2019-10-23T12:57:00-05:00 2018-12-31 042629080 CARAS & SHULMAN PC 78 BLANCHARD RD STE 306 BURLINGTON MA 01803 990 2018-01-01 450949784 JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC JEWI 6177555552 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 AMELIA KATZEN TREASURER 6177555552 2019-10-17 1 CARAS SHULMAN PC P01443546 7812733950 2019-10-17 64.88.174.3 2019-10-17 09:52:57 ED P 14D4C20B719AD1B80BFFE321D61B720CB481B85B C7CC2B3E1CF831F2B4ECA41B3AAD57C082127FBC 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z AMELIA KATZEN 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 369836 0 X WWW.JNS.ORG X 2011 MA SEE 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. 8 0 5 0 4744 0 202325 301639 59499 63453 4865 4744 0 0 266689 369836 0 0 0 0 210186 348535 0 0 0 248810 324700 458996 673235 -192307 -303399 1276318 973384 974 1439 1275344 971945 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 626735 63453 JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES APPROXIMATELY 140 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS AND WEBSITES, REPRESENTING A CIRCULATION OF NEARLY 1 MILLION, WITH 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. JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS IN 8 OF THE TOP 10 MAJOR 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. 626735 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 MA CA PA X AMELIA KATZEN 6177555552 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 X JOSHUA W KATZEN PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMELIA KATZEN TREASURER & CLERK 15.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSEL PERGAMENT VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH LEVIN DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LEFFELL DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PIPES DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY SAMET DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH WISSE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301639 301639 SUBSCRIPTIONS 519130 63453 63453 63453 4744 4744 369836 63453 4744 0 X 327788 327788 9853 9853 10894 10894 13904 13904 208098 206391 1707 7172 7172 10605 10605 37679 37679 13901 13901 2452 2452 25250 25250 5639 5639 673235 626735 46500 0 926318 172829 300000 0 750055 50000 50500 1276318 973384 974 1439 974 1439 X 1275344 971945 1275344 971945 1276318 973384 -303399 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 660442 564997 1040875 202325 301639 2770278 660442 564997 1040875 202325 301639 2770278 2770278 2770278 275219 1.00000 1.00000 X 0 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS, NET 50500 50500 UNCLAIMED FUNDS 1439 1439 X PART X, LINE 2: TAX 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 DECEMBER 31, 2018, 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. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 7 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED AN OFFICE AND CONDUCTED PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN ISREAL. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH FREELANCE WRITERS IN ISREAL TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR ITS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLATFORMS. 39250 1 7 0 0 1 7 39250 0 39250 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL METHOD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FORM 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 140 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. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 - RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS JOSH KATZEN AMELIA KATZEN PRESIDENT TREASURER SPOUSE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 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 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,707. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,707. PUBLISHING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 61,626. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 61,626. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 144,765. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 144,765.