2016-09-26T14:21:57-05:00 2015-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2015-01-01 521814447 SEEDS OF PEACE INC SEED 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 SAMUEL L SAMELSON TREASURER 2125738040 2016-09-26 1 LAURENCE SCOT MBA CPA P00632647 2129671100 2016-09-26 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z SAMUEL L SAMELSON 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 6707728 0 X SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG X 1993 NY NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING YOUNG LEADERS FROM REGIONS OF CONFLICT. 32 31 97 220 0 0 4221830 4269912 631016 852410 -660 8528 1065160 1143163 5917346 6274013 0 0 0 0 2589638 2670095 0 0 632752 3213534 3514249 5803172 6184344 114174 89669 2702303 2807265 468609 483630 2233694 2323635 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 1648411 0 716056 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 2015, 110 CAMPERS MAINE AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ATTENDED THE FIRST SESSION OF CAMP, WHILE 187 CAMPERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, AND THE UNITED STATES ATTENDED THE SECOND SESSION, ALONGSIDE 20 EDUCATORS FROM THE SAME DELEGATIONS. 1119047 0 34954 MULTI-REGIONAL: 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 2015, SEEDS OF PEACE CONVENED OVER 200 PEOPLE FROM 20+ COUNTRIES AT THE DEAD SEA IN JORDAN. IT ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER SEEDS AND OTHER CHANGEMAKERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH ASIA IN ABU DHABI TO FOCUS ON ADVANCING THE ROLE OF FEMALES IN SOUTH ASIA THROUGH EDUCATION, THE MEDIA, AND INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND LEGAL RIGHTS. SEEDS OF PEACE LAUNCHED TWO FELLOWSHIPS IN 2015 DESIGNED TO SUPPORT, ACCELERATE, AND AMPLIFY THE HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVES OF 32 ALUMNI AND OTHER CHANGEMAKERS. 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 2015, SEEDS OF PEACE EDUCATOR PROGRAMS INCLUDED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP IN JERUSALEM FOCUSED ON DIALOGUE FOR 30 PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI EDUCATORS, AND TWO WORKSHOPS FOR OVER 70 EDUCATORS IN JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM ON ENGAGING TRAUMA THROUGH THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND MAINTAINING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AS EDUCATORS. OUTREACH TO SEEDS, EDUCATORS, AND BEYOND IN 2015 INCLUDED EFFORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE PLATFORMS LIKE THE WWW.SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG WEBSITE, AND PUBLICATIONS LIKE THE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT AND QUARTERLY SEEDS OF PEACE IN ACTION NEWSLETTERS. 1036344 0 8881 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 2015 INCLUDED: A FOUR-DAY INTENSIVE MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION TRAINING FOR PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI SEEDS LED BY FACULTY FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL; A WEEKLONG PROGRAM IN JORDAN TO FURTHER DEVELOPED SEEDS' ABILITY TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO IN THEIR COMMUNITIES; A FOUR-DAY MULTINARRATIVE TOUR OF JERUSALEM TO PROVIDE SEEDS WITH A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR THE MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX NARRATIVES OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS. 510397 0 0 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 140826 0 103305 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; A TWO-WEEK BAYTI EXPERIENCE IN ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK FOR AMERICAN SEEDS AIMED AT GIVING THEM A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANY NARRATIVES OF THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. 103637 0 2276 SOUTH ASIA: YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR SOUTH ASIA FOCUSED ON KEY ASSETS AND ABILITIES CRITICAL TO EMERGING LEADERS ENGAGED IN EFFECTIVE PEACEBUILDING. 2015 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED TWO INTERFAITH CAMPS DESIGNED TO REDUCE SECTARIAN STEREOTYPES AND LED BY, RESPECTIVELY, PAKISTANI SEEDS IN LAHORE AND INDIAN SEEDS IN MUMBAI FOR A TOTAL OF 95 YOUNG MUSLIMS (SUNNI AND SHIA), CHRISTIANS, HINDUS, AND SIKHS. 754860 0 105581 4558662 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 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 62 0 1 97 1 0 1 IS PK UK IN 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 32 31 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 DARCIE A BUNDY 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 JOSEPH GANTZ 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 MICHAEL SPERO BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MERCER 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 SAMUEL L SAMUELSON TREASURER 2.00 X 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 BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 152413 0 1747 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP, ADMIN. & FINANC 40.00 X 160435 0 11355 JASON P DRUCKER DIRECTOR, DEV. & EXT. RELA 40.00 X 134896 0 13043 EVA ARMOUR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY 40.00 X 109126 0 11855 631870 0 38000 4 0 1 0 0 4155 220603 4045154 213248 4269912 CAMP FEES & RELATED INCOME 721210 703000 703000 MULTINATIONAL PROG. & OTHER FEES 900099 149410 149410 852410 3139 3139 239005 233616 5389 5389 5389 1330200 4155 200099 1130101 1130101 OTHER REVENUE 900099 13062 13062 13062 6274013 865472 0 1138629 X 312848 88744 224104 1910565 1198096 366527 345942 18806 11088 3896 3822 263716 155491 54625 53600 164160 98390 40876 24894 8395 8319 76 34000 34000 378681 242443 65057 71181 29210 20065 2702 6443 337403 177808 149443 10152 44408 37337 7071 196534 187836 8698 TRAVEL, HOTELS AND CONF 909507 872886 4275 32346 OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS 509762 435820 8065 65877 SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCAT 263179 263179 MEALS, ENTERTAINMENT AN 183478 181175 505 1798 619692 579985 23010 16697 6184344 4558662 992930 632752 761664 865962 734301 872901 686551 636493 24202 23315 211882 144354 918615 723235 154868 195380 62322 1020 52046 55434 14467 12406 2702303 2807265 455809 439252 12800 44378 468609 483630 X 1011216 1225756 878263 753494 344215 344385 2233694 2323635 2702303 2807265 89669 272 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3544777 3178230 3107561 4221830 4269912 18322310 3544777 3178230 3107561 4221830 4269912 18322310 2310249 16012061 2076 2991 2789 516 3139 11511 18333821 3373767 0.87340 0.88320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 344215 170 344385 344180 35 344215 344113 67 344180 343980 133 344113 343825 155 343980 1.00000 0 0 644339 530180 114159 187714 175169 12545 86562 17886 68676 195380 6296248 272 21963 22235 6274013 0 6274013 6206307 21963 21963 6184344 0 6184344 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 19 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 1039215 SOUTH ASIA 2 8 PROGRAM SERVICES SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS 103637 4 27 0 0 4 27 1142852 0 1142852 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL BASIS ANNUAL DINNER 1334355 4155 1330200 112857 21227 66015 1334355 4155 1330200 112857 21227 66015 200099 1130101 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 152413 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 1247 0 154160 0 0 0 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP, ADMIN. & FINANC 154785 0 5650 0 0 0 0 0 11355 0 171790 0 0 0 X 10 172041 PUBLICALLY LISTED VALUE X FOOD, SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 3 30452 COST X TICKET VOUCHERS 1 6600 COST X AUCTION ITEMS 10 4155 COST OR SELLING PRIC 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 11 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 IX, LINE 24E KITCHEN FOOD AND SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 177,316. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 177,316. AWARDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 91,450. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 91,450. SECURITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,156. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 90,156. SPORTS, GAMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 56,596. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 56,596. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,836. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,697. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,203. TOTAL EXPENSES 42,736. LICENSES, FEES AND PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 24,483. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,702. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,435. CAMP APPAREL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 33,067. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,067. LAUNDRY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,417. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,417. FIELD TRIPS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,794. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,794. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,534. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,978. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,512. DUES, BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,864. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,467. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 602. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,933. BAD DEBTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,596. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,596. CURRENCY TRANSLATION COSTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,012. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,012. MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,288. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,288. DESIGN FEE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 95. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 200. TOTAL EXPENSES 295. CONTRIBUTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 89. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 89. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.