SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (EIN 27-0728655)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-15
IRS object ID: 201643209349307779
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-15T12:20:19-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HECHT AND COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 5TH AVENUE - 68TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101180110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	270728655	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY ALLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% SOLLY HABER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	SEPH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7182529840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 BROADWAY ROOM 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	HYMIE SHAMAH	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7182529840	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STEVEN STERN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00180118	PTIN
Phone	2128198000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	HYMIE SHAMAH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	150 BROADWAY ROOM 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10038	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,222,836	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE CORE VALUES AND HERITAGE WITHIN THE SEPHARDIC JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$491,444	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,026,159	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$177,189	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$196,677	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$668,633	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,222,836	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$27,500	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$55,000	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,895	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$834,502	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,019,246	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$862,002	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,074,246	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$193,369	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$148,590	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$40,918	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,272	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,832,639	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,661,403	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,791,721	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,643,131	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO BUILD THE SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY'S FUTURE BY PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY'S PAST. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO REINFORCE AND PRESERVE THE TRADITIONAL SEPHARDIC WAY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY'S ANCESTORS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES SET FORTH IN THEIR DECLARATION OF VALUES. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT IS TO SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR LAY LEADERS TO WORK IN UNISON WITH COMMUNITY RABBIS, INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING THE PERPETUATION OF THESE VALUES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL SUPPORT ALL THOSE THAT EMBRACE THE SEPHARDIC TRADITIONS AND RICH HERITAGE AND THAT UPHOLD AND ENDORSE THESE VALUES. THE SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY HAS A LONG AND PROUD HISTORY OF TORAH OBSERVANCE AND ADHERENCE TO TRADITIONAL SEPHARDIC VALUES AND CUSTOMS. IN ORDER TO PERPETUATE THESE VALUES AND CUSTOMS AND TO HELP ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE BLESSINGS THAT THEY HAVE LONG ENJOYED AS A COMMUNITY, THE ORGANIZATION HEREBYS DECLARE THE FOLLOWING - COMMITMENT TO HALAKHA, GROWTH THROUGH ED	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$598,790	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$176,042	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ISRAEL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (ILEAD) PROGRAM WAS A SELECTIVE FIVE WEEK SUMMER TEEN PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDED TOURING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. THIS PROGRAM ACCEPTED A LIMITED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FROM COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLS BETWEEN THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. THE PROGRAM'S MISSION WAS TO INSPIRE SELF-DISCOVERY, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, LEARN TEAMWORK, BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE AND ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS GAINED SKILLS THROUGH REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT PROVIDED A FOUNDATION FOR LIFE LONG ACCOMPLISHMENT, LEADERSHIP, ACTIVISM, AND PRODUCTIVITY GROUNDED IN THE VALUES THAT MADE THEIR COMMUNITY STRONG.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$186,848	ExpenseAmt
Desc	A SUMMER PROGRAM THAT FEATURED BOTH RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL MENS AND WOMENS CLASSES AND PROGRAMS THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE SAFRA SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL, NEW JERSEY. THESE CLASSES AND PROGRAMS WERE TAUGHT BY A PROMINENT FACULTY OF TEACHERS AFFORDING THE COMMUNITY A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WITH, AND BE EXPOSED TO, A WIDE VARIETY OF ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY EDUCATORS WELL KNOWN IN THE SCHOOLS AND SHULS OF BROOKLYN, NY AND DEAL, NJ. THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER OF 2015.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$76,925	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SEPARATE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN THAT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS COURSES AT THE SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE FOR MEN AND AT THE SEPHARDIC WOMEN'S TEACHERS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc
$50,333	ISRAEL WINTER LECTURE EVENTS PROGRAM
$58,168	WEEKLY PUBLICATION PROGRAM
$8,516	SOHO YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$117,017	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$979,580	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SOLLY HABER	PersonNm
Phone	7182529840	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1061 OCEAN PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11230	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MORRIS BAILEY
CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HYMIE SHAMAH
PRESIDENT	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALAN SHAMAH
TREASURER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MISHAAN
SECRETARY	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MURRAY J MIZRACHI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$40,000	$0	$0
HYMIE MISHAN
DIRECTOR	10.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$15,000	$0	$0
BOBBY DWECK
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALOMON BENDAYAN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELY HARARY
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MURRAY MALEH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRENE MAMIYE
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK MANN
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRVING SAFDIEH
DIRECTOR	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$55,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,026,159	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,026,159	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TUITION INCOME - ISRAEL LEADERSHIP DEVELOP. PROG.	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$196,677	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$196,677	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$196,677	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,222,836	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$196,677	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$55,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177	TotalAmt
Management And General	$177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,094	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,094	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,451	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,895	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$7,895	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,252	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,992	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BANK & CREDIT CARD CHARGES	$7,062	$7,062
ACTIVITIES COSTS	$808,574		$808,574
LODGING & MEALS COSTS	$45,666		$45,666
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$16,897		$16,897

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,186	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,074,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$979,580	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$86,771	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,895	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,821	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,451	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,272	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,603	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,188,358	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,268,358	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$639,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$385,600	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,842	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,832,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,661,403	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,791,721	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,643,131	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,791,721	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,643,131	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,272	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$148,590	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$259,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$316,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$438,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$491,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,026,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,532,634	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$259,768	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$316,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$438,313	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$491,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,026,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,532,634	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$951,660	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,580,974	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,532,634	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$718,854	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.62424	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.64419	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO PROGRAM DIRECTOR	Desc
Amt	$1,842	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,842	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,222,836	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,222,836	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,222,836	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,074,246	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,074,246	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,074,246	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Middle East and North Africa	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	SEE PART V	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$649,123	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$649,123	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$649,123	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, QUESTION 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROGRAM DIRECTORS WHO VOLUNTEER TO MONITOR THE USE OF THE PROGRAM SERVICE FUNDS FOR EXPENSES IN ISRAEL. THESE OVERSEAS EXPENSES ARE USED FOR THE ISRAEL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND FOR THE ISRAEL WINTER LECTURE EVENTS PROGRAM BOTH FOR TEENS; WHICH ARE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES ON HOW TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS AND THE PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDS. (SEE DESCRIPTION IN FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM ACTIVITY #1).	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt	Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxt	Loan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationInd	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmt	Balance DueBalanceDueAmt	DefaultDefaultInd	Board Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd	Written AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
MORRIS BAILEY
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD	FOR WORKING CAPITAL	Yes (X)	$319,858	$1,029,858	false	Yes (true)	false
ELI HARARI
FORMER PRES OF BOARD	FOR WORKING CAPITAL	Yes (X)	$100,000	$208,500	false	Yes (true)	false
HYMIE SHAMAH
PRESIDENT OF BOARD	FOR WORKING CAPITAL	Yes (X)	$30,000	$30,000	false	Yes (true)	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$1,268,358	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 11B	THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, QUESTION 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15A	THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.