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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWISH BIG BROTHER & BIG SISTER ASSN OF GR BOSTON ENDOWMENT FUND I.

Totals

Total revenue
$159,776
Total expenses
$584,484
Contributions and grants received
$102,850
Grants paid
$512,503
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$56,926
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,335,204
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,335,204
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$512,850
Management and general expenses
$71,634
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$512,850

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $102,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,926 · excluded $56,926

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $247,020 · program services $247,020

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $265,483 · program services $265,483

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,264 · management and general $15,264

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $55,363 · management and general $55,363

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $347 · program services $347

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $938 · management and general $938

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $69 · management and general $69

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,233 · end of year $76,423

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $156,200 · end of year $90,000

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $7,259,211 · end of year $8,168,781

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $31,250 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,511,689 · end of year $5,112,676

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,965,205 · end of year $3,222,528

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PURPOSE OF JEWISH BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATON OF THE GREATER BOSTON ENDOWMENT FUND, INC. IS TO INSURE THE FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND STRENGTH OF THE JEWISH BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON BY (I) ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO WHICH INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIP AND ALL OTHER ENTITIES CAN CONTRIBUTE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG TERM FINANCIAL SURVIVAL OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND (II) BY MAKING DISTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS FOR ITS VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY TO CARRY ON ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501C (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

  • PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE JEWISH BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON.

    Expenses $247,367 · Grants $247,020

  • SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $265,483 · Grants $265,483

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joseph Morgart

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Green

    BOARD CLERK AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allen Sheldon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Sisselman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolynn Levy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Bamel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Kadis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Antoszyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Rosen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Haber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Marsh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Savit

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $252,101
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $236,610
    Other
    $15,491
    Hours/week
    1 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $226,610 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $10,000 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,491 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $252,101 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
JBBBS PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CHARTER CHARGE: THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS CHARGED WITH THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT. A WELL-GOVERNED ORGANIZATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A TAX-COMPLIANT ORGANIZATION, IRS RULES SET FORTH EXPECTATIONS FOR A GOVERNANCE PROCESS THAT INVOLVES THE BOARD IN DECISION MAKING REGARDING COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF NEW AND CONTINUING EXECUTIVES, DOCUMENTING THE DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS, AND REPORTING THESE DETAILS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL INCLUDE: 1.REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL NEWLY-HIRED EXECUTIVES AS WELL AS REVISIT THESE EXECUTIVE SALARIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. 2.PERFORM AN ANALYSIS OF THE CEO'S (AND OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT) COMPENSATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF IT IS COMPARABLE TO SIMILAR JOBS IN THE JBBBS MARKET. A SALARY SURVEY OF NONPROFITS THAT ARE OF A SIMILAR SIZE IN OUR LOCAL GEOGRAPHY SHOULD BE PERFORMED. THE ANALYSIS SHOULD INCLUDE ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION: BOTH SALARY AND BENEFITS, CURRENT AND DEFERRED SALARY, PENSIONS, SEVERANCE, HOUSING ALLOWANCES, CLUB MEMBERSHIPS, ETC. 3.JUSTIFYING THAT THE AMOUNT JBBBS COMPENSATES EXECUTIVES IS EQUAL TO THE VALUE THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES. 4.PROVIDING CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION DEMONSTRATING THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS DISCUSSED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHOULD TAKE WRITTEN MINUTES INCLUDING THE COMPENSATION SURVEY USED, A DISCUSSION OF THE VALUE JBBBS WILL BE OR IS RECEIVING FROM EACH EXECUTIVE, AND ANY CONCERNS OR DISSENTIONS IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE FINAL COMPENSATION. 5.DEMONSTRATING THAT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AND UNDERSTOOD, AND HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE REVIEW WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD SHOULD INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION AND RELATED BENEFITS PAID TO THE EXECUTIVES - SO THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND CONTRACTS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE PAYOUTS WITH JBBBS EXECUTIVES. 6.ENSURE NO ONE IN A POSITION TO HIRE OR DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR AN EXECUTIVE IS RELATED TO THAT EXECUTIVE. 7.MAKE INQUIRIES OF STAFF TO DETERMINE THAT STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT AFFECT EMPLOYMENT ARE FOLLOWED. 8.ENSURE THAT EACH EXECUTIVE HAS A CURRENT JOB DESCRIPTION, DOCUMENTED ANNUAL OBJECTIVES, AND YEARLY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS THAT INCLUDE TRAINING AND CAREER PATH PLANNING. 9.OTHER ITEMS THAT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MAY CONSIDER INCLUDE; EMPLOYEE HANDBOOKS, HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES, STAFF PLANNING, BENEFITS SELECTION, PENSION CONSIDERATIONS, AND VACATION/HOLIDAY SCHEDULES FOR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEE.. IN ADDITION, THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE SUCH POWERS AND DUTIES AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE DELEGATED TO IT BY THE JBBBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERSHIP/TERM: 1. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIR AND AT LEAST 3 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEES IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS IN PERSON, AND DISCUSS EXCUSED ABSENCES FROM A MEETING IN ADVANCE WITH THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. 2. THE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE TERMS OF ONE YEAR. 3. FOR MEMBERS, SERVICE ON THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO TERMS OF THREE YEARS EACH UNLESS A MEMBER IS MADE CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. AFTER THE PERMITTED TERMS, AT LEAST ONE YEAR MUST PASS BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL CAN ACCEPT A NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. GOVERNANCE: MATTERS ARE TO BE DECIDED BY A VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS THEN PRESENT AT A MEETING. ACTION MAY BE TAKEN WITHOUT A MEETING WITH WRITTEN CONSENT BY A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MAY ADOPT ITS OWN RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS SO LONG AS THE RULES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS OF JBBBS AND PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REVIEW OR MODIFY SUCH RULES OF PROCEDURE. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHOULD EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTES IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE'S WORK AND A VOLUNTEER'S OTHER COMMUNITY OR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS. MEETING LOCATION/FREQUENCY: THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHALL MEET APPROXIMATELY TWO TIMES PER YEAR. MEETING DATES SHALL BE SET ANNUALLY IN ADVANCE [BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF MEMBERS TO ATTEND].

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
19 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541419349301034

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