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JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC (EIN 73-1685391)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-16
IRS object ID
202041989349200624
Schema version
2018v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-07-16T01:18:35-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN731685391EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4104009820PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13700 Menlo DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAlexander SeinfeldPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone4104009820PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-15SignatureDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address71.121.132.2IPv4AddressTxt
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Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2022-01-07 14:23:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.jsli.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$110,563GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$97,711ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$12,480ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
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Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$372GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$27CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$345GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$110,536TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$3,750GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$90,419SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$405FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$4,120OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$351PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$14,768OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$113,813TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$3,277ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,641NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,364NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$6,066BOYAmt
EOY$3,941EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$6,587BOYAmt
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BOY$12,653BOYAmt
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BOY$12BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeEducational products and services, including seminars, printed materials, electronic materials, audio and visual materials.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (5 entries)

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EDUCATING EDUCATORS - We increased the amount and quality of the J-IDEA teacher training program's 10 major content categories: Jewish Holidays, Art of Amazement, Esoteric, Marriage, Ritual, Ethics, Meditation & Prayer, Texts, History and Miscellaneous. In addition, we directly trained and mentored another cohort of 12 educators, increasing their skills at implementing experiential learning, and their thousands of students. JSL pedagogy provided them with fresh and innovative ways to motivate students in learning and develop their respect and love of Judaism. Participants register for free at jewishspirituality.net.$0$2,500
JTI - The Jewish Teachers Institute - In its second year, this project to train and mentor teachers for Jewish day schools expanded to 20 teachers serving approximately 500 students. While the largest schools sometimes have the resources to conduct in-house training and mentoring, the smaller schools typically do not. The JTI "New Teacher Boot Camp" included: model and practice a Harry Wong-informed classroom management method, simple concrete indicators of successful teaching (following Thomas Sergiovanni's and Elliot Eisner's models of professional standards), lesson planning and assessments, principles of visual and differentiated instruction and hands-on engagement, effective use of textbooks A/V resources and other technologies; with specific curricular support as well. All participants increased their knowledge and skills in one or more of the above categories.$5,000$5,000
E-LEARNING - Our innovative smart phone apps continue to give thousands of users a daily dose of wisdom. Our weekly "Table Talk" entered its twelfth year, bringing food for thought and discussion to thousands of Friday night dinner tables worldwide.$5,000$250
MEDIA DISTRIBUTION - Our worldwide book distribution continued steadily, including the best-selling "Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality" in two languages, the "Art of Amazement Haggada" and the Bar Mitzvah Album, found at barmitzvahalbum.com. Thousands of visitors found quality books and toys via our searchable site, bestjewishkidsbooks.com.$500$250
AMAZING NATURE FOR TEACHERS - NIFLA'OT - MA RABU! - This program empowers teachers across the curriculum with the wonders of nature in order to increase their students' joy of learning and sense of connectedness to the classroom and to life. The three versions enable the materials to be used in any classroom across the curriculum. This year we piloted the material in Jewish summer camps.$5,000$150
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$8,150TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Alexander Seinfeld
Chairman5$87,000$0$0
Harmon Shragge
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Marc Sarosi
President1$0$0$0
Kyle Bach
Board Member1$0$0$0
Todd Samuels
Board Member1$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Jewish Spiritual Literacy IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13700 Menlo DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21215ZIPCd
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Phone4104009820PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,383CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$58,393CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$97,711CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$373,959TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^General Office Expense;2209|Book Research and Educational Material;3015|Travel Expense;5657|Charity;1291|Automobile Expense;286|Service Charges;422|Depreciation Expense;759|Fundraising Expense;1129^Total;14768^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Account Receivable;1905|Inventory;2357|Computer;6392|Accumulated Depreciation;-4842^Total;5812^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Current Liability;389^Total;389^

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

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ExplanationOverwhelmed by the Pandemic and all of its ramifications - social, financial. Affected all of staff directly and indirectly.ExplanationTxt

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