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JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC (EIN 73-1685391)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-07-20
IRS object ID
201832019349200618
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-07-20T12:09:06-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Business Name BusinessName

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Phone4104009820PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13700 Menlo DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAlexander SeinfeldPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone4104009820PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-20SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Website Addresswww.jsli.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$91,732GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Program Service Revenue$16,118ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
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Printing Publications Postage$209PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$702BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 20 educators (teachers and rabbis), 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$0
SEMINARS - This year we continued our weekly and monthly seminars in the San Francisco and Baltimore-DC regions. Consistent with past outcomes, over 95 percent of participants increased their interest in, literacy about and ability to cultivate ancient Jewish wisdom and practices. We continued to focus on the themes of living mindfully, healthy relationships, and ethical thinking.$10,000$0
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.$0$0
MEDIA DISTRIBUTION - Our worldwide book distribution continued steadily, including the best-selling "The Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality" in two languages, the "Art of Amazement Haggada". Thousands of visitors found quality books and toys via our searchable site, bestjewishkidsbooks.com.$0$0
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR - We continued to maintain and strengthen this program to connect 25 families from synagogues in the Baltimore Jewish Community with over 75 resident-bound seniors on Shabbat and holidays, in three different senior residences. The program includes volunteer training.$0$0
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.$0$0
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Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

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Alexander Seinfeld
Chairman5$69,150$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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Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$87,873CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Office Expenses;838|Books Research Educational Material;1057|Travel and Automobile Expenses;4161|Service Charges;528|Depreciation Expenses;790|Fundraising Expense;1058|Advertising Expenses;144^Total;8576^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Account Receivable;1933|Inventory;2307|computer;3945|Accumulated Depreciation;-3211^Total;4974^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Account Payable;740^Total;740^

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ExplanationWe are very sorry that this is late. We lost our only secretary over a year ago and our bookkeeper has been pregnant (delivered a couple weeks ago) and we were finally able to get this done. We always try very hard to file all Federal and State filiings on time, this is a gross exception.ExplanationTxt

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