2017-11-15T16:15:01-06:00 2016-12-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 665 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2016-01-01 133106768 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC AMER 2122204304 500 FIFTH AVENUE 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10110 IRA DRUKIER NATIONAL SECRETARY 2122204304 2017-11-15 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2122862600 2017-11-15 65.51.112.58 2017-11-15 16:39:32 ES P 50AE88BF338F2B2A4D8AEB6DDE55E8A0A19FF87C EABB674C3E6C355F7E1537161DFD3A2F2A375A93 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z IRA DRUKIER 500 FIFTH AVENUE 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10110 26768352 0 X WWW.YADVASHEMUSA.ORG X 1981 NY TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF YAD VASHEM MEMORIAL IN ISRAEL 78 78 15 80 0 0 13032594 17796522 0 0 833861 903913 0 541446 13866455 19241881 12736691 13104650 0 0 1045557 1351484 0 541642 1399856 1746737 1171012 15528985 16168788 -1662530 3073093 52174582 62461699 866077 357836 51308505 62103863 X THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM IS TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF YAD VASHEM, THE WORLD CENTER OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, COMMEMORATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND RESEARCH AND TO ADVANCE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND REMEMBRANCE, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST VICTIMS AND THE VOICES OF THE SURVIVORS WILL RESONATE AND INSPIRE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INITIATIVES INCLUDE FUNDRAISING, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES TO TRAIN EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO PROMULGATE THE EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM OF YAD VASHEM IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND. 0 0 13104650 13104650 GRANT TO YAD VASHEM NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE AUTHORITY. THE ACTIVITY OF YAD VASHEM IS TO CREATE A VALLEY OF DESTROYED COMMUNITIES AS A REMEMBRANCE FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS. 818313 VIDEOS AND PUBLICATIONS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HOLOCAUST. 13922963 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 78 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X ZOYA PISARENKO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 2122204304 500 FIFTH AVENUE 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10110 LEONARD WILF CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELINOR BELFER NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK A BELZ NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSANNE CZUKER NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FANYA GOTTESFELD HELLER NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEF PARADIS NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK PALMER NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACK H PECHTER NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARILYN RUBENSTEIN NATIONAL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ISRAEL SINGER 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RELLA FELDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID FEUERSTEIN INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABRAHAM FOXMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN FRIED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD FRIEDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP FRIEDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 EUGEN GLUCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL LANDAU GOTTSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS GROSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW GROVEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAN BELZ GROVEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK GRUNWALD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBI HALPERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN HALPERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY HALPERN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY PECHTER HIMMELRICH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SELMA GRUDER HOROWITZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY KARTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MURRAY KUSHNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD S LAUDER INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY LEVINE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 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1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSA STRYGLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID TAUBER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEON WAGNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK WILF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED ZEIDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD B MEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 5.00 X 233978 0 0 EILLENE C LEISTNER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 217817 0 0 ZOYA PISARENKO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 183489 0 0 635284 0 0 3 0 1 0 AB DATA LTD 600 AB DATA DRIVE MILWAUKEE WI 53217 FUNDRAISING SOLICIATIONS 541642 MERSKY JAFFE & ASSOCIATES 37 CEDAR STREET NEWTON MA 02459 HR DEVELOPMENT 137283 2 17796522 5651750 17796522 895757 895757 60143 0 60143 60143 60143 7534627 7526471 8156 8156 8156 FORGIVENESS OF DEBT 900099 481303 481303 481303 19241881 0 0 1445359 13104650 13104650 635284 137020 315438 182826 625111 134825 310387 179899 603 138 322 143 90486 20658 48380 21448 315 315 25259 25259 541642 541642 352337 230145 49517 72675 14704 14704 119622 57897 18233 43492 5202 3143 2059 149069 50000 49069 50000 48972 21458 8128 19386 431804 148325 283479 4750 4750 2209 2209 16653 16653 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 116 116 16168788 13922963 845969 1399856 12972833 9760568 6607770 20562 8563 103115 101788 1859 1327 38999610 45894962 179718 188509 52174582 62461699 384773 357836 481304 0 866077 357836 X 871909 51573890 50436596 3779973 6750000 51308505 62103863 52174582 62461699 X 3073093 1114495 6607770 0 X 0 0 0 X 12420997 17959853 15542207 13032594 17796522 76752173 12420997 17959853 15542207 13032594 17796522 76752173 32188943 44563230 677501 619861 853984 817131 955900 3924377 481303 481303 81157853 0.54910 0.48050 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: FORGIVENESS OF DEBT - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 481,303. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 103115 101788 1327 1327 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANT 13104650 0 0 0 0 0 0 13104650 0 13104650 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO SUPPORT THE CRUCIAL EFFORTS OF YAD VASHEM 13104650 WIRE TRANSFER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF YAD VASHEM MEMORIAL IN ISRAEL, WHICH IS THE MISSION OF ASYV. PART I, LINE 3: THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES IS THE ACCRUAL METHOD. X X X 0 AB DATA 600 AB DATA DRIVE MILWAUKEE WI 53217 DIRECT MAILING SOLICITATION 0 0 541642 -541642 541642 -541642 NY SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) A.B. DATA PROVIDES GENERAL CONSULTATION ON ALL ASPECTS OF DONOR DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ADVICE REGARDING ASYV'S EXISTING DONOR SEGMENTS OF ALL SIZES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A.B. DATA IS PREPARING MAILINGS TO THOSE SEGMENTS; MARKET ANALYSIS; LIST EVALUATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DONOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. A.B. DATA WILL ALSO WRITE, DESIGN, PERFORM NECESSARY ART AND TYPOGRAPHY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUITABLE DIRECT MAIL PACKAGES AND RELATED MATERIALS. ASYV WILL PAY A.B. DATA A FEE OF $6,000 PER MONTH PER CONSULTATION SERVICE. ASYV WILL PAY A.B. DATA. A DEVELOPMENT FEE OF BETWEEN $2,000 AND $4,000 FOR EACH DONOR ACQUISITION PACKAGE AND BETWEEN $500 AND $3,000 FOR EACH RENEWAL OR SPECIAL APPEAL MAILING DEVELOPED. THE FEE WILL BE BASED ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PACKAGE TO BE DEVELOPED AND WILL BE INCLUDED ON THE COST ESTIMATE APPROVED BY ASYV AT THE START OF EACH MAILING PROJECT. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RONALD B MEIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 233978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 233978 0 0 0 EILLENE C LEISTNER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT 217817 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 217817 0 0 0 ZOYA PISARENKO DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 183489 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183489 0 0 0 X 1 5651750 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN PART 1, COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: - MARILYN RUBENSTEIN AND BARRY RUBENSTEIN - ELISSA CZUKER AND EDWARD CZUKER - ADINA BURIAN AND LAWRENCE BURIAN - LEONARD WILF, ZYGMUNT WILF, AND MARK WILF - DAVID HALPERN, ABBI HALPERN, AND JEREMY HALPERN - ANDREW GROVEMAN AND JAN BELZ GROVEMAN - HENRYK SCHWARZ AND STEVEN SCHWARZ FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM (ASYV) HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND STAFFS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PRIOR TO THEIR INITIAL ELECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. IN ADDITION, DURING THE YEAR, IF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BECOME AWARE OF AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE AFFILIATED WITH THE ASYV, THEY MUST PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IN THE EVENT THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DELIBERATION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE IMPROPERLY THE DELIBERATION OR VOTING ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WITH RESPECT TO ANY BOARD COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION, DECISION, OR ACTIONS INVOLVING TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH A BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING WILL REFLECT THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASYV (THE "BOARD") ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES ON THEIR PERFORMANCE, AND ASKS FOR THEIR INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WILL DELEGATE ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS) BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY-QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE A LIST OF COMPARABLE, OR SIMILAR, ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AND OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES) THE BOARD MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON THEIR WEBSITE AS WELL AS GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023 AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 500 FIFTH AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10110. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 11, PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION CORRECTED THE REPORTING OF PRIOR YEAR PLEDGE RECEIVABLE. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC 500 FIFTH AVENUE 42ND FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10110 133106766 TO SUPPORT THE YAD VASHEM NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE AUTHORITY NY 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0