SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
 
Employer identification number

94-2536452
Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The tax return is prepared by a Certified Public Accountant and is forwarded to the Treasurer for review and approval. Once it is approved the Treasurer makes the tax return available to the full board prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflict of Interest (also Conflict) means a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between the private interests and official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust. Persons in a position of trust include staff members, officers, and board members of JFS.POLICY AND PRACTICES1.Full disclosure, by notice in writing, shall be made by the interested parties to the full Board of Directors in all conflicts of interest, including but not limited to the following:a.A board member is related to another board member or staff member by blood, marriage or domestic partnership.b.A staff member in a supervisory capacity is related to another staff member whom she/he supervises.c.A board member or their organization stands to benefit from a transaction or staff member of such organization receives payment from for any subcontract, goods, or services other than as part of her/his regular job responsibilities or as reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred as provided in the bylaws and board policy.d.A board member's organization receives grant funding from JFS.e.A board member or staff member is a member of the governing body of a contributor to JFS.2.Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest or any condition listed above, the Board of Directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and, if so the Board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect JFS's best interests. Both votes shall be by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directors are less than a quorum provided that at least one consenting director is disinterested.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board of Directors established a Committee to determined the compensation package of the Executive Director, which was developed by reviewing market surveys which provided compensation ranges based on comparable non-profit organizations, location, organization size and the Executive Director's responsibility level. The Committee also took into consideration the following: Relationship of the Executive Director compensation to the compensation of other employees, Complexity of the organization and its size relative to assets, income and number of employees, Job duties of the Executive Director, Individual's salary history, and the organization's need for the service of the individual.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents are made available to the public via the internet, through guidestar and via direct request to the organization and are immediately supplied.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019


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