2017-11-13T21:55:16-06:00 2016-12-31 946214841 Armanino LLP 11766 Wilshire Blvd 9th Floor Los Angeles CA 90025 990 2016-01-01 010566033 ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ISRA 3108366140 PO Box 341069 Los Angeles CA 90034 ROZ ROTHSTEIN CEO 3108366140 2017-11-13 1 Thomas Schulte P00637812 3104784148 69.75.114.228 2017-11-13 21:55:12 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 7815357A5CCD20A049AB45565AFEA9CCC43B7AD4 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z STANDWITHUS ROZ ROTHSTEIN PO Box 341069 Los Angeles CA 90034 13765492 0 X www.standwithus.com X 2001 CA ENSURE ISRAEL'S STORY IS TOLD ON CAMPUSES, & IN COMMUNITIES, MEDIA, & CHURCHES. SEE PART III, LINE 1 38 38 81 51 0 0 9591162 10558932 414861 550548 650529 272163 371284 35744 11027836 11417387 0 8455 0 0 5642966 6364559 0 0 601251 4977137 4784435 10620103 11157449 407733 259938 7508025 7849336 632405 713778 6875620 7135558 X STANDWITHUS IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISRAEL AND COMBATING EXTREMISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM THAT OFTEN DISTORTS THE ISSUES. WE BELIEVE EDUCATION IS THE ROAD TO PEACE. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)WE WORK TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO WANT TO EDUCATE THEIR OWN LOCAL CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT ISRAEL. WE BELIEVE THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS WILL CORRECT COMMON PREJUDICES ABOUT THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, AND WILL PROMOTE DISCUSSIONS AND POLICIES THAT CAN HELP PROMOTE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THROUGH PRINT MATERIALS, SPEAKERS, PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, MISSIONS TO ISRAEL, POSITIVE CAMPAIGNS, AND INTERNET RESOURCES, WE ENSURE THAT THE STORY OF ISRAEL'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND ONGOING CHALLENGES IS TOLD ON CAMPUSES AND IN COMMUNITIES, THE MEDIA, LIBRARIES, AND CHURCHES AROUND THE WORLD. BASED IN LOS ANGELES, STANDWITHUS HAS 18 OFFICES ACROSS THE U.S., IN ISRAEL, AND IN THE UK. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITES FOR MORE INFORMATION. 0 0 2601544 38718 CAMPUS SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.===================================================StandWithUs has become a household word around the United States for people who want to educate their local communities about Israel, whether it is on campuses or in their communities. In all our offices we have a similar approach. We have materials and speakers available for campuses, high schools, middle schools, churches, synagogues and community events. We regularly host large and small conferences and other forms of educational programs. StandWithUs has been working on college campuses since its inception. (See continuation on Schedule O)This is because students across the country have reached out to the professionals at StandWithUs (from our early beginnings) and asked for help because they feel that Israel is being misrepresented on their campuses far too often. Students have reported hate speech, and anti-Semitic, hateful campaigns being hosted on their campuses through speakers, professors and propagandists who create ill will on campus for Israel and its supporters. Students and community members who want to educate their peers need the tools to do so. StandWithUs provides guidance and will even create unique materials as needed, to make sure that we challenge half-truths, lies and misinformation. StandWithUs has become an important resource for any student who wants to correct the flow of misinformation about Israel within their own campus community. Our annual Emerson Fellowship program enables students to take a leadership role on campuses across the US and Canada. We now have over 80 Emerson Fellows on campuses each year, whom we support to bring pro-Israel educational programs, materials, and initiatives to campus. Through our Emerson Fellows and other StandWithUs student leaders in 2016, we had over 100,000 students at over 800 educational events on over 200 college campuses. We worked in partnership with other excellent organizations to fight the boycott movement against Israel. 2341409 8455 111240 ISRAEL OFFICE=============Misinformation about Israel has been promoted to young adults in countries around the world. StandWithUs opened an office in Israel in 2005 when we realized that we can educate visitors to Israel. Our work has grown significantly, from working to educate visiting students on Birthright busses, to educating visitors to Israel on other programs, to working with Israeli college and high school students. Having a full, functioning office in Israel enables us to be a resource for materials, for speakers, programs, conferences, missions to Israel, to social media and videos produced in Israel. (See continuation on Schedule O)The resources provided by the Israel office is all for the purpose of disseminating accurate information about Israel to people of all faiths and ages around the world. We anticipate that this office and its many educational programs will continue to grow each year due to the high, growing demand for our services.StandWithUs has become leaders in the field of social media education, which is managed by members of our team in Israel. With over 1.2 million fans on our English Facebook pages, we are able to reach up to 100 million people on a peak week. We also have Facebook pages in other languages, including Arabic, which is extremely dynamic and informative to the Arab world. The educational videos we create and post on YouTube, Facebook and twitter have achieved millions of views. 2913564 191183 COMMUNITY SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.====================================================The professionals at StandWithUs have found that the same pernicious anti-Israel propaganda that is being promoted on campuses is also used in communities to achieve the same destructive goals: to destroy Israel's reputation and isolate it as a pariah among nations. The boycott movement against Israel continues to menace well-meaning communities around the country and indeed, around the world. Churches and co-op markets, labor unions and even billboards have become common targets for creating ill will against Israel. The same tools that StandWithUs is using on college campuses are also being used within communities (See continuation on Schedule O)StandWithUs has become increasingly engaged within the war for hearts and minds of people of all ages. StandWithUs is there to support community members in a variety of ways, from funding events to rally signs, to production of new fact sheets, to responding to anti-Israel billboards, to bringing relevant guest speakers, to hosting mini or large educational conferences, films, and more.StandWithUs has become the largest producer and distributor of well documented, colorful and engaging materials for campus and communities about Israel used in colleges, synagogues, high schools and communities. Millions of copies of our materials have been distributed each year in multiple languages, and are available in hard copy, on the internet as well as mobile devices. 1827796 219119 HIGH SCHOOL==========WE BEGAN OUR WORK IN HIGH SCHOOL 4 YEARS AGO IN ORDER TO BE STRATEGIC, AND PREPARE TEENS FOR THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE LIKELY TO FACE ON THEIR FUTURE COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THIS PROGRAM BEGAN WITH 50 CAREFULLY SELECTED INTERNS FOR A YEARLONG TRAINING PROGRAM AND HAS EXPANDED TO NEARLY 100 STANDWITHUS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS. SELECTION IS BASED ON A STUDENT'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TRACK RECORD, AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES FROM TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ON THE STUDENT'S CLEAR INTEREST IN AND DEDICATION TO ISRAEL. THE INTERNS ARE PROFESSIONALLY MENTORED FOR A YEAR, AND ARE SUPPORTED AS THEY RUN PROGRAMS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AND IN THEIR YOUTH GROUPS. IN 2016 THE INTERNS HAVE HOSTED PROGRAMS THAT WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 60,000 STUDENTS AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH GROUPS. AFTER THEY GRADUATE OUR HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THEY ARE INTRODUCED TO OUR CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN ENGAGED WITH STANDWITHUS AS A LEADER ON CAMPUS FOR ISRAEL. WE HAVE TRACKED OUR GRADUATES AND OVER 50 % HAVE TAKEN LEADERSHIP ROLES ON THEIR CAMPUSES, WITH THE REST INVOLVED IN PRO-ISRAEL COMMITTEES AT THEIR SCHOOLS. LEGAL DEPARTMENT==============STANDWITHUS IS NOW ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED BY THE "BDS" (BOYCOTT) MOVEMENT AGAINST ISRAEL. WE NOW HAVE OVER 150 PRO-BONO ATTORNEYS IN OUR NETWORK. DURING THE LAST YEAR, THE NEW STANDWITHUS LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED LEGAL RESOURCES IN OVER 200 INCIDENTS. EXPENSES, GRANTS, AND REVENUE FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND LEGAL COMBINED ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1827796 219119 9684313 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 0 1 81 1 0 1 UK IS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AZ CA CO CT FL KS IL MD MA MI MN MO NV NH NJ NY NC OH OR PA RI SC TN TX WA WI X X ROBERTA TURITZ CONTROLLER 3108366140 PO Box 341069 Los Angeles CA 90034 ESTHER RENZER Board President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN EMERSON Board Vice President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTY JANNOL Board Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE R LEDERMAN Board Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE POST Board Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NATY SAIDOFF Board Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY WOLFE Board Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE P WIENIR Board Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR BILGER Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAHLIA BILGER Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 HAIM DAYAN Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 HELEN DAYAN Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 RITA EMERSON Board Member 5.00 X 0 0 0 MOTI GUR Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE HEFTER Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY J HOCHBERG Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN HOWARD DMD Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN JANNOL Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHMUEL KATZ MD Board Member 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW KLIGERMAN Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 DINA LEEDS Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 FRED LEEDS Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 BARAK LURIE Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 ALON MILLER Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSANA MILLER Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM MILSTEIN Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 GILA MILSTEIN Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON PLOTKIN Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID POLAK Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET POLAK Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARAK RAVIV Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI ROSS Board Member 1.50 X 0 0 0 SUSY RUBINSTEIN Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE SAIDOFF Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANET SASSON Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH SCHAMES Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 RHONA WACHT Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD WALDOW Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 SONYA WALDOW Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WIENIR MD Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIREILLE WOLFE Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROZ ROTHSTEIN CEO 40.00 X 246127 0 18987 JEREMY ROTHSTEIN COO 40.00 X 224856 0 7747 ROBERTA TURITZ Controller 32.00 X 109471 0 23397 MICHAEL DICKSON Director - Israel 40.00 X 128095 0 884 shahar azani Exec Dir SWU NE Region 40.00 X 198709 0 7352 Gary Ratner SENIOR EXECUTIVE 40.00 X 139856 0 5997 ROBERT JACOBS DIRECTOR - NORTHWEST 40.00 X 124001 0 1205 AVI POSNICK MANAGING DIRECTOR - NORTHEAST 40.00 X 114497 0 4754 1285612 0 70323 8 0 1 0 Gotham Hall 1356 Broadway New York NY 10018 Event Hall Rental 137110 1 3463890 7095042 91156 10558932 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS 900099 512841 512841 HONORARIA 900099 37707 37707 550548 3912 3912 11104 0 11104 11104 11104 1768958 1500707 268251 268251 268251 847398 3463890 847398 0 9712 0 9712 9712 MISCELLANEOUS 611710 14928 14928 14928 11417387 560260 0 298195 8455 8455 630585 331786 215874 82925 4866874 4402196 208768 255910 62240 54555 5005 2680 351041 332531 6977 11533 453819 385058 62484 6277 63672 63672 44082 44082 849 849 106565 106145 420 220843 184344 16295 20204 338736 311638 8468 18630 420249 324152 72983 23114 88341 88058 283 2354152 2354152 73716 73385 331 51483 38330 13153 BROCHURES, FLYERS, VIDE 408156 408156 PARTNERED EVENTS 233036 233036 DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN 176504 176504 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 134292 11573 122719 69759 35914 30654 3191 11157449 9684313 871885 601251 2550612 2785771 1482692 699433 1098983 2585911 155542 5444 8500 17650 74675 68646 823853 479311 387788 344542 1501500 1089184 202147 200854 45586 51901 7508025 7849336 632405 713778 632405 713778 X 5346347 4656259 1529273 2479299 6875620 7135558 7508025 7849336 259938 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8046019 7414596 9134384 9591162 10558932 44745093 8046019 7414596 9134384 9591162 10558932 44745093 6468637 38276456 70178 670418 407350 11173 15016 1174135 17242 13072 17673 352782 14928 415697 46334925 1776359 0.82610 0.82390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 358108 89308 268800 465745 390003 75742 344542 11417387 0 11417387 0 11417387 11157449 0 11157449 0 11157449 0 ISRAEL 1 33 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PAGE 5 2096350 ENGLAND 1 4 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PAGE 5 212235 CANADA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES SEE PAGE 5 53115 3 40 0 0 3 40 2361700 0 2361700 Art supplies provided to Yoram Raanan who lost his life work to fire. Israel 1 Purchased art supplies 8455 Purchased Art Supplies Purchase cost 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: Israel Emergency Alliance applies its mission of education in Israel (through the Israel office) and also in Europe (through the England office) by educating large numbers of people about the Middle East conflict. Israel Emergency Alliance provides program support for its Canadian counterpart, StandWithUs Canada. Due to the misinformation that is promoted by anti-Israel propagandists, IEA proactively sends out speakers, brochures, programs, conferences and missions to Israel that meet the overall mission of the Israel Emergency Alliance. We also translate our brochures and other information into other applicable languages like French, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, etc. When foundations or individuals make donations for specific programs, all funds are carefully designated for those departments and used only for those purposes. We monitor the use of funds by requiring receipts for every expenditure including detailed explanations that justify the use of funds within the designated area of funding. All expenses are in line with the specific purpose(s) for which the funds were designated, and must conform to the specifications of the donor. Conformity to our policies and all expenditures are reviewed as part of our annual independent audit. FESTIVAL OF LiGHTS LA 3177871 2836350 341521 23668 245332 8775 63746 NY Leaders of Tomorrow 360067 142070 217997 153385 3375 61237 4 773350 485470 287880 18819 176801 13648 78612 4311288 3463890 847398 195872 422133 25798 203595 847398 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROZ ROTHSTEIN CEO 246127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18987 0 265114 0 0 0 JEREMY ROTHSTEIN COO 224856 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7747 0 232603 0 0 0 shahar azani Exec Dir SWU NE Region 198709 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7352 0 206061 0 0 0 X 1 8000 Sales Proceeds X 8 78056 BROKER QUOTES X 2 5100 Israel Bonds Face Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 ARTHUR BILGER AND DAHLIA BILGER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. HAIM AND HELEN DAYAN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. STEVEN EMERSON AND RITA EMERSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MARTY AND SUSAN JANNOL HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FRED AND DINA LEEDS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. ALON AND ROSANA MILLER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. ADAM AND GILA MILSTEIN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. DAVID AND JANET POLAK HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. ROZ AND JERRY ROTHSTEIN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. NATY AND DEBBIE SAIDOFF HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. HOWARD AND SONJA WALDOW HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MICHAEL WIENIR, MD AND ADRIENNE P. WIENIR HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BARRY AND MIREILLE WOLFE HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Line 11b explanation - A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA, UNDERGOES CAREFUL REVIEW BY THE CONTROLLER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Every employee is required to sign an employee handbook when they are hired. On pages 49 and 50 of the handbook, the conflict of interest policy is described. The policy is monitored through supervisory meetings. We are aware of all activities that are work related and have open lines of communication. If there is any indication that there is an issue with any employee with regard to a potential conflict of interest, management meets with them personally and reiterates the company policy. We make a determination and discuss the potential possibility of conflict with the organization, and advise the employee to either cease or alter the activity or we take action accordingly. To date, we have never had to terminate an employee because of this issue. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The CEO and COO are responsible for hiring employees within each category of work. Once a search is complete, if the employee's salary will exceed $100,000 dollars, the Board of Directors are part of the decision to hire (or not to hire) the candidate. There is always a study done of other 990's to make sure that the compensation is reasonable and comparable to other similar positions in other charitable organizations. IEA is always on the low side of the study for compensation. The CEO and COO are periodically reviewed by the executive members of the Board of Directors, which temporarily becomes the compensation committee. The salaries in other comparable fields are studied (through other 990's) and checked to see if the compensation by the IEA is reasonable when compared to other similar organizations. A full compensation survey is created and studied by the compensation committee. Based on the capacity of the organization, job performance and comparison to other similar charities, the executive committee arrives at a suggested annual remuneration for the two top executives. The CEO and the COO are then advised of the decision reached by the compensation committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST