2017-10-13T09:56:28-05:00 2016-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2016-01-01 521814447 SEEDS OF PEACE INC SEED 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 VIVEK BANTWAL TREASURER 2125738040 2017-10-13 1 LAURENCE SCOT MBA CPA P00632647 2129671100 2017-10-13 38.122.225.90 2017-10-13 10:56:30 ED P D74069AF4E3E131388AEA81972493F9E5F64603F D74069AF4E3E131388AEA81972493F9E5F64603F 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z VIVEK BANTWAL 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 6059238 0 X SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG X 1993 NY NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING YOUNG LEADERS FROM REGIONS OF CONFLICT. 27 26 102 261 0 0 4269912 4087086 852410 659059 8528 2951 1143163 1016393 6274013 5765489 0 201839 0 0 2670095 2812770 0 0 663827 3514249 2708984 6184344 5723593 89669 41896 2807265 2788403 483630 422915 2323635 2365488 X SEEDS OF PEACE INSPIRES AND CULTIVATES NEW GENERATIONS OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY CONFLICT. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGES ESSENTIAL FOR PEACE. 0 0 1554284 201839 671536 SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP: EACH SUMMER, TEENAGERS AND EDUCATORS ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER ACROSS LINES OF CONFLICT-SHARING MEALS, LIVING SPACES, AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES. FOR MANY, THIS TYPE OF INTERACTION IS IMPOSSIBLE AT HOME, AND CAMP IS THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING AND ENGAGING PEERS FROM THE 'OTHER SIDE.' AS PARTICIPANTS FORM RELATIONSHIPS AND GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE ROOT ISSUES THAT DIVIDE THEM, THEY BUILD GREATER LEVELS OF TRUST, RESPECT, AND EMPATHY, WHICH INSPIRE THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK FOR CHANGE AT HOME. IN 2016, 159 CAMPERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE UNITED STATES ATTENDED THE SECOND SESSION, ALONGSIDE 19 EDUCATORS FROM THE SAME DELEGATIONS, WHILE 123 CAMPERS MAINE AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND CHICAGO, ATTENDED THE SECOND SESSION OF CAMP. 853930 33700 MIDDLE EAST: AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP, PARTICIPANTS BUILD ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN MAINE THROUGH DOZENS OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THESE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS FOCUS ON FOUR KEY ASSETS AND ABILITIES WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE TO EMERGING LEADERS ENGAGED IN EFFECTIVE PEACEBUILDING: STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS LINES OF CONFLICT; A HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND PERSPECTIVE-TAKING ON THE ISSUES THAT DIVIDE THEM; SKILLS IN CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION; THE ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION TOWARDS PEACE. LOCAL MIDDLE EAST PROGRAMS IN 2016 INCLUDED: A NINE-MONTH DIALOGUE FACILITATION AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION COURSE IN JERUSALEM; AN EIGHT-DAY ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN CYPRUS; A FOUR-DAY INTENSIVE MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION TRAINING LED BY FACULTY FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL; A TWO-DAY PEER MEDIATION AND FACILITATION TRAINING AT THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN TEL AVIV; A SEVEN-DAY CAMP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN GAZA THAT TAUGHT ACTIVE LEARNING, CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND SOCIAL AWARENESS; AND A CONVENING OF OVER 700 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN SEEDS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FRIENDS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OUR ALUMNI ARE HAVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TAKE PART IN WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND NETWORKING SESSIONS. 849070 MULTIREGIONAL: THE GATHER INITIATIVE INVESTS IN ALUMNI AND OTHER CHANGEMAKERS WHO HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO CREATE WIDER SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC CHANGE THROUGH CONVENINGS AND FELLOWSHIPS. IT OFFERS SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAININGS PROVIDE SPACES FOR YOUNG LEADER, TO COME TOGETHER ACROSS SECTORS AND LINES OF CONFLICT, SPARKING THE CONNECTIONS AND IDEAS THAT CAN CATALYZE CHANGE. IN THE SPRING OF 2016, SEEDS OF PEACE CONVENED OVER 700 SEEDS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FRIENDS FOR TWO GATHER COMMUNITY DAYS IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OUR ALUMNI ARE HAVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TAKE PART IN WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND NETWORKING SESSIONS. IN THE FALL OF 2016, SEEDS OF PEACE SELECTED ANOTHER COHORT OF 17 GATHER FELLOWS AND CONVENED THEM IN LONDON FOR A WEEK OF LEARNING AND NETWORKING AIMED AT ACCELERATING THE IMPACT OF THEIR PROJECTS. SEEDS OF PEACE ALSO WORKS WITH EDUCATORS AND IS BUILDING A NETWORK OF EDUCATORS WHO SUPPORT SEEDS ALUMNI AT HOME AND MULTIPLY SEEDS OF PEACE'S IMPACT THROUGH CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2016, SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATOR PROGRAMS INCLUDED: A MEETING OF 35 ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATORS WITH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN PEACE ACTIVISTS IN THE SOUTHERN WEST BANK; A TOUR OF THE MIXED, NORTHERN ISRAELI CITY OF MA'ALOT-TARSHIHA BY 30 ISRAELI SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATORS AND SOCIAL ACTIVISTS; A GATHERING OF ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI ARTISTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND REFLECTING ON THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY; A WEEKEND CAMP RUN BY SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATORS FOR PALESTINIAN CHILDREN NEAR BETHLEHEM; AN ONGOING SERIES OF DIALOGUE MEETINGS FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN EDUCATORS AND PARENTS OF SEEDS; AND A SEMINAR IN CYPRUS FOR SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE WORKING ON CREATING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 450576 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 66122 195 US PROGRAMS: YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN SEEDS AND SEEDS IN MAINE AND SYRACUSE INCLUDE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT BY MAINE SEEDS THROUGH COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AND A MAINE YOUTH CHARTER AND SUMMIT, ADDRESSING ISSUES OF RACE, EDUCATION, POLICING, AND IMMIGRATION; AN EIGHT-DAY ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM IN CYPRUS; AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION COURSE IN PORTLAND FOR MAINE AND SYRACUSE SEEDS LED BY HARVARD LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR ROBERT BORDONE; A SIMILAR TRAINING HELD IN CYPRUS FOR AMERICAN SEEDS; AND A WEEKEND MEDIATION AND FACILITATION WORKSHOP FOR AMERICAN AND MAINE SEEDS IN NEW YORK CITY. 140277 SOUTH ASIA: YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR SOUTH ASIA FOCUSED ON KEY ASSETS AND ABILITIES CRITICAL TO EMERGING LEADERS ENGAGED IN EFFECTIVE PEACEBUILDING. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: AN EIGHT-DAY ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN CYPRUS; AN INTERFAITH CAMP DESIGNED TO REDUCE SECTARIAN STEREOTYPES AND LED BY INDIAN SEEDS IN MUMBAI FOR A TOTAL OF 35 YOUNG HINDUS, MUSLIMS, JAINS, BUDDHISTS, AND ZOROASTRIANS; A WEEKLONG NATIONAL INTEGRATION CAMP FOR 69 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS PAKISTAN DESIGNED TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND TOLERANCE; A TWO-DAY AFGHAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP FOR 53 SEEDS AND OTHER YOUTH PARTICIPANTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND MOTIVATE PARTICIPANTS TO TAKE ON INITIATIVES FOR PEACE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES; A WEEKEND FACILITATION AND NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP FOR INDIAN SEEDS DESIGNED TO EXPLORE VARIOUS CONFLICTS AND HOW THEIR IDENTITIES RELATE TO THOSE CONFLICTS; TOURS OF KASHMIR AND THE INDO-PAK BORDER FOR PAKISTANI SEEDS; A TWO-DAY DEBATE TOURNAMENT FOR OVER 200 AFGHAN STUDENTS FROM 12 HIGH SCHOOLS; A WORKSHOP ON NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION FOR INDIAN SEEDS; A PROGRAM FOR 80 AFGHANS ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION AND HOW IT CAN COUNTER VIOLENT EXTREMISM; AND A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME BUILD PROJECT FOR INDIAN SEEDS. 656975 195 3914259 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 X 45 0 1 102 1 0 1 IS PK UK IN 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 27 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AZ CA CT GA FL IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV AK AL CO DC DE HI X X ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100176503 ALI VELSHI BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIN BADR-EL-DIN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARN TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GOTTSCHALK BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH BLOOD BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE COVEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BAKER BURNS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID AVITAL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRASSER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET WALLACH PRESIDENT EMERITA 2.00 X 75000 0 0 JEREMY GOLDBERG BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL JACOB BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEILA MAW STRAUS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MILLER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW COUREY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY REISS TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY TANNER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RAED EL KAHATIB BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BIRNBAUM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN STUBBE BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH SCHER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GRUBER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAL RECANATI BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK BANTWAL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 158050 0 1888 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP, ADMIN. & FINANC 40.00 X 154976 0 11677 JASON P DRUCKER DIRECTOR, DEV. & EXT. RELA 40.00 X 129409 0 13384 EVA ARMOUR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY 40.00 X 101091 0 16671 618526 0 43620 4 0 1 0 0 10000 103102 3973984 134945 4087086 CAMP FEES & RELATED INCOME 721210 622200 622200 MULTINATIONAL PROG. & OTHER FEES 900099 36859 36859 659059 4142 4142 124004 125195 -1191 -1191 -1191 1172470 10000 168554 1003916 1003916 OTHER REVENUE 900099 12477 12477 12477 5765489 671536 0 1006867 201839 201839 388026 88276 299750 1964257 1302462 314885 346910 25971 16359 5042 4570 262167 165140 50899 46128 172349 104485 43467 24397 16333 6278 9048 1007 41723 16038 23114 2571 342796 186921 88192 67683 11706 4597 1935 5174 454707 213711 227502 13494 43401 38180 5104 117 182048 145811 36237 TRAVEL, HOTELS AND CONF 573772 556841 2209 14722 OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS 532404 404888 17874 109642 MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT AN 105291 100920 2673 1698 SPORTS, GAMES AND OTHER 88186 88186 316617 273327 17576 25714 5723593 3914259 1145507 663827 865962 943386 872901 874202 636493 480153 23315 23532 144354 183027 951994 760303 195380 191691 1020 2356 55434 67600 12406 22456 2807265 2788403 439252 376948 44378 45967 483630 422915 X 1225756 1283602 753494 736326 344385 345560 2323635 2365488 2807265 2788403 41896 -43 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3178230 3107561 4221830 4269912 4087086 18864619 3178230 3107561 4221830 4269912 4087086 18864619 2059333 16805286 2991 2789 516 3139 2951 12386 18877005 4627190 0.89030 0.87340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 344385 344385 344215 170 344385 344180 35 344215 344113 67 344180 343980 133 344113 0 0 718417 557391 161026 196246 181753 14493 37331 21159 16172 191691 5776961 -43 11515 11472 5765489 0 5765489 5735108 11515 11515 5723593 0 5723593 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 20 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 853930 SOUTH ASIA 2 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 140277 4 28 0 0 4 28 994207 0 994207 CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 159 201839 CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED BY THE SEEDS OF PEACE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES ALL RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS DINNER GALA 1136920 10000 1126920 91500 57461 GALA LONDON 40013 40013 8589 2287 7213 1 5537 5537 241 1263 1182470 10000 1172470 100330 2287 65937 168554 1003916 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 152050 0 6000 0 0 0 500 0 1388 0 159938 0 0 0 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP, ADMIN. & FINANC 154976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11677 0 166653 0 0 0 X 14 126574 PUBLICALLY LISTED VALUE X FOOD, SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 5 8371 COST 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FAMILY RELATIONSHIP - ARN & NANCY TELLEM AND JANE & ROBERT TOLL FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PREPARED 990 TO THE AUDIT-FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE WHERE DIRECTORS ARE REQUESTED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OR ACTIVITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR SEEDS OF PEACE EXECUTIVES USING THE PNP NY SALARY SURVEY REPORTS AS TO COMPARE COMPENSATION FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANYONE CAN REQUEST A COPY OF FORM 990 & OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CONTACTING THE ORGANIZATION BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING AT 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1201, NEW YORK, NY 10017-6503. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.