2024-08-15T08:12:50-05:00 2023-09-30 812950760 SAX LLP 389 INTERPACE PARKWAY STE 3 PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 990 2022-10-01 450464545 T'RUAH TRUA 2128455201 266 WEST 37TH STREET SUITE 803 NEW YORK NY 10018 RABBI JILL JACOBS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2128455231 2024-08-15 1 0 MARQUS WHITE P00053187 9734726250 2024-08-15 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z RABBI JILL JACOBS 266 WEST 37TH STREET SUITE 803 NEW YORK NY 10018 3426423 0 X WWW.TRUAH.ORG X 2002 NY T'RUAH: THE RABBINIC CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MOBILIZES 2,300 RABBIS AND CANTORS, AND MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICAN AND CANADIAN JEWS TO BRING A MORAL VOICE TO THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. WE BRING THE WISDOM OF JEWISH TRADITION, AND THE POWER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE SACRED WORK OF PROTECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLE. 19 18 27 100 0 0 2572335 3339470 23924 32198 1779 1299 -18418 -23728 2579620 3349239 0 0 0 0 1873568 2349165 0 0 695688 831252 805402 2704820 3154567 -125200 194672 1132356 1790655 141880 605507 990476 1185148 X T'RUAH: THE RABBINIC CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BRINGS THE TORAH'S IDEALS OF HUMAN DIGNITY, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE TO LIFE BY EMPOWERING RABBIS AND CANTORS TO BE MORAL VOICES AND TO LEAD JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, ISRAEL, AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. 0 0 2241503 32198 T'RUAH ENGAGES IN THREE STRATEGIES IN OUR WORK:WE ORGANIZE RABBIS, CANTORS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS.WE TRAIN RABBINICAL AND CANTORIAL STUDENTS AND RABBIS AND CANTORS TO BE POWERFUL HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS.WE AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF RABBIS AND CANTORS ON THE PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS OF OUR TIME.PROGRAMS INCLUDE ORGANIZING RABBIS, CANTORS, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO WORK FOR CONCRETE CHANGE ON ISSUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IN THE US, THIS WORK INCLUDES CAMPAIGNS FOR IMMIGRATION JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY AND VOTING RIGHTS, WORKER JUSTICE, AND AN END TO MASS INCARCERATION, AS WELL AS FIGHTING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND OTHER BIGOTRIES. WE ORGANIZE U.S. RABBIS TO SUPPORT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF BOTH ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS INCLUDING THROUGH OPPOSING OCCUPATION AND THE EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENTS, AND FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY IN ISRAEL.; OTHER WORK INCLUDES TRAINING RABBINICAL STUDENTS TO BE HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS THROUGH A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS STUDYING IN ISRAEL, AND A FULL-TIME SUMMER PROGRAM IN NEW YORK; TRAINING RABBIS TO BE HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS THROUGH CONVENINGS, TRAININGS, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, AND ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT; PRODUCING JEWISH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON HUMAN RIGHTS; CREATING PRAYERS, RITUALS, AND WEEKLY TORAH COMMENTARIES; AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICE OF RABBIS AS HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS THROUGH OP-EDS, PUBLIC STATEMENTS, AND PUBLIC TESTIMONY. T'RUAH ALSO RUNS EMOR: THE INSTITUTE FOR BOLD JEWISH THOUGHT, WHICH DIGS DEEP INTO JEWISH WISDOM TO GRAPPLE WITH THE MOST PRESSING QUESTIONS OF OUR TIME. 2241503 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 AK CA CO CT FL GA HI IL ME MD NV MI MN MS NC NM NY UT WV OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WI MA NH ND OH X X RABBI JILL JACOBS 2128455201 266 WEST 37TH STREET SUITE 803 NEW YORK NY 10018 SARA LITT CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RABBI WILLIAM PLEVAN CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RABBI DANIEL ZEMEL VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RABBI CLAUDIA KREIMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC SLOAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RABBI LESTER BRONSTEIN IMMEDIATE PAST CO-CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI KENNETH CHASEN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI MICHAEL LEZAK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI LAURA ABRASLEY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL FAULKNER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 HADAR HARRIS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI ESTHER LEDERMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALIZA SCHWARTZ MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY WHITEHEAD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC DOLLINGER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI SANDRA LAWSON MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY KASTEN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL BEARMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI JILL JACOBS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X X 138784 0 47507 RACHEL LERNER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 114347 0 16584 RONIT SCHLAM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 104851 0 32646 SHIRA DANAN CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 109913 0 5496 DANIEL DRACHSLER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 102336 0 18792 570231 0 121025 5 0 1 0 EMILY GOODSTEIN 4455 CONNECTICUT AVE NW APT 934 WASHINGTON DC 20008 BRAND STRATEGY FOR EMOR 151500 NEW 520 GSH LLC 125 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 OCCUPANCY LEASE 122857 2 314864 3024606 3339470 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 20028 20028 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 900099 12170 12170 32198 922 922 31000 0 31000 31000 31000 377 0 377 377 377 12000 314864 77184 -65184 -65184 HONORARIA 7250 7250 OTHER INCOME 900099 3206 3206 10456 3349239 39448 0 -29679 211417 149864 13618 47935 1668299 1209257 108386 350656 74190 53950 4779 15461 250421 182103 16131 52187 144838 105324 9330 30184 14335 14335 175199 131778 25719 17702 15478 11703 841 2934 156590 112576 10392 33622 70102 37720 17565 14817 9321 8184 268 869 PROGRAM EXPENSE 121604 121604 PRINTING & COPYING 93235 32398 1571 59266 TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONI 82475 60375 4927 17173 POSTAGE 34058 9300 3773 20985 33005 1032 76 31897 3154567 2241503 217376 695688 908012 665924 158425 597731 38078 19576 479583 479583 0 0 27841 507424 1132356 1790655 136510 115066 2870 2500 490441 141880 605507 X 940476 925148 50000 260000 990476 1185148 1132356 1790655 194672 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1608807 1760730 2525706 2572335 3339470 11807048 1608807 1760730 2525706 2572335 3339470 11807048 829840 10977208 30028 30123 30268 31922 122341 12601 6790 3206 22597 11951986 191725 0.91840 0.94040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3914 1 560 1 9861 14335 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: T'RUAH: THE RABBINIC CALL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS BRINGS THE TORAH'S IDEALS OF HUMAN DIGNITY, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE TO LIFE BY EMPOWERING RABBIS AND CANTORS TO BE MORAL VOICES AND TO LEAD JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, ISRAEL, AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. ONE OF OUR PRIMARY STRATEGIES IS TO ORGANIZE RABBIS, CANTORS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNS. A PART OF OUR ORGANIZING WORK ENTAILS ORGANIZING CLERGY IN LOBBY EFFORTS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS MAINLY ON LEGISLATION RELATED TO OUR CAMPAIGN AREAS: IMMIGRATION, MASS INCARCERATION, WORKER JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY & VOTING RIGHTS, AND ISRAEL/PALESTINE. OUR LOBBY ACTIVITIES MAINLY INCLUDE ASKING OUR CLERGY MEMBERSHIP TO SEND EMAILS TO FEDERAL AND LOCAL STATE LEGISLATORS, ORGANIZING MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF AND HELPING OUR MEMBERS WRITE TESTIMONY ON ISSUES RELATING TO OUR CAMPAIGN WORK. 116133 116133 0 0 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 479583 SECURITY DEPOSIT 27841 507424 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION 487941 SUB LEASE DEPOSIT 2500 490441 X 3365988 15955 794 16749 3349239 0 3349239 3171316 15955 794 16749 3154567 0 3154567 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIALS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 794. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 794. YEAR IN ISRAEL RABBINICAL TRAINING 2 SEE PAGE 5, PART V TRAINING NORTH AMERICAN RABBINICAL STUDENTS STUDYING IN ISRAEL TO BE HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS. 106205 0 2 0 0 0 2 106205 0 106205 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN D WE INTRODUCE RABBINICAL STUDENTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND LEADERS ON THE GROUND IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES AND CONDUCT LEARNING AND REFLECTION SESSIONS AIMED AT HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR OWN RABBINIC VOICE. GALA 326864 314864 12000 7000 70184 326864 314864 12000 7000 70184 77184 -65184 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RABBI JILL JACOBS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 138784 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47507 0 186291 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTORS OF OPERATIONS REVIEW FOR CORRECTNESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD REVIEW FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.