>RESOLUTION: Updating the 2015 Budget >
It is hereby resolved:
1. To increase the framework of the operating budget of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, so that the current aggregate amount of $364.671 million as approved in October 2014 is increased to a total sum of $370.26 million due to an increase of $4.889 million financed by fee for services and $0.7 million financed by Designated funding, and to apply changes as detailed below:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in Fee for Services |
Changes from October Budget |
||
Israel Experiences |
Machon - Young Leadership Training |
184 |
|
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Israeli Counselors in Summer Camps - North America |
174 |
|
Pre Shlichut Costs and Training for Shlichim |
135 |
||
Young Activism |
Youth Aliyah Villages |
1,395 |
|
Youth Futures |
500 |
||
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
Preparation for Aliyah (FSU) |
574 |
|
HEFTZIBA - Formal Education in FSU |
161 |
||
Programs with Former Soviet Union Emigrants |
126 |
||
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Preparation for Aliyah |
1,250 |
|
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
World Jewish Restitution Organization and Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce |
-500 |
|
|
Kiryat Moriah Campus |
800 |
|
Subtotal |
4,799 |
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in Fee for Services |
Changes from October Budget |
|
New Initiatives |
|
|
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
Program for Taglit-Birthright graduates |
40 |
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Transforming Israel Education Around The World |
50 |
Subtotal |
|
90 |
|
|
|
Grand Total |
|
4,889 |
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in Designated Funding |
Changes from October Budget |
|
Young Activism |
Youth Futures |
600 |
Subtotal |
|
600 |
|
|
|
New Initiatives |
|
|
Israel Experiences |
Israel Affinity Network |
50 |
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
Program for Taglit-Birthright graduates |
30 |
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Transforming Israel Education Around The World |
20 |
Subtotal |
|
100 |
|
|
|
Grand Total |
|
700 |
2. To allocate unrestricted funds to new Initiatives:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in budget financed by Unrestricted Funds |
Changes from October Budget |
|
Israel Experiences |
Israel Affinity Network |
50 |
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
Program for Taglit-Birthright graduates |
70 |
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Transforming Israel Education Around The World |
70 |
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
New Initiatives to be launched in 2015 |
-190 |
Total |
|
0 |
3. To implement overhead reductions:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in budget financed by Unrestricted Funds |
Changes from October Budget |
Israel Experiences |
-15 |
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
-17 |
Young Activism |
-27 |
Partnerships |
-19 |
Aliyah, Klita and Rescue |
-106 |
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
-60 |
Community Services (not including FSU) |
-141 |
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
-25 |
Executive Offices |
-122 |
Support Units |
-684 |
Resources Development and Public Affairs |
-754 |
Subtotal |
-1,970 |
Overhead reduction - Agency wide efficiencies and Resources Development & Public Affairs |
1,970 |
Grand Total |
0 |
4. To utilize the inflation reserve, to be restricted to actual inflation impact, as estimated below:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in budget financed by Unrestricted Funds |
Changes from October Budget |
Israel Experiences |
49 |
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
126 |
Young Activism |
129 |
Partnerships |
185 |
Aliyah, Klita and Rescue |
861 |
Activities with Russian Speaking Jews |
176 |
Community Services (not including FSU) |
274 |
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
161 |
Executive Offices |
286 |
Support Units |
1,453 |
Resources Development and Public Affairs |
300 |
Inflation |
-4,000 |
Grand Total |
0 |
5. To make additional budget transfers as detailed below:
U.S. dollars in thousands
Changes in budget financed by Unrestricted Funds |
Changes from October Budget |
||
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Shlichim (Organizational Shlichim Worldwide) * |
-965 |
|
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Worldwide Community Representatives * |
965 |
|
Total |
|
0 |
|
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Community Educators (Shlichim) |
-346 |
|
Shlichim (Organizational Shlichim Worldwide) |
346 |
||
Total |
|
0 |
|
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
Global ShinShin Leadership Program |
-300 |
|
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Shin Shinim (Shlichim) |
300 |
|
Total |
|
0 |
|
Young Activism |
At Home Together and Olim Associations |
-467 |
|
Aliyah, Klita and Rescue |
At Home Together and Olim Associations |
467 |
|
Total |
|
0 |
|
Community Services (not including FSU) |
Preparation for Aliyah |
103 |
|
Community Activities |
71 |
||
Worldwide Community Representatives |
-174 |
||
Total |
|
0 |
|
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
World Jewish Restitution Organization and Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce |
-30 |
|
Other Programs (includes exchange rate fluctuation reserve) |
30 |
||
Total |
|
0 |
|
Changes in Fee for services |
Changes from October Budget |
||
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
Global ShinShin Leadership Program |
-462 |
|
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Community Educators (Shlichim) |
-283 |
|
Shin Shinim (Shlichim) |
745 |
||
Total |
|
0 |
|
Young Activism |
At Home Together and Olim Associations |
-210 |
|
Aliyah, Klita and Rescue |
At Home Together and Olim Associations |
210 |
|
Total |
|
0 |
|
Changes in Designated Funding |
Changes from October Budget |
||
Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities |
Global ShinShin Leadership Program |
-100 |
|
Shlichim and Israel Fellows |
Shin Shinim (Shlichim) |
100 |
|
Total |
|
0 |
*Reclassification of North American representatives