BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION (EIN 13-4092050)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-12
IRS object ID
202113169349306416
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-11-12T12:00:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN366055558PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 THIRD AVENUE 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172013ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN134092050EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBIRTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124570036PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1711 THIRD AVENUE 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonS DAVID SHAPIROPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124570036PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSPersonFirstNm
Person LastDAVID SHAPIROPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSCOTT THOMPSETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00741490PTIN
Phone2125990100PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerISRAEL TAPOOHIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1711 THIRD AVENUE 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$63,485,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressBIRTHRIGHTISRAEL.FOUNDATIONWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO ISRAEL FOR YOUNG ADULTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$373,953PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Other Expenses$6,251,830PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$93,996,365PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$37,473,516CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,981,335PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$25,068,357CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$64,474,727TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$86,786,716TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,055,715TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,040,551TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$84,746,165NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$22,766,365ExpenseAmt
Grant$22,766,365GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUNG JEWISH ADULT AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THE LESS CONNECTED, IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ISRAEL ON THIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL, A PROGRAM WHICH CURRENTLY PROVIDES YOUNG JEWISH ADULTS FROM THE AGES OF 18 TO 32 THE GIFT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL.Desc

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Expense$427,556ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE (SMARTPHONE APP) TO CONNECT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL ALUMNI IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE VAST ARRAY OF ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS, AND RESOURCES THAT CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER EXPLORE THEIR CONNECTION TO ISRAEL AND THEIR JEWISH IDENTITY ONCE THEY RETURN HOME FROM ISRAEL.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$23,193,921TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1S DAVID SHAPIROBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2124570046PhoneNum

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Address Line1711 THIRD AVENUE 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SARA ARONSON
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE BLITZER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CHARENDOFF
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A CLARFELD
DIRECTOR (AS OF 02/20/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE J COHEN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP DE TOLEDO
TREASURER (AS OF 10/15/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID ENGEL
EX OFFICIO DIR. (NON-VOTING)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN EVENHAIM
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL GERROL
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL GREENBERG
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJORIE HONICKMAN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HOOVER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/01/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI KOMISAR
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY KRAKOWSKI
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL A LEVEN
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH A LEVY
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLENE POST
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL RASHES
DIRECTOR (AS OF 02/20/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J PHILIP ROSEN
VICE CHAIR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUGLAS M ROSS
TREAS/CABINENT CHAIR (AS OF 10/20)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WENDY GOULD SHENFELD
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN M SIDEROW
VICE CHAIR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
THOMAS D STERN
CHAIR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARRY SWIDLER
DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/01/2020)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE F WILF
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISRAEL TAPOOHI
PRESIDENT/CEO40.000.00$702,578$0$53,402Yes (X)
JESSICA FELDAN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.000.00$362,517$0$48,917Yes (X)
S DAVID SHAPIRO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00$331,434$0$47,665Yes (X)
PAMELA FERTEL-WEINSTEIN
V.P. OF MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00$188,893$0$49,197Yes (X)
ZHE YANG
V.P. OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY40.000.00$217,591$0$13,069Yes (X)
JACKIE SOLEIMANI
V.P. LEADERSHIP & DEVELOP.40.000.00$184,885$0$52,688Yes (X)
ARTHUR PAIKOWSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION40.000.00$262,869$0$55,015Yes (X)
JAYNE ROSENGARTEN
VICE PRESIDENT, NE REGION40.000.00$279,828$0$21,260Yes (X)
DIANE ROMIROWSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PRINCIPAL GIFTS40.000.00$247,757$0$43,651Yes (X)
CAROLE-ANN LEVINE
VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTHEAST REGION40.000.00$232,994$0$42,122Yes (X)
ALLYSON GREENBAUM
VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL REGION40.000.00$220,391$0$58,936Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$485,922TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K27IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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THOMPSON HABIB & DENISON INC
55 OLD BEDFORD ROAD SUITE 201LINCOLNMA01773MARKETING$658,917
SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING AND MAILING CORP
4000 SE ADAMS STTOPEKAKS66609DIRECT MAIL MARKETING$457,307
SALESFORCEORG
PO BOX 203141DALLASTX75320CRM SERVICES$187,840
RESOURCE ONE INC
2900 E APACHETULSAOK74110DIRECT MAIL MARKETING$160,561
SMARTBUG OPERATING LLC
DEPARTMENT 1380 PO BOX 986500BOSTONMA022986500DIGITAL MARKETING$152,606
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$17,255,845FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions$45,215,966AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$635,347NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$62,471,811TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$99,179TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$99,179ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$297,585RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$297,585RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$616,625SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$645,742SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$29,117SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$29,117TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$29,117ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,541,873TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$70,062ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,766,365TotalAmt
Program Services$22,766,365ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,239,917TotalAmt
Program Services$45,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$566,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,627,896FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,430,274TotalAmt
Program Services$109,411ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,374,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,946,541FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,178TotalAmt
Program Services$6,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$217,432FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$994,717TotalAmt
Program Services$20,042ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$251,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$722,927FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$455,474TotalAmt
Program Services$9,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$331,024FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$7,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,598TotalAmt
Management And General$46,335ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,263FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,260TotalAmt
Management And General$85,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$596,309TotalAmt
Fundraising$596,309FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,820,412TotalAmt
Program Services$130,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,612,530FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,971TotalAmt
Program Services$10,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,784FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,356TotalAmt
Management And General$259,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,477FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$410,283TotalAmt
Program Services$28,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$276,949FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,074,392TotalAmt
Program Services$56,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$321,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$696,375FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,389TotalAmt
Management And General$51,316ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,073FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,058TotalAmt
Management And General$28,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,665FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,216TotalAmt
Program Services$9,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,391FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,121TotalAmt
Program Services$3,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,874ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,302FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$84,796$80,338$4,458
COMMUNICATIONS$81,809$73,119$8,690
POSTAGE AND DELIVERY$41,729$6,244$35,485
REGIS. & FILING FEES$7,653$7,465$188

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,739TotalAmt
Management And General$8,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,999FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,473,516TotalAmt
Program Services$23,193,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,630,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,649,258FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,826,472BOYAmt
EOY$49,557,552EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,973,000BOYAmt
EOY$32,957,016EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$33,145EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$554,423BOYAmt
EOY$758,369EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,133,591LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$733,707LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,610,452BOYAmt
EOY$1,399,884EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,439,354BOYAmt
EOY$1,997,537EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,490BOYAmt
EOY$64,290EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,536BOYAmt
EOY$18,923EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,474,727BOYAmt
EOY$86,786,716EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,154,366BOYAmt
EOY$832,016EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$901,349BOYAmt
EOY$1,208,535EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,055,715BOYAmt
EOY$2,040,551EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,946,012BOYAmt
EOY$48,607,326EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,473,000BOYAmt
EOY$36,138,839EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,419,012BOYAmt
EOY$84,746,165EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,474,727BOYAmt
EOY$86,786,716EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$25,068,357ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$258,796NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,000,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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$96,917,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,834,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,960,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$98,603,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$62,471,811CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$475,787,680TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$96,917,681CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,834,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$120,960,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$98,603,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$62,471,811CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$475,787,680TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$176,543,051SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$299,244,629PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,260CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$74,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$278,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$359,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$99,179CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$839,814TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83,234CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$167,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$250,234TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$476,877,728TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.62750PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 26. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 83,208. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 167,000. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,313,455BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$201,992InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$14,463AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,700,984EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$861,383BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$200,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$262,438InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,366AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,313,455EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$861,383ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$861,383EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.39130BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.60870PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,086,380OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$175,065DepreciationAmt
Book Value$911,315BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$426,068OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$340,316DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,752BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$621,143OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$218,326DepreciationAmt
Book Value$402,817BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,399,884TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DUE TO TAGLIT/BRI INT'L$260,000
OBLIGATIONS TO ANNUITANTS$447,735
DEFERRED RENT$500,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,208,535TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$59,800,669TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$258,796NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$3,000,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,741,204RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$62,541,873RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$62,541,873TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,473,516TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,473,516ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,473,516TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS SEVERAL DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THE PURPOSES OF WHICH ARE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT PRINCIPALLY FOR TRIP ENHANCEMENTS AND ANCILLARY PROGRAMS. IN CLASSIFYING SUCH FUNDS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES AS EITHER NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS OR NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS TO THE EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF THE RESPECTIVE DONOR AND PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE NEW YORK STATE LAW.
PART X, LINE 2:FIN 48 THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS GUIDANCE THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT. THIS GUIDANCE PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN ONLY BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THE POSITION IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. THE FOUNDATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT WAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE FOUNDATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN DONOR INTENT (SEE SCHEDULE O) -3,000,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTMAKINGTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$22,766,365RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$22,766,365SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$22,766,365TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantEDUCATIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$22,766,365CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL (BRI INTERNATIONAL). THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THIS NON-U.S. ORGANIZATION; ACCORDINGLY, THE MAJORITY OF ITS GRANTMAKING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED OVERSEAS. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES THE APPROVED BUDGET, PERIODIC MONTHLY REPORTS ON THE USE OF FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL (BRI INTERNATIONAL). THE FOUNDATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR MEET PERIODICALLY WITH TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL STAFF AND THEIR INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE USE OF FUNDS AS WELL AS INTERNAL CONTROLS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMPSON HABIB & DENISONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line155 OLD BEDFORD RDAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01773ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$3,449,954GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$596,309RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$2,853,645NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$3,449,954TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$596,309TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,853,645TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ISRAEL TAPOOHI
PRESIDENT/CEO$527,828$0$90,750$0$84,000$0$14,250$0$39,152$0$755,980$0$0$0
JESSICA FELDAN
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$313,517$0$49,000$0$0$0$14,250$0$34,667$0$411,434$0$0$0
S DAVID SHAPIRO
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$299,434$0$32,000$0$0$0$14,250$0$33,415$0$379,099$0$0$0
ARTHUR PAIKOWSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION$262,869$0$0$0$0$0$13,065$0$41,950$0$317,884$0$0$0
JAYNE ROSENGARTEN
VICE PRESIDENT, NE REGION$277,328$0$0$0$2,500$0$13,995$0$7,265$0$301,088$0$0$0
DIANE ROMIROWSKY
VICE PRESIDENT, PRINCIPAL GIFTS$237,757$0$10,000$0$0$0$12,517$0$31,134$0$291,408$0$0$0
ALLYSON GREENBAUM
VICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL REGION$214,391$0$6,000$0$0$0$11,558$0$47,378$0$279,327$0$0$0
CAROLE-ANN LEVINE
VICE PRESIDENT, SOUTHEAST REGION$224,994$0$8,000$0$0$0$11,658$0$30,464$0$275,116$0$0$0
PAMELA FERTEL-WEINSTEIN
V.P. OF MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS$183,893$0$5,000$0$0$0$9,750$0$39,447$0$238,090$0$0$0
JACKIE SOLEIMANI
V.P. LEADERSHIP & DEVELOP.$179,885$0$5,000$0$0$0$9,573$0$43,115$0$237,573$0$0$0
ZHE YANG
V.P. OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$205,091$0$10,000$0$2,500$0$10,837$0$2,232$0$230,660$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AIN CALENDAR YEAR, BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO THE PRESIDENT, ISRAEL TAPOOHI; THE VALUE OF THAT HOUSING BENEFIT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED A SPOUSAL TRAVEL BENEFIT TO THE PRESIDENT.
PART I, LINE 7THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW. PRESIDENT/CEO, ISRAEL TAPOOHI - $90,750 CFO, S. DAVID SHAPIRO - $32,000 CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, JESSICA FELDAN - $49,000 V.P. OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ZHE YANG - $10,000 V.P. OF LEADERSHIP & DEVELOP., JACKIE SOLEIMANI - $5,000 VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, PAMELA FERTEL WEINSTEIN - $5,000 V.P. SOUTHEAST REGION, CAROLE-ANN LEVINE - $8,000 V.P. PRINCIPAL GIFTS, DIANE ROMIROWSKY - $10,000 V.P. CENTRAL REGION, ALLYSON GREENBAUM - $6,000 THE ABOVE BONUSES WERE BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE METRICS AND WERE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution35ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$613,547NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescISRAELI BONDSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$21,800NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTO THE EXTENT THAT THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS OF SECURITIES, IT USES ITS INVESTMENT BROKER TO LIQUIDATE THOSE ASSETS INTO CASH FOR USE BY THE FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF ITS CHARITABLE MISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
GENERAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHOSE EFFECTS FIRST BECAME KNOWN IN JANUARY 2020, IS HAVING A BROAD AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON COMMERCE AND FINANCIAL MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD. THE EXTENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WILL DEPEND ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING THE DURATION AND SPREAD OF THE OUTBREAK, WHICH AT PRESENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ACCORDINGLY, THE EXTENT TO WHICH COVID-19 MAY IMPACT BIRTHRIGHT'S FINANCIAL POSITION, STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES AND CASH FLOWS IS UNCERTAIN. EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2020, THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIPS FOR 2020 WERE CANCELED. ALTHOUGH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING SUCH AS VIRTUAL TOURS AND REUNIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED, TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR 2020 WERE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS COMPARED WITH PRIOR YEARS. CONCOMITANTLY, THE FOUNDATION REDUCED ITS' OPERATING EXPENSES BY 24% FROM THE APPROVED BUDGET, OF WHICH 15% WERE PERSONNEL RELATED. DUE TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, THE FOUNDATION CLOSED THE YEAR WITH NEARLY $49 MILLION IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, $34 MILLION MORE THAN GENERALLY REQUIRED. THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR ANTICIPATED DEFICITS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS RESULTING FROM INCREASED COVID-19 RELATED TRIP COSTS IN 2021 AS WELL AS REDUCED FUNDRAISING CAPACITY WHILE STAFFING IS BEING REBUILT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUNG JEWISH ADULT AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THE LESS CONNECTED, IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ISRAEL ON THIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL, A PROGRAM WHICH CURRENTLY PROVIDES YOUNG JEWISH ADULTS THE GIFT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATIONAL TRIP TO ISRAEL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS PROVIDED AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE AND KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT, BOARD SERVICE, OR POSITION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE C-SUITE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO RELIED UPON EXTERNAL 3RD PARTY COMPARABLE MARKET DATA IN ASSESSING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE INCUMBENT. COMPENSATION DECISIONS AND REPORTS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE TIME THE DECISIONS ARE MADE. THE FOUNDATION LAST CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY IN FEBRUARY 2020. FOR ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990, COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICERS AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE BY RETAINING A COPY AT ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE FORM 990 IS LIKEWISE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, RECORD RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY ARE PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT ORDINARILY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, BUT, IF REQUESTED, WILL BE PROVIDED AT MANAGEMENT'S DISCRETION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN DONOR INTENT -3,000,000.
IN 2018, A DONOR MADE A $5 MILLION COMMITMENT TO THE FOUNDATION TO BE PAIDOVER FIVE YEARS. $2 MILLION OF THIS COMMITMENT HAS BEEN PAID. DURING 2020, THE DONOR INFORMED THE FOUNDATION THAT ALTHOUGH HE INTENDED TO FULFILL HIS REMAINING $3 MILLION COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL PROGRAM, THE FUNDS WOULD BE DIRECTED THROUGH A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, THE REMAINING $3 MILLION CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM RECEIVABLES AND RECORDED AS CHANGE IN DONOR INTENT ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.

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