2019-11-12T07:53:41-06:00 2018-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2018-01-01 521814447 SEEDS OF PEACE INC SEED 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 VIVEK BANTWAL TREASURER 2125738040 2019-11-12 1 LAURENCE SCOT MBA CPA P00632647 2129671100 2019-11-12 38.122.225.90 2019-11-12 08:52:44 ES P 95362FB61C2BFCAB3B9855A80F88891215CDFAB4 95362FB61C2BFCAB3B9855A80F88891215CDFAB4 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z VIVEK BANTWAL 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 9394429 0 X SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG X 1993 NY NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING YOUNG LEADERS FROM REGIONS OF CONFLICT. 30 29 37 60 0 0 4355434 5240109 1115859 1104355 7073 10464 1214497 2093741 6692863 8448669 325757 394637 0 0 3017300 3382669 0 0 726867 2941872 3588102 6284929 7365408 407934 1083261 3160433 4398890 386938 539205 2773495 3859685 X SEEDS OF PEACE INSPIRES AND CULTIVATES NEW GENERATIONS OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY CONFLICT. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGES ESSENTIAL FOR PEACE. 0 0 2007686 357539 1035700 SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP: THE 2018 SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP PROGRAM, BROUGHT TOGETHER 349 YOUNG PEOPLE AND 40 EDUCATORS REPRESENTING 15 DELEGATIONS. FIFTY-EIGHT OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE CAME FOR THEIR SECOND YEAR AS PARADIGM SHIFTERS, ATTENDING AN ADVANCED LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE PROGRAM TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONAL AND STRUCTURAL CONFLICT AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES. THE FIRST THREE-WEEK SESSION BROUGHT PARTICIPANTS FROM INDIA, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, ISRAEL, EGYPT, JORDAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE UNITED STATES TO ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE ON EITHER THE MIDDLE EAST OR SOUTH ASIAN CONFLICTS. DURING THE SECOND TWO-WEEK SESSION, YOUNG PEOPLE AND EDUCATORS FROM MAINE, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND CHICAGO CAME TO HAVE DIALOGUE ON STRUCTURAL AND INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT IN THE US ON TOPICS SUCH AS CLASS, RACE, GENDER, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE. IN EACH SESSION, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED CONFLICT ON PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SOCIETAL LEVELS BY SHARING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES OF CONFLICT AND COMPETING HISTORICAL NARRATIVES. THE GOAL IS NOT TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS, OR PROVE ONE SIDE RIGHT OR WRONG. RATHER IT IS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: STRENGTHENING ONE'S VOICE, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING, FOSTERING RESPECT AND EMPATHY, LEARNING HOW TO ACTIVELY LISTEN. AND ULTIMATELY, TO DEEPEN PARTICIPANTS' CONVICTION TO LEAD CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AT HOME. IT IS AT CAMP THAT MOST OF OUR ALUMNI BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AT SEEDS OF PEACE. 835639 2600 68655 MIDDLE EAST: CAMP IS JUST THE STARTING POINT ON THE JOURNEY FROM PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION TO BECOMING AN AGENT OF CHANGE WITHIN ONE'S SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AFTER CAMP, SEEDS (AS GRADUATED CAMPERS WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN) TAKE PART IN SKILL-BUILDING PROGRAMS BACK AT HOME. IN 2018, SEEDS OF PEACE OFFERED MORE THAN 100 LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT HELPED INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF CORE CONFLICT ISSUES BY REGION, TRAINED SEEDS IN DIALOGUE AND FACILITATION, AND ENCOURAGED ACTIVISM AND CHANGEMAKING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN THE MIDDLE EAST, FOR EXAMPLE, SEEDS OF PEACE ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY BORDERS SEMINAR FOR 47 ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN, AND AMERICAN SEEDS THAT EXAMINED THE BOUNDARIES SEPARATING ISRAEL, SYRIA, AND LEBANON AND HOW THEY SHAPE REALITIES AND PERCEPTIONS. FORTY PALESTINIAN, ISRAELI, AMERICAN, AND UK SEEDS ALSO ATTENDED A FOUR-DAY MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION SEMINAR IN NAZARETH LED BY HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FACULTY. 1445302 24898 MULTIREGIONAL: GATHER AIMS TO DEEPEN AND ACCELERATE THE EFFORTS OF ALUMNI AND OTHER CHANGEMAKERS TO TRANSFORM CONFLICT IN AND BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THOSE WORKING IN AREAS OF CONFLICT: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMAGINE AND THINK DIFFERENTLY, TO COMBAT OLD PATTERNS AND STALE IDEAS; OFFERING INSPIRATION AND ENERGY TO TAKE ACTION, TO COMBAT HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR; AND BUILDING A DEEPLY CONNECTED COMMUNITY, TO COMBAT THE EXTREME ISOLATION AND LONELINESS THAT COMES WITH THIS WORK.CONVENINGS CREATE THOSE RARE SPACES FOR ALUMNI AND THEIR PEERS TO COME TOGETHER AND FIND INSPIRATION AND PARTNERSHIP. THEY PROVIDE CONNECTION THAT IS HARD TO FIND IN REGIONS OF CONFLICT, AS WELL AS THE CONVERSATIONS NECESSARY TO SPARK IDEAS. IN DECEMBER, MORE THAN 70 ENTREPRENEURS, ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, ACTIVISTS, AND POLICY MAKERS JOINED TOGETHER IN ATHENS, GREECE, TO REFLECT IN THEIR WORK, SHARE BEST PRACTICES, AND DIG INTO QUESTIONS AROUND THE SYSTEMIC LEVERS OF CHANGE. CHANGEMAKERS FROM PALESTINE, PAKISTAN, ISRAEL, INDIA, CYPRUS, THE BALKANS, EGYPT, THE US, JORDAN, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE UK PARTICIPATED IN FOUR TRACKS: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL ACTIVISM, AND ARTS AND EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS BUILT SKILLS AROUND STORYTELLING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND, PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY BUILT AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY. WORKSHOPS LED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD INCLUDED INTRODUCTIONS TO IMPACT INVESTMENT AND NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING, EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATION, PUTTING THE 'STORY' BACK IN STORYTELLING, USING NARRATIVE TO MOVE FROM 'ACTION-INHIBITION' TO 'ACTION-ENABLING, AND RETHINKING FOR-PROFIT BIASES. SEEDS OF PEACE WORKED THROUGHOUT 2018 WITH ITS THIRD CLASS OF GATHER FELLOWS-16 CHANGEMAKERS WHOSE WORK TACKLES PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES CONTRIBUTING TO CONFLICT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FELLOWS RECEIVED PERSONAL COACHING, AS WELL AS SUPPORT BRINGING GREATER VISIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY TO THEIR WORK, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM WIDEN THEIR REACH AND DEEPEN THEIR IMPACT DURING MONTHS OF INTENSE PROJECT-BUILDING. THEY ALSO GAINED ACCESS TO A SMALL POOL OF GRANT MONEY, AND PARTICIPATED IN ONLINE SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS.IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING LEADERS, SEEDS OF PEACE WORKS WITH EDUCATORS AND LOCAL LEADERS FROM THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR SEEDS LIVE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN THEIR IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO WORK TOWARDS CHANGE. THIS IS DONE BY OFFERING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES GEARED AROUND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS. IN 2018, FOR EXAMPLE, XXX EDUCATORS FROM THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED IN A COURSE ON BEST PRACTICES FOR EDUCATING IN A DIVERSE DEMOCRACY, AND SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATORS OFFERED YEAR-ROUND DAILY PROGRAMS FOR HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN IN GAZA THROUGH THE SHIJAEYA COMMUNITY PROJECTTWENTY-ONE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS GRADUATED FROM SEEDS OF PEACE'S NINE-MONTH INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE AND FACILITATION CERTIFICATION COURSE IN JERUSALEM. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN DIALOGUE WITH EACH OTHER, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME LEARNED HOW TO FACILITATE IT-AND IN THE PROCESS GAINED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OTHER'S NARRATIVES. COURSE GRADUATES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE GROUPS AT THE SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP, IN ADDITION TO CONVENING GROUPS LOCALLY. SEEDS OF PEACE IS ALSO WORKING AROUND THE WORLD TO SHARE OUR INTERNATIONALLY TESTED APPROACH FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK ENGAGES COMMUNITIES TO CONTINUE TRANSFORMING CONFLICT THROUGH DIALOGUE ON TOPICS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, CLASS, AND POWER, AND CHALLENGES HOW ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES CAN BUILD MORE INCLUSIVE CULTURES THROUGH DIALOGUE. IN 2018, SEEDS OF PEACE GREW OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE BY WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN (UNG DIALOGUE), LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (CLINTON CENTER), AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY. 655828 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 258069 9600 US PROGRAMS: CAMP IS JUST THE STARTING POINT ON THE JOURNEY FROM PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION TO BECOMING AN AGENT OF CHANGE WITHIN ONE'S SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AFTER CAMP, SEEDS (AS GRADUATED CAMPERS WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN) TAKE PART IN SKILL-BUILDING PROGRAMS BACK AT HOME. IN THE UNITED STATES, SEEDS HELPED ORGANIZE A YOUTH IDENTITY SUMMIT HOSTED IN MAINE ON IDENTITY, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE FOCUSED ON SPARKING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ON IDENTITY, DIVERSITY, AND COMMUNITY. DIALOGUE AND FACILITATION TRAININGS IN MAINE, LONDON, CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND SYRACUSE, DEEPENED SEEDS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIALOGUE PROCESS AND EQUIP THEM WITH SKILLS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACING THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. 106033 SOUTH ASIA: CAMP IS JUST THE STARTING POINT ON THE JOURNEY FROM PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION TO BECOMING AN AGENT OF CHANGE WITHIN ONE'S SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. AFTER CAMP, SEEDS (AS GRADUATED CAMPERS WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN) TAKE PART IN SKILL-BUILDING PROGRAMS BACK AT HOME. IN SOUTH ASIA, FOR EXAMPLE, INDIAN SEEDS ORGANIZED A FOUR-DAY INTERFAITH CAMP FOR 50 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS. PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED THE NOTIONS OF FAITH IN ORDER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW RELIGIOUS POLARIZATION LEADS TO MISTRUST AND VIOLENCE. IN PAKISTAN, 28 SEEDS, EDUCATORS AND SUPPORTERS IN LAHORE PLANTED 160 TREES IN ORDER TO COMBAT RISING TEMPERATURES AND SMOG AFTER YEARS OF RAPID INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. 1019930 9600 5308557 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 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 76 0 1 37 1 0 1 IS IN UK 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 30 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AZ CA CT GA FL IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV AK AL CO DC DE HI X X ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100176503 AMIN BADR-EL-DIN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARN TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GOTTSCHALK BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE COVEY BOARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BAKER BURNS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID AVITAL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET WALLACH PRESIDENT EMERITA 2.00 X 81250 0 0 JEREMY GOLDBERG BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL JACOB BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEILA MAW STRAUS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW COUREY BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY REISS TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY TANNER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAED EL KAHATIB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BIRNBAUM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GRUBER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TAL RECANATI VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VIVEK BANTWAL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT C BORDONE BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOU GOTTSCHALK BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN KARNIOL-TAMBOUR BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MACLEOD BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SABER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN SOLOMON BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIZIANA SOUSOU BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA WIJNBERG BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALIYA NEDGUNGADI BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 159997 0 2044 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP ADMIN. & FINANCE 40.00 X 159970 0 13718 JASON P DRUCKER DIR. DEV. & EXT'L RELATIONS 40.00 X 147590 0 18871 DEBRA LEVY DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 101881 0 1380 650688 0 36013 4 0 1 0 0 143045 5097064 17884 5240109 CAMP FEES & RELATED INCOME 721210 1035700 1035700 MULTINATIONAL PROG. & OTHER FEES 900099 68655 68655 1104355 12002 12002 240407 241945 -1538 -1538 -1538 2746330 703815 2042515 2042515 OTHER REVENUE 900099 51226 51226 51226 8448669 1155581 0 2052979 X 394637 394637 401216 277692 70364 53160 2440559 1498369 536708 405482 18788 11798 3842 3148 318950 200294 65214 53442 203156 127578 43988 31590 2085 2085 81480 46980 34500 779209 686082 80662 12465 12995 12170 425 400 487746 272427 117448 97871 12681 11465 1216 516409 252256 242300 21853 39716 38653 596 467 193581 151608 41913 60 TRAVEL, HOTELS AND CONF 806118 767683 7515 30920 KITCHEN FOOD AND SUPPLI 138855 138855 MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT AN 107327 99506 2591 5230 SECURITY 107113 107113 302787 211306 80702 10779 7365408 5308557 1329984 726867 789194 2150681 1180287 724750 721851 909753 19444 16777 195306 269676 1044065 823330 162467 220735 2004 289 61222 54843 28658 51386 3160433 4398890 360791 525485 26147 13720 386938 539205 X 1326280 1776159 1098915 2083526 348300 0 2773495 3859685 3160433 4398890 1083261 2929 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4221830 4269912 4087086 4355434 5240109 22174371 4221830 4269912 4087086 4355434 5240109 22174371 2628590 19545781 516 3139 2951 7073 10464 24143 22198514 9772706 0.88050 0.89050 X 348300 6256 354556 345560 2740 348300 344385 1175 345560 344215 170 344385 344180 35 344215 0 0 16709 16709 718417 608697 109720 263911 187533 76378 45028 27100 17928 220735 8473742 2929 22144 25073 8448669 0 8448669 7387552 22144 22144 7365408 0 7365408 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 19 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 835639 SOUTH ASIA 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 106033 3 21 0 0 3 21 941672 0 941672 CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 196 364313 CASH AWARD MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 30 30324 CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE SEEDS OF PEACE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS DINNER GALA 2746330 2746330 703815 2746330 2746330 703815 703815 2042515 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 151997 0 8000 0 0 0 0 0 2044 0 162041 0 0 0 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP ADMIN. & FINANCE 153970 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 13718 0 173688 0 0 0 JASON P DRUCKER DIR. DEV. & EXT'L RELATIONS 141090 0 6500 0 0 0 1000 0 17871 0 166461 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP - ARN & NANCY TELLEM AND JANE & ROBERT TOLL FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PREPARED 990 TO THE AUDIT-FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE WHERE DIRECTORS ARE REQUESTED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OR ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR SEEDS OF PEACE EXECUTIVES USING SALARY SURVEY REPORTS AS TO COMPARE COMPENSATION IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANYONE CAN REQUEST A COPY OF FORM 990 & OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING AT 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1201, NEW YORK, NY 10017-6503. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 685,734. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 80,662. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,465. TOTAL EXPENSES 778,861. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 348. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 348. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.