2018-02-15T09:43:29-06:00 2017-08-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2016-09-01 133914342 AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC AVOD 2125457759 125 MAIDEN LANE 8B NEW YORK NY 100385041 CHERYL COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2125457759 2018-02-15 1 MATTHEW BURKE P00223556 6315821600 2018-02-09 167.206.147.54 2018-02-15 10:33:16 ES P D19DDBD16E34E78A24622EA686786BC60280DD70 DF50EA5AC7074D550306EEF50E81278EA9BF84A9 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CHERYL COOK 125 MAIDEN LANE 8B NEW YORK NY 100385041 2289927 0 X WWW.AVODAH.NET X 1996 NY AVODAH'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S FIGHT AGAINST THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. FOUNDED IN 1998, AVODAH IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT IS BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS TO WORK ON OUR MOST PRESSING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. WE PROVIDE JEWISH LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORKS THEY NEED TO WORK FOR AN END TO POVERTY IN AMERICA. THROUGH AVODAH'S JEWISH SERVICE CORPS, JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP, ALUMNI NETWORK, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, AVODAH IS SEEDING THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY WITH A NETWORK OF JEWISH LEADERS WHO HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND FIGHT POVERTY. 18 17 36 80 0 0 3022625 1772546 212453 222360 1942 2938 282648 267517 3519668 2265361 0 0 0 0 1526204 1660286 0 0 312937 1144094 1164403 2670298 2824689 849370 -559328 2393231 1806137 158199 130433 2235032 1675704 X AVODAH'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S FIGHT AGAINST THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC POVERTY BY ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS IN SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT INSPIRES THEM TO BECOME LIFELONG LEADERS FOR JUSTICE WHOSE WORK IS ROOTED IN AND NOURISHED BY JEWISH VALUES. 0 0 2260823 SEE SCHEDULE OTHE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS: THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND, THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS ATTRACTS JEWISH ADULTS (AGES 21-26) FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND INCLUDES: FULL-TIME JOB PLACEMENTS AT LOCAL NONPROFITS; COMMUNAL LIVING WITHIN A PLURALISTIC JEWISH FRAMEWORK; AND A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM CONSISTING OF AN EXAMINATION OF THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF URBAN POVERTY, METHODS OF SOCIAL CHANGE, SKILLS TRAINING, JEWISH TEXT STUDY, AND REFLECTION. THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS HAVE DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF 673,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ADDED AN ESTIMATED $17.6 MILLION IN STAFFING CAPACITY TO 192 LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS. AS LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS FACE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES COUPLED WITH DECLINING FUNDING, AVODAH'S HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE STAFFING MODEL OFFERS ORGANIZATIONS A REAL SOLUTION. IN THEIR PLACEMENTS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES FACED BY THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN AVODAH'S COUNTRY. THEY WORK ON CRUCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES LIKE IMMIGRATION, HUNGER, EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MORE. AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES CONSISTENTLY REPORT BEING ABLE TO OFFER THEIR CLIENTS NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HAVING AN AVODAH CORPS MEMBER ON STAFF. THE AVODAH JEWISH SERVICE CORPS PROVIDES RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES A PLACE TO BUILD THE FOUNDATIONS FOR CAREERS, JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND LIFELONG ACTIVISM IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. OVER THE PAST YEAR: 97% REPORTED THAT THEIR COMMITMENT TO DO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK HAS DEEPENED;82% REPORTED EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO JUDAISM AND JEWISH LIFE;95% REPORTED HAVING A STRONGER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK AND EXPANDED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FUTURE WORK AND LEADERSHIP. AVODAH JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP: THIS SELECTIVE PROGRAM IS AN EIGHT-MONTH LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING EXPERIENCE FOR JEWISH EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON DOMESTIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUES. THE JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY AND BUILD THE SUPPORT STRUCTURES THEY NEED TO KEEP WORKING ON CRITICAL AND TOUGH ISSUES OVER THE LONG HAUL. PARTICIPANTS COME TOGETHER WITH EXPERIENCED SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS WHO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND BUILD A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THEM PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. JUSTICE FELLOWS KEEP THEIR DAY JOBS AND JOIN AVODAH FOR REGULAR EVENING SEMINARS AND RETREATS. TOGETHER, THEY ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT DOMESTIC JUSTICE WHILE LOOKING AT THEIR WORK THROUGH A JEWISH LENS. AVODAH'S FELLOWS WORK ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, HUNGER, LABOR RIGHTS, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION AND MORE. THEY ARE EAGER TO EXPLORE THE INTERSECTIONS OF JEWISH LIFE AND JUSTICE, COMMITTED TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND INVESTED IN WORKING ON DOMESTIC JUSTICE FOR THE LONG TERM. IN EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY AVODAH'S FIRST SIX COHORTS, MORE THAN 95% OF AVODAH'S JUSTICE FELLOWS REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENED OR SUSTAINED THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. THE ALUMNI NETWORK: AVODAH'S ALUMNI COMMUNITY IS A VAST AND COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF 1,000 JEWISH LEADERS AND CHANGE MAKERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. THEY HAVE ASSUMED LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT NONPROFIT AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES AS PROFESSIONALS, LAY LEADERS, CLERGY, PHILANTHROPISTS, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS, AND VOLUNTEERS. ALL BRING TO THEIR WORK A JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS AND ALL ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT THE STRUCTURAL INJUSTICE THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FACE TODAY. AVODAH BOLSTERS THEIR WORK AND SUPPORTS THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS BY PROVIDING ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ONGOING SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. WITH AVODAH'S SUPPORT, AVODAH'S ALUMNI SERVE AS JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE EXPERTS AT JEWISH CONVENINGS NATIONWIDE AND BECOME STRONGER ADVOCATES FOR THOSE THEY SERVE AS PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS. AVODAH'S PROGRAMS HAVE LED PARTICIPANTS TO A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO WORKING FOR JUSTICE. WE CONDUCTED AN ALUMNI SURVEY IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 AND FOUND THAT 81% SAY THAT THEIR CURRENT JOB INVOLVES ANTIPOVERTY OR SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK, WHILE 87% SAY THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO HELP ADVANCE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK THANKS TO AVODAH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: AVODAH'S NETWORK IS NOW A TREMENDOUS REPOSITORY OF KNOWLEDGE ON OUR NATION'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES AND JEWISH RESPONSES TO THEM. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK GIVES SPACE FOR AVODAH TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT MANY OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORLD, AND BRING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE TABLE IN A MORE PRESENT, THOUGHTFUL WAY TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. AVODAH SERVES AS CONSULTANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, TRAINS JEWISH LEADERS, DISSEMINATES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, DEVELOPS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUCH MORE. EXAMPLES FROM THE PAST FEW YEARS INCLUDE: RUNNING WORKSHOPS FOR HILLELS, JEWISH YOUTH GROUPS, THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP, AND SYNAGOGUES; CO-RUNNING JUSTCITY, A JTS-AVODAH SUMMER PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPLORING JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE; CO-RUNNING THE CHICAGO SOCIAL JUSTICE BEIT MIDRASH; CO-LEADING THE UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK TRAININGS PROVIDED AS PART OF THEIR LIVE WITH PURPOSE INITIATIVE; AND CREATING CURRICULUM TO TEACH B'NAI MITZVAH STUDENTS ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE. APPROXIMATELY 7,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN AVODAH'S VARIOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES DURING THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INTEREST, AND HAVE ADDED MORE RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN AVODAH'S EFFORTS.AS RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL, AVODAH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR RABBI OF CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE IN NEW YORK CITY, WROTE RECENTLY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "BY SUPPORTING AVODAH, I AM INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP FOR A MORE JUST WORLD." 2260823 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 56 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY IL X X MIA MARAIS 6465253610 125 MAIDEN LANE 8B NEW YORK NY 100385041 BENETTA MANSFIELD BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNNE WASSERMAN BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY HIRSCHSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON HIRSH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELA BUCHDAHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF LEVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN LIEBERMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY LOWENBURG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET O'CONNOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANNA ROSENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI ADLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATANIA GAZEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNA GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL KAPLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILANA ZAFRAN WALDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 145686 0 3857 MIA MARAIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 32.00 X 83333 0 2083 STEVEN BOCKNEK SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 50.00 X 111445 0 2801 340464 0 8741 2 0 0 0 0 110429 1662117 8720 1772546 PLACEMENT FEES 900099 207250 207250 FELLOWSHIP FEES 900099 10900 10900 ALUMNI PROGRAM FEES 900099 4210 4210 222360 2938 2938 262065 0 262065 262065 262065 24566 110429 24566 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 2992 2992 HONORARIUM 900099 1800 1800 OTHER EARNED INCOME 900099 660 660 5452 2265361 489877 0 2938 248322 164222 58116 25984 1179024 939014 71656 168354 30370 23469 2749 4152 86531 58315 18626 9590 116039 90040 10078 15921 100787 58828 37608 4351 13098 8798 3114 1186 53950 45962 3641 4347 13058 10619 973 1466 571309 539211 13049 19049 25200 12201 10484 2515 8475 8475 15455 13651 721 1083 PARTICIPANT ORIENTATION 114347 114347 PROGRAM AWARDS AND STIP 56714 56714 WEEKLY AND SUNDAY PROGR 53001 53001 MISCELLANEOUS 45343 20590 2546 22207 93666 51841 9093 32732 2824689 2260823 250929 312937 240267 294511 379385 270271 1414760 889060 58800 56101 22857 22053 113259 96309 23456 16950 54029 5232 150514 200683 49163 51276 2393231 1806137 158199 128033 2400 158199 130433 X 593849 528704 1641183 1147000 2235032 1675704 2393231 1806137 -559328 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2664199 1817240 2125484 2991508 1809955 11408386 2664199 1817240 2125484 2991508 1809955 11408386 2346333 9062053 528 489 455 1942 2938 6352 318534 290017 300719 280108 263865 1453243 12867981 0.70420 0.71230 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME HONORARIUM INCOME RENTAL INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 204543 1372 205915 153643 49452 1448 204543 118374 35000 409 140 153643 152917 457 35000 118374 152432 485 152917 1.00000 0 0 7609 7609 0 80225 80225 0 25425 8475 16950 16950 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 200683 F 200683 X 2337101 71740 71740 2265361 0 2265361 2896429 71740 71740 2824689 0 2824689 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING A RESERVE FUND FOR FUTURE USE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR 2017. ANNUAL EVENTS 134995 110429 24566 24566 134995 110429 24566 24566 24566 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. ALL MEMBERS WERE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THE TAX PREPARER AND OFFER EDITS. THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO MAKE EDITS WAS MADE BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TAX PREPARER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AVODAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A CONFLICT OF INEREST POLICY THAT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUAL DECLARATION ARE THEN PRESENTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REVIEWED BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH IN TURN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD WHICH APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY COMPARISONS FROM SIMILAR SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO CONSIDERS OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON GUIDESTAR