2017-02-22T11:46:31-06:00 2016-08-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2015-09-01 133914342 AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC AVOD 2125457759 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 CHERYL COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2125457759 2017-02-22 1 MATTHEW BURKE P00223556 6315821600 2017-02-22 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CHERYL COOK 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 3522619 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. 13 13 26 50 0 0 2125484 3022625 181640 212453 455 1942 300719 282648 2608298 3519668 0 0 0 0 1344446 1526204 0 0 275002 1169790 1144094 2514236 2670298 94062 849370 1470819 2393231 252407 158199 1218412 2235032 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 SOCIAL JUSTICE WHOSE WORK IS ROOTED IN AND NOURISHED BY JEWISH VALUES. 0 0 2150100 SEE SCHEDULE OTHE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS PLACES YOUNG JEWISH ADULTS, 21-26 YEARS OF AGE, IN A YEAR OF FULL-TIME SERVICE AT LEADING ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK, NEW ORLEANS, AND WASHINGTON, DC. DURING THE YEAR, CORPS MEMBERS LIVE TOGETHER IN INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO DEEPEN THEIR SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC POVERTY, AND EXPLORE THEIR WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF JEWISH TRADITION, REGULARLY FACILITATED BY LOCAL EXPERTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. OVER THE PAST NINETEEN YEARS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS HAVE DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF 634,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ADDED AN ESTIMATED $16.2 MILLION IN STAFFING CAPACITY TO 174 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 AGENCIES 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 OUR 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. THE AVODAH JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP IS A SELECTIVE SIX-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 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; THEY JOIN AVODAH FOR REGULAR EVENING SEMINARS AND ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT DOMESTIC JUSTICE WHILE LOOKING AT THEIR WORK THROUGH A JEWISH LENS.OUR 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 ARE INVESTED IN WORKING ON DOMESTIC JUSTICE FOR THE LONG TERM. UPON THEIR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, AVODAH FELLOWS ARE INTEGRATED INTO THE NATIONAL ALUMNI NETWORK AND CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM AVODAH'S ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY OUR FIRST THREE COHORTS INDICATE: MORE THAN 90% OF OUR FELLOWS REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENED OR SUSTAINED THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. THE ALUMNI NETWORK: CLOSE TO 900 AVODAH ALUMNI LIVE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND THEY HAVE ASSUMED LEADERSHIP ROLES THROUGHOUT THE JEWISH AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES - AS PROFESSIONALS, LAY LEADERS, CLERGY, PHILANTHROPISTS, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS, AND VOLUNTEERS. AS MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI NETWORK, AVODAH ALUMNI RECEIVE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORT TO FOSTER THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS JEWISH LEADERS.AVODAH'S PROGRAMS HAVE LED PARTICIPANTS TO A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO WORKING FOR JUSTICE. WE CONDUCTED AN ALUMNI SURVEY IN 2012, FACILITATED BY OUTSIDE EVALUATORS, AND FOUND THAT: -75% SAY THAT THEIR CURRENT JOB INVOLVES ANTIPOVERTY OR SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK; -92% SAY AVODAH SET THEM ON THEIR CURRENT PROFESSIONAL PATH; AND -85% SAY THAT AVODAH HELPED THEM FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: OUR NETWORK IS NOW A TREMENDOUS REPOSITORY OF KNOWLEDGE ON OUR NATION'S MOST PRESSING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES AND JEWISH RESPONSES TO THEM. OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK GIVES SPACE FOR US TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT MANY OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORLD - AND PARTICULARLY BRING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO THE TABLE IN A MORE PRESENT, THOUGHTFUL WAY TO FIGHT POVERTY, PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY. OUR WORK HELPS DEEPEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY & ECONOMIC JUSTICE. OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK INVOLVES SPEAKING, TEACHING, TRAINING LEADERS AND MUCH MORE. EXAMPLES FROM THE PAST FEW YEARS INCLUDE CO-RUNNING JUSTCITY - A JTS/AVODAH SUMMER PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPLORING JEWISH SOCIAL JUSTICE, CO-LEADING THE UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK TRAININGS PROVIDED AS PART OF THEIR LIVE WITH PURPOSE INITIATIVE, CO-WRITING A CURRICULUM WITH REPAIR THE WORLD TO BRING MORE THOUGHT AND MEANING TO VOLUNTEERING, LEADING WORKSHOPS AT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP CONFERENCES AND MUCH MORE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR VARIOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK DURING OUR 2016 FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INTEREST IN THIS AREA, AND RECENTLY HIRED A RABBI-IN-RESIDENCE TO LEAD THIS WORK FOR FY 2017 AND BEYOND. 2150100 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY DC IL LA X X MIA MARAIS 6465253610 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 BENETTA MANSFIELD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE GOLDMAN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY HIRSCHSON TREASURER (FROM AUGUST 2016) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SPRINGER TREASURER (UNTIL MAY 2016) 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 LYNNE WASSERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULES BERNSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE SOFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY VISELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN DOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 135365 0 12750 MIA MARAIS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN 32.00 X 33333 0 0 STEVEN BOCKNEK SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 50.00 X 103939 0 18000 272637 0 30750 2 0 0 0 0 15715 3006910 31117 3022625 PLACEMENT FEES 900099 193000 193000 FELLOWSHIP FEES 900099 11000 11000 ALUMNI PROGRAM FEES 900099 8453 8453 212453 1942 1942 273300 0 273300 273300 273300 2951 15715 2951 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 4508 4508 HONORARIUM 900099 2300 2300 2540 2540 9348 3519668 495101 0 1942 263814 188690 55174 19950 1021534 791026 70748 159760 27759 21143 2726 3890 101567 66578 19734 15255 111530 84948 10952 15630 76367 38390 35070 2907 5439 4368 357 714 37588 30053 3664 3871 26136 24028 1024 1084 603792 569874 16413 17505 26412 14439 7260 4713 13729 12624 594 511 PARTICIPANT ORIENTATION 132850 132850 WEEKLY AND SUNDAY PROGR 51475 51475 PROGRAM AWARDS AND STIP 38818 38818 IN-KIND GOODS EXPENSE 31117 31117 0 100371 49679 21480 29212 2670298 2150100 245196 275002 448258 240267 15644 379385 740355 1414760 32945 58800 29323 22857 111290 87834 0 23456 53574 54029 100069 150514 50651 49163 1470819 2393231 115657 158199 136750 252407 158199 X 397712 593849 820700 1641183 1218412 2235032 1470819 2393231 849370 167250 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1884836 2664199 1817240 2125484 2991508 11483267 1884836 2664199 1817240 2125484 2991508 11483267 2264319 9218948 735 528 489 455 1942 4149 265805 318534 290017 300719 280108 1455183 12942599 0.71230 0.78100 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: HONORARIUM INCOME RENTAL INCOME RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 153643 49452 1448 204543 118374 35000 409 140 153643 152917 457 35000 118374 152432 485 152917 251641 50000 791 150000 152432 0 0 7609 7609 0 80225 80225 0 23456 23456 23456 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 150514 F 150514 X 3568512 48844 48844 3519668 0 3519668 2719142 48844 48844 2670298 0 2670298 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 2016. ANNUAL EVENTS 18666 15715 2951 2951 18666 15715 2951 2951 2951 0 X 3 38103 FAIR VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BY LAWS WERE REVISED DURING THE YEAR AS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLAINT UNDER THE NEW YORK NONPROFIT REVITALIZATION ACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 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 15 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