United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc

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

Procedures for monitoring the use of domestic grant funds: targeted grants generally require two annual reports (a mid-year and a final report). the reports include narrative, statistical, and financial components and serve to ensure that programmatic objectives are appropriately attained, and that expenditures qualify for reimbursement under the grant. uja staff members review the reports to ensure appropriate use of the funds and to assess if goals were achieved. final payments are released to the grantees accordingly. uja also provides core operating support (unrestricted) grants to various core partners. the organization conducts a periodic review of these agencies and requires completion of an agency accountability guidelines survey regarding best practices. uja reports grants on schedule i to the jewish federations of north america (jfna), and the american jewish joint distribution committee, inc. (jdc), which are 501(c)(3) domestic u.s. charities. jfna and jdc are the umbrella organization for domestic jewish federations, and jfna is the principal vehicle through which uja distributes funds for overseas program activities. distributions by jfna go primarily to the jewish agency for israel and jdc. jfna and jdc file separate forms 990 and report the detail of overseas grants on schedule f. organizations receiving funds from jfna and jdc utilize such funds for activities and programs that support uja's charitable purposes. the following is a detailed listing of targeted