers reach hundreds of individuals in a variety of formats and settings. This program also offers support to supplementary schools with a total of 14 community funded educators to fill a variety of educational and programmatic positions in local supplementary schools. 840249 599260 0 Informal Education: the Retreat Institute creates & implemented 23 retreats and informal education programs in collaboration with local Jewish educational institutions. 2,219 participants (students, educators and families) participated in these experiences. The Adolescent Initiative works with youth professionals from local organization for both professional development, community planning and adolescent development. This program also supports youth educator positions and programming in the community. Israel program grants and financial aid for students for approved educational trips to Israel to participate in youth group programs plus Gift of Israel matching incentive program for eighth grade school trip to Israel for study and college seminary/yeshivah programs. The Israel program funded 200 participants. 467926 100561 29900 Education Resources: the Curriculum Department serves the educational needs of Cleveland's supplementary schools, day schools, and preschools. The Teacher Center is a hands on materials center where teachers create instructional aids for their classrooms. The Teacher Center serviced over 27 schools, 8 play groups and approximately 1,190 visits from educators. The Ratner Media & Technology Center is relied upon in the educational community as a place to find outstanding resources and expert advice. Congregational enrichment provided 36 grants to 9 congregations schools for enrichment programs. 649684 216564 109437 @Akiva - is vibrant place for Cleveland teens to explore and grow in their devotion to Judaism and Israel while fostering everlasting friendships. From Hebrew and Judaic after school classes, to advocating for Israel through special activities and community service. @Akiva offers unique programming throughout the year. Approximately 1200 students were involved in the various programs, High School Hebrew, On The Road, Israel Now and Icnext. 622270 0 479404 Shared Services - Provides information technology services to six educational institutions and the Mandel Jewish Community Center. It manages the consortium's data center, over 1616 workstations and laptops, iPads, 3125 Chromebooks, 20 physical servers, 110 virtual servers, 17 backup/vcenter servers, 8 local network attached storage, 250 VPN/Citrix users, 300 Cisco duo users and 10 Cisco voip phone systems, 500 IP phones, 10 camera surveillance systems, 430 Cisco ,Axis and Hanwha cameras through out the consortium of schools and agencies. 141681 40000 0 Special Education(Segula) - Provides services to students in day schools and supplementary schools and in-service training opportunities to special education teachers in the field. The Segula program served 7 students with special needs. 158931 57232 0 Early Childhood Education - Focuses on development of senior personnel, professional development/credentialing of teachers. Enhancing Judaic content and creating linkages between early childhood Jewish education and other stages of Jewish education. This program worked with 11 preschools and approximately 150 teachers in the community. 153805 0 3123 Shin Shin Program - The Cleveland Jewish schools and youth groups benefit from the Israeli emissaries through various educational programs. 756000 0 0 Interfaith Engagement- a program to engage interfaith couples and families to enhance their involvement in the Jewish community to comfortably explore, discover and personalize the meaning of Jewish culture and values in the modern world. This year more then 3,751 families were involved in various experiences. 76787 0 11220 Onward Hebrew -An online Hebrew learning program developed for those desiring to teach Hebrew through Movement, but whose Hebrew is weak. The program specifically teachers Hebrew through Movement's vocabulary and grammatical patterns following the Hebrew Through Movement's acquisitional language approach. There were approximately 59 synagogues involved in the educational programs and approximately 220 educators touched by this program. 761804 733147 0 Camping Program: Camp incentive grants for students to attend Jewish denominational over night camps around the country. The camping program funded 531 students this year. 449345 0 0 Planning & Evaluation: Ensuring accountability and measuring success are central activities of the agency. Initiatives in this area build upon the internal programmatic reflective practice and data gathering that is a regular part of the agency's programs. The JEC's strategic plan calls for increase involvement in Jewish education in three principal ways: by lowering barriers to participation, maximizing gateways and fostering linkages between educational opportunities. Strengthen the quality of Jewish education. Cultivate the capacity of the educational institutions about engagement in Israel. Ensure a high level of accountability of the agency programs. 4238233 1147504 633084 7190923 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X Laurie Hardesty CPA 2163710446 2030 South Taylor Road Cleveland Hts OH 44118 Marlyn Jaffe Executive Director 40 0 X 266216 0 43546 Laurie Hardesty Chief Financial Officer 40.00 0 X 199372 0 22516 Yossi Israeli Technology Director 40 0 X 159555 0 29465 Amnon Ophir Akiva Director/Israel Awareness 40 0 X 172635 0 9100 Ilya Kligman Assistant Technology Director 40 0 X 162262 0 8723 Rabbi Stacy Schlein Director of Educational Capacity Building 40 0 X 132511 0 34982 Jared Miller Vice President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Sharon Rosenbaum Secretary 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Suri Goldman Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Bruce Goodman Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Adam Levin Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ethan Karp Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Andy Lefkowitz Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Marcus-Donnelly Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Susan Krantz Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Abby Stadlin Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Erica Starrfield Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Adam Wieder Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dara Yanowitz Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gary Weiss Vice President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Leslie Dunn Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Keith Israelstam Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Neil Waxman Vice President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Lynne Cohen Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rachel Glickman Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Erica Lazzaro Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mariely Luengo Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dovid Malcmacher Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Beth Rosenberg Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Bravo Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Harley Gross Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Gary Gross Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 David Heller Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 S Lee Kohrman Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Charles Ratner Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sally H Wertheim Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Idelle Wolf Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Louis Chaiten Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Menachem Lubling Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Susi Meisel Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rabbi Shana Nyer Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Harvey Sass Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Danielle Wild Trustee 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Wild President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Kate Kaput Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jody Katzner Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Noam Magence Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marcy Levy Shankman Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Socher Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Moish Tohn Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kevin Margolis Honorary Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 1092551 0 148332 6 0 1 0 0 5058545 0 0 0 3600 2400940 0 7463085 Tuition, Program and Supply Fee Revenue 611710 763691 763691 0 0 0 0 0 0 763691 64592 0 0 64592 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8291368 763691 0 64592 1845220 1845220 1506262 1506262 0 0 0 0 573547 292774 280773 0 0 0 0 0 2423370 2230831 192539 0 154497 148145 6352 0 276741 232972 43769 0 199377 180045 19332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 25000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 376 376 0 0 161315 138326 22989 0 37707 37707 0 0 112947 49032 63915 0 97875 46406 51469 0 0 0 0 0 95761 18418 77343 0 23603 23511 92 0 0 0 0 0 52956 52956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110268 45648 64620 0 0 0 0 0 Program Expense-Educational Related 310165 310165 0 0 Annual Meeting Expense 39910 0 39910 0 35431 32129 3302 0 8082328 7190923 891405 0 419496 288622 0 0 3600 16582 594406 676853 0 0 0 0 2000 3000 0 0 25961 22568 1744066 1320592 431291 423474 0 0 9662499 10575553 0 0 0 0 129405 142361 11268658 12149013 743555 599527 37380 31471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30267 0 0 1644805 1293061 2425740 1954326 X 6417246 7453437 2425672 2741250 8842918 10194687 11268658 12149013 X 209040 790985 0 0 0 351744 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7579506 6115021 6410334 6791917 7463085 34359863 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7579506 6115021 6410334 6791917 7463085 34359863 0 34359863 81795 69194 53816 51872 64592 321269 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34681132 3821419 0.99074 0.99030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 874757 0 89698 1289 -2210 0 965376 1034369 3000 -158714 3801 97 0 874757 773215 1000 264147 3887 106 0 1034369 786168 1000 -9997 3845 111 0 773215 768269 0 22068 4060 109 0 786168 0 0.16 0.84 1 0 0 38090 38090 0 921496 747616 173880 0 60000 60000 0 0 512596 374535 138061 0 211884 138441 73443 423474 JFC Money Fund 1694186 F JFC Main Investment Fund 8881367 F 10575553 0 Accrued Pension Liability 1293061 1293061 X 9414802 790885 0 0 351744 1142629 8272173 0 19195 19195 8291368 8063133 0 0 0 0 0 8063133 0 19195 19195 8082328 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 To support teacher training in the Jewish Supplemental and Day Schools. Annual teacher award to recognize an outstanding teacher in the community Annual teacher award for recognizing a Day School teacher. Annual financial aid scholarships for Akiva students. Matching funds for Green Road Synagogue children who participate in the Gift of Israel Program. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that the Center qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is, therefore, not subject to tax under present federal income tax laws. The Center is classified as an exempt organization under Section 509(a)(1). The Center follows the accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes. The Center's income tax filings are subject to audit by various taxing authorities. In evaluating the Center's activities, the Center believes its position of tax-exempt status is current based on current facts and circumstances. The Center has further assessed that there are no activities unrelated to the purpose of the Center and therefore no tax is to be recognized. It is the policy of the Center to include in operating expenses penalties and interest assessed by income taxing authorities. There are no penalties or interest from taxing authorities included in operating expenses for the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d This represents the change in the unfunded pension liability, this is recorded as income below the line of operations. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b $19,195, broken out, $10,495 is scholarships/financial aid recorded as contra revenue on the financial statements. $8,700 is a trip rebate recorded as contra revenue on the financial statements. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b $19,195, broken out, $10,495 is scholarship/financial aid recorded as contra revenue on the financial statements. $8,700 is trip rebates also recorded as contra revenue on the financial statements. 1 Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH 44106 341018992 501C3 150100 Adult education programs Mandel Jewish Day School 26500 Shaker Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 341043767 501C3 235665 0 Teacher salary upgrade program and staff development Bnai Jeshurun Congregation 27501 Fairmount Blvd Pepper Pike OH 44124 340714675 501C3 59644 0 Congregation enrichment, school program grants, funded positions, retreat, outreach and shoresh grants. Fairmount Temple 23737 Fairmount Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 340808330 501C3 23478 0 Congregation enrichment, school program grants, retreat, outreach, shoresh and Institutional stipend. Sububan Temple 22401 Chagrin Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 340760596 501C3 41979 0 Funded positions, school program grants, intituitional stipends, retreat, and shoresh grants. Temple Tifereth 26000 Shaker Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 340714713 501C3 26146 0 Congregation enrichment, institutional stipends and outreach. Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Blvd Pepper Pike OH 44124 340714533 501C3 55020 0 Funded positions, school program grants, outreach, and congregation enrichment Temple Emanu El 4545 Brianard Rd Orange Village OH 44022 340806503 501C3 15884 0 Congregation enrichment, school program grants, retreat, outreach, shoresh grants and Institutional stipend. Fuchs Mizrachi Day School 26601 Shaker Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 341400924 501C3 166000 0 Teacher salary upgrade program and staff development Gross Schechter Day School 27601 Fairmount Blvd Beachwood OH 44122 341283907 501C3 204393 0 Teacher salary upgrade program and staff development Solon Chabad Hebrew School 5570 Harper Rd Solon OH 44139 341796153 501C3 18365 0 Congregation enrichment grants Aish Hatorah 14077 Cedar Rd Cleveland OH 44118 341698873 501C3 50000 0 Adult educaiton. Jewish Learning Connection 2195 So Green Rd Cleveland OH 44122 341552628 501C3 20000 0 Adult educaiton. Beth Israel-West Temple 14308 Triskett Rd Cleveland OH 44111 341001012 501C3 7627 0 school program grants, instituitional stipends, outreach, congregation enrichment, retreat, YOFI, and Shoresh grants Congregation Shaarey Tikvah 26811 Fairmount Blvd Cleveland OH 44122 340823457 501C3 28857 0 Funded positions, retreat, congregation enrichment and shoresh grants. Jewish Family Experience 3570 Warrensville Ctr Rd Cleveland OH 44120 260839035 501C3 51700 0 Adult educaiton and retreat. Kol Halev 2245 Warrensville Ctr Rd Cleveland OH 44118 341817758 501C3 26110 0 funded positions, outreach, congregariion enrichment, school program grants and retreats. Segula 2030 So Taylor Rd Cleveland Hts OH 44118 341832419 501C3 40000 0 Special needs staffing. BBYO 800 Eight St NW Washington DC 20001 311794932 501C3 18000 0 Funded Positions and retreat. NCSY 16947 W 10th Mile Rd Southfield MI 48075 135623717 501C3 18000 0 Funded Positions. Temple Israel Ner Tamid 1732 Lander Rd Cleveland OH 44124 341472695 501C3 8279 0 Funded position, school program grants, Temple Beth Shalom 50 Division Street Hudson OH 44236 341223101 501C3 26968 0 Funded position, congregation enrichment, school program grants and retreats. Jewish Learning Istitute 2479 So Green Rd Cleveland OH 44122 200048898 501C3 14000 0 Adult educaiton. Yeshiva Derech Hatorah 1508 Warrensville Ctr Rd Cleveland OH 44118 474574851 501C3 145000 0 Staff development Hebrew Academy 1860 So Taylor Rd Cleveland Hts OH 44118 340714428 501C3 180000 0 Teacher salary upgrade program, staff development Chaviva High School 3300 Mayfield Rd Cleveland Hts OH 44118 824606114 501C3 8000 0 Staff development and ad Mandel Jewish Community Ctr 26001 So Woodland Beachwood OH 44122 340714439 501C3 95837 0 Adult educaiton and early childhood program. Partners in Torah 200 Public Square Suite 2500 Cleveland Hts OH 44114 471209575 501C3 100000 0 Adult outreach. 28 3 Student Scholarships for Jewish Camp. 456 725756 0 Scholarships-Financial Aid and Israel Programs 200 718235 0 Academic Scholarships for Educators. 88 39251 0 Professional Development and Teacher Training. 97 23020 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 All grantees submit a grant proposal and are approved by the agency's Award Committee for acceptance. All grant dollars are issued as reimbursements to grantees for paid expenses accompanied with copies of all expenses, proof of payment and staff make sure the expenses were made in accordance with the approved grant proposal. Grants for students are also submitted to the Committee for approval and a letter from various programs validating the student's attendance. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marlyn Jaffe Executive Director 253268 0 0 0 12948 0 13281 0 30265 0 309762 0 0 0 Laurie Hardesty Chief Financial Officer 196042 0 0 0 3330 0 9808 0 12708 0 221888 0 0 0 Yossi Israeli Technology Director 147456 0 0 0 12099 0 10062 0 19403 0 189020 0 0 0 Amnon Ophir Akiva Director/Israel Awareness 172635 0 0 0 0 0 8520 0 580 0 181735 0 0 0 Ilya Kligman Assistant Technology Director 159462 0 0 0 2800 0 8171 0 552 0 170985 0 0 0 Rabbi Stacy Schlein Director or Educational Capacity Building 127532 0 0 0 4979 0 6885 0 28097 0 167493 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Approved by Board President and Board Treasurer with the approval by the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. A review with the Board Treasurer or President of form 990 from other organizations when warranted. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Budget & Finance Committee receive a copy of the 990 for review and a copy is also sent to the Board Officers. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The agency makes sure that all Board of Trustee members receive a coy of the conflict of interest policy and each member is to return a signed disclosure to be maintained in the agency's records. Once a year the agency sends out a questionnaire to all Board members regarding their relationship, this questionnaire is reviewed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Approved by the Board President and Board Treasurer with the approval by the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. A review with the Board Treasurer or President of from 990 from other organizations if warranted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 $351,744 is the change in the unfunded pension liability, in the current year the change is recorded as income since the change decreased the liability.