2018-11-14T12:01:47-06:00 2018-06-30 640751580 WILSON & BIGGS PLLC PO BOX 930 RIDGELAND MS 39158 990 2017-07-01 640762027 INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INST 6013626357 PO BOX 16528 JACKSON MS 392360528 MICHELE SCHIPPER CEO 6013626357 2018-11-08 true GEORGE M BIGGS JR P00912499 6019572001 2018-11-14 167.68.16.49 2018-11-14 12:01:47 CS P 648C8AD4B4919CE9EA9754D96F8D5D1D695341EB 19C3764FD7E16FB4ACA36044FF05FC5449D87197 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MICHELE SCHIPPER PO BOX 16528 JACKSON MS 392360528 5967452 false X WWW.ISJL.ORG X 2000 MS THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE PROMOTES JUDAISM AND OUR HERITAGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SHARED RESOURCES. THE INSTITUTE DELIVERS RABBINIC SERVICES,AN EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND CULTUTAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES SEEKING NEW SOLUTIONS, OR WHERE JEWISH RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. 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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS CONGREGATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS LARGE AND SMALL. ALL PARTNERING SCHOOLS UTILIZE THE ISJL'S COMPREHENSIVE, TRANS-DENOMINATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A COMMON BODY OF JEWISH KNOWLEDGE DELIVERED BY ITINERANT EDUCATORS. 348578 3426 HISTORY/ORAL HISTORY - THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT DELIVERS LECTURES, MAINTAINS ARCHIVES AND IS CURRENTLY BUILDING A WEB-BASED ARCHIVE WITH A HISTORY OF EVERY SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE THAT THE RICH HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE IS CAPTURED, ORAL HISTORIES AS WELL AS RESEARCH ARE PLACED IN A DIGITAL ARCHIVE ONLINE AND ARTIFACTS ARE PRESERVED THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE. HERITAGE AND INTERPRETATION. -THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE, ISJL SEEKS TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND DOCUMENT THE LONG AND RICH TRADITION OF JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH. 358267 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - ENHANCEMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION, OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES, ENTERTAINMENT, FUNDRAISING & FAMILY PROGRAMING IN THE REGION SERVED BY ISJL. 137314 36962 CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMING-THE CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMMING DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISJL'S MARKETING AND DELIVERS A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES , FILM, LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES LARGE AND SMALL. 137314 36962 2022791 true true false false false false false true true false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 34 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 31 31 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MS X BETSY SAMUELS 6013626357 PO BOX 16528 JACKSON MS 392360528 IMOGENE BERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET BRUECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA CORMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAY CRYSTAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN CRYSTAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEPE FINN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLETT FRUMIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE HERZOG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY HESDORFFER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY SCHNEIDER HUEBSCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KANTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART LEVITON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORRIS LEW LEWIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LIBOWSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEAL NATHANSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON RITTENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROUBEY INVESTMENTS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOAN SADOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL REAGLER SCHULMAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SPENCER SIMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMAN L SOLOMON PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH STEIN JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STREIFFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY TANENBAUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN WIENER DIRECTOR-EME 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WIENER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK KENNETH ZADECK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MACY HART PRESIDENT EM 40.00 X 233250 0 157262 MICHELE SCHIPPER CEO 40.00 X 147869 0 12905 BETSY SAMUELS CFO 30.00 X 55791 0 10072 436910 180239 2 false true false 1076434 20880 1076434 EDUCATION COMMUNITY FEES 611710 216674 216674 OTHER CULTURAL SERIES 711300 36962 36962 SHOP SALES & SERVICE FEES 453220 3426 3426 257062 70448 70448 4144673 34066 3801521 8385 343152 25681 368833 368833 DEEPWATER HORIZON SETTLEMENT 900099 384769 384769 384769 2157546 625895 455217 543868 355670 80092 108106 1133296 918437 73607 141252 28993 25715 1037 2241 122745 115222 1347 6176 93475 74402 8691 10382 19238 19238 13746 13746 22074 22074 93370 79539 11219 2612 195446 136988 25717 32741 96269 90345 2810 3114 154468 135074 1157 18237 80611 67506 12276 829 117 117 12959 10040 1111 1808 18629 13853 2869 1907 2629304 2022791 277108 329405 8356 719533 838428 500509 611066 511825 2459 1944 3739 4654 32829 12656 22144 32466 22144 3565974 3202489 2215462 2557090 7310779 7532844 42731 90870 3310 11921 322839 548637 2224968 2557090 2593848 3208518 X 3757775 3542449 909793 732514 49363 49363 4716931 4324326 7310779 7532844 -471758 79153 X false true X true false X 1112022 1237393 2986933 958945 1076434 7371727 1112022 1237393 2986933 958945 1076434 7371727 1701725 5670002 82175 82174 66120 66940 70448 367857 384769 384769 8124353 1251976 0.69790 0.72200 X 1112022 1237393 2986933 958945 1076434 7371727 256720 252576 211980 273638 257062 1251976 384769 384769 1368742 1489969 3198913 1232583 1718265 9008472 506250 630000 1694237 265000 590525 3686012 506250 630000 1694237 265000 590525 3686012 5322460 82175 82174 66120 66940 70448 367857 82175 82174 66120 66940 70448 367857 1450917 1572143 3265033 1299523 1788713 9376329 0.56760 0.56420 0.04000 0.03000 X SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION FILED A SHORT-YEAR 990 FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME OF THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 6-30-13. IT IS COUNTED AS A YEAR FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE A. X X false true true X 22144 22144 22144 CASH VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 2557090 2557090 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 2557090 2557090 X 2214625 79153 79153 2135472 22074 22074 2157546 2607230 2607230 22074 22074 2629304 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 1B CURRENTLY , THE INSTITUTE IS HOLDING CERTAIN FUNDS FOR THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE- NEW ORLEANS AND TEMPLE BETH EL IN LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI. THE INSTITUTE HAS NO OWNERSHIP OF THESE ASSETS OR RIGHTS TO THE INCOME EARNED BY THESE ASSETS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B CURRENTLY, THE MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE IN NEW ORLEANS OPERATES AS A PROJECT OF THE INSTITUTE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INSTITUTE WISHES TO RE-ESTABLISH AND RE-INVIGORATE THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH A SEPARATE UNRELATED NON-PROFIT CORPORATION IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. THE INSTITUTE WILL RECEIVE DONATIONS ON ITS BEHALF AND MAINTAIN THE FUNDS IN A SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNT. ONCE ESTABLISHED, THE MUSEUM WILL RECEIVE THE MUSEUM COLLECTION FROM THE INSTITUTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE INSTITUTE'S BOARD RESOLUTION. DONATIONS AND RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED TOTALED 492,876 AS OF JUNE 30, 2018. IN JUNE 2017, THE INSTITUTE AGREED TO ACT AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR TEMPLE BETH EL. THE INSTITUTE WILL HOLD THESE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF TEMPLE BETH EL TO MAINTAIN ITS CEMETARY PROPERTY IN LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI, BUT WILL HAVE NO OWNERSHIP OF THE FUNDS OR PROPERTY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2018, FUNDS HELD FOR TEMPLE BETH EL TOTALED 55,761. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE INSTITUTE IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE INSTITUTE IS CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT OF THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSISTIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED. X X false false false false false false false false false MACY HART PRESIDENT EMERITUS 233250 151050 6212 390512 MICHELE SCHIPPER CEO 147869 4800 8105 160774 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE PROMOTES JUDAISM AND OUR HERITAGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SHARED RESOURCES. THE INSTITUTE DELIVERS RABBINIC SERVICES,AN EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND CULTUTAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES SEEKING NEW SOLUTIONS, OR WHERE JEWISH RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. THE INSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMING-THE CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMMING DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISJL'S MARKETING AND DELIVERS A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES , FILM, LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES LARGE AND SMALL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LYNN CRYSTAL CLAY CRYSTAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE 990 ANNUALLY AT THE FALL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD WILL DISCLOSE CONFLICTS BY USE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTED IN WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.