JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC (EIN 45-0949784)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202313199349310456
Schema version
2022v5.0
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-15T11:34:03-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042629080PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARAS & SHULMAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line178 BLANCHARD RD STE 306AddressLine1Txt
CityBURLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01803ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450949784EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177555552PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSHUA KATZENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177555552PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJOSHUAPersonFirstNm
Person LastKATZENPersonLastNm
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SSN999009999SSN
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonCARAS SHULMAN PCPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01443546PTIN
Phone7812733950PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSHUA KATZENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,538,216GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.JNS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OJEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ("JNS") WAS ORGANIZED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND IS AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS RESOURCE AND WIRE SERVICE COVERING JEWISH NEWS AND ISRAEL NEWS FOR JEWISH MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NON-PARTISAN REPORTING FROM JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND A WIDE ARRAY OF ISRAELI NEWS. JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ALSO PROVIDES A RICH ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOS AND ART, CULTURAL NEWS AND FEATURES, COMMENTARY, AND HOLIDAY-SPECIFIC EDITORIAL PACKAGES AROUND WHICH THEIR SUBSCRIBERS CAN SELL SEASONAL-THEMED ADVERTISING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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PersonAMELIA KATZENPersonNm
Phone6177555552PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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RUTH WISSE
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RAPHAEL SHORE
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RAPHAEL SHORE
7 MAMEDOT YISRAEL STREETJERUSALEMISMANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$224,951
JONATHAN TOBIN
EDITORIAL$120,0002323 BROOKVIEW PLACEELKINS PARKPA19027
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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ADVERTISING513110$82,716$82,716
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Total Program Service Revenue$168,147TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$159,482SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

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Other Revenue Total$13,354OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$191,993TotalAmt
Program Services$191,993ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,396,969TotalAmt
Program Services$1,396,969ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$15,090TotalAmt
Program Services$15,090ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$1,883TotalAmt
Management And General$1,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$498,654ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$114,162TotalAmt
Program Services$114,162ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$99,992TotalAmt
Program Services$99,992ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$124,045TotalAmt
Program Services$109,908ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$99,434TotalAmt
Program Services$99,434ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$11,423TotalAmt
Program Services$11,423ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$13,498TotalAmt
Management And General$13,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$4,842TotalAmt
Management And General$4,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$10,807TotalAmt
Management And General$10,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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FOREIGN TAXES$12,056$12,056

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$294,264BOYAmt
EOY$5,550,225EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$382,040EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$25,599EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,981LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$20,139EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,028,124BOYAmt
EOY$2,651,242EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$13,930EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,000BOYAmt
EOY$88,730EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,411,388BOYAmt
EOY$8,731,905EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$157,061EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,363BOYAmt
EOY$974EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,363BOYAmt
EOY$158,035EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,406,025BOYAmt
EOY$8,191,830EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$382,040EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,406,025BOYAmt
EOY$8,573,870EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,411,388BOYAmt
EOY$8,731,905EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,702,579ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$534,734NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$301,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$611,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,406,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,745,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,140,616CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,204,590TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$611,124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,406,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,745,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,140,616CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,204,590TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$14,204,590PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$14,204,590TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$479,734GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$24,981InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,842DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,139BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,139TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNCLAIMED FUNDSDesc
Amt$974Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$974TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAX STATUS JNS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME OR EXCISE TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. JNS FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN FASB ASC 740, "INCOME TAXES" WITH REGARD TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE DESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC 740 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION OF TAX BENEFITS, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. JNS EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. AS OF THE END OF THIS TAX YEAR, JNS DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE REPORT DATE. JNS'S ANNUAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE RESPECTIVE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. JNS'S FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, IF INCURRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,19THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED AN OFFICE AND CONDUCTED PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL.THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH FREELANCE WRITERS IN ISRAEL TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR ITS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLATFORMS.$1,654,601
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ACQUIRED 100% OF THE STOCK OF THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY,
JEWISH NEWS AGENCY LIMITED, OF WHICH ALL INCOME HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees9SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,654,601SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,654,601TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:ACCRUAL METHOD
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES JNS NOW EMPLOYS TWO FULL-TIME EDITORS, ONE PART-TIME EDITOR AND ONE FULL-TIME REPORTER. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES ABOUT 100 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS AND WEBSITES, REPRESENTING A CIRCULATION OF NEARLY 1 MILLION, FOR ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. CURRENTLY, JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS IN 8 OF THE TOP 10 METROPOLITAN AREAS IN THE U.S. ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. IN ADDITION TO PRODUCING STRONG WRITTEN NEWS, FEATURES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION ON ITS WEBSITE AND FOR SYNDICATION, JNS CONTINUED ITS ROBUST PODCAST, WEBINAR AND VIDEO CHANNELS IN 2022. JNS IS REDESIGNING ITS WEBSITE IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASE IN CONTENT PRODUCTION, DISPLAY SPECIAL SECTIONS AND ADD THE VIDEO AND PODCAST CHANNELS TO THE SITE. JNS RECENTLY COUNTED ABOUT 3 MILLION USERS, 9.6 MILLION PAGE VIEWS, AND 67,000 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 - RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS JOSHUA KATZEN (PRESIDENT), AMELIA KATZEN (GENERAL COUNSEL AND CLERK), AND OREN KATZEN (DIRECTOR) ARE RELATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND TREASURER REVIEWED THE FORM 990 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT MA SECRETARY OF STATE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 42,884. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,884. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 224,236. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 224,236. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 274,418. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 274,418.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH NEWS AGENCY LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypePTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,654,601InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationINTERCOMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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