Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

Every agency/organization that requests funding from the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati completes a 25-question form about the outcomes of their program and the population served. They are also required to attach the following information: A) Agency Mission Statement B) Current listing of Agency's Board of Directors C) IRS Letter indicating tax-exempt status D) Projected program budget for fiscal year (including overhead) detailed by major line item. (if you are a United Way agency, you may submit their budget form) E) Actual program budget for year or last completed fiscal year F) Estimated program budget for the rest of the current fiscal year. G) Explanation of what is included in overhead and how overhead is distributed to individual programs. (e.g. equal to $'s to each program; same % of revenue to each program; same % of direct program expenses to each program; other) H) Overall organization's corresponding fiscal year budget (attached to each program application). I) A copy of their audited financial statements from their most recently completed and immediately prior fiscal years (only submit one copy). II. Councils made up of community volunteers make site visits to all of the local agencies/organizations that have applied for funding. III. On the basis of the applications and site visits, every program is evaluated on a weighted point system that reflects the community priorities and the service expectations. IV. Based on the point system scores and on the community