JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC (EIN 45-0949784)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-20
IRS object ID
201822639349300202
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-09-20T07:35:45-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042629080PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CARAS & SHULMAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line178 BLANCHARD RD STE 306AddressLine1Txt
CityBURLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01803ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN450949784EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177555552PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAMELIA KATZENPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177555552PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCARAS SHULMAN PCPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01443546PTIN
Phone7812733950PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-18PreparationDt
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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerAMELIA KATZENPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$266,689GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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KENNETH LEVIN
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JONATHAN LEFFELL
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DANIEL PIPES
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JERRY SAMET
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RUTH WISSE
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Total Program Service Revenue$59,499TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$9,317TotalAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,107TotalAmt
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Total$18,126TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,898TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$4,823TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$869,875BOYAmt
EOY$926,318EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$600,000BOYAmt
EOY$300,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$2,224BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$450,702CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$660,442CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$564,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,040,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$202,325CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,919,341TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$660,442CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$564,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,040,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$202,325CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,919,341TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$2,919,341PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$2,919,341TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$222,407GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNCLAIMED FUNDSDesc
Amt$974Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$974TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAX 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, 2017, 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES JNS NOW EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME EDITORS AND ONE PART-TIME ASSISTANT EDITOR. 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 11BFORM 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 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,626. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,626. PUBLISHING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,705. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,705. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 112,895. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 112,895.

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