OORAH INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
OORAH INC (EIN 22-3746051)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201621379349311217
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-16T20:54:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11428 36TH STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN223746051EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlOORABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7327301000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonELIYOHU MINTZPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7327301000PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerELIYOHU MINTZPrincipalOfficerNm

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State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,415,482GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.OORAH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent1VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee198TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2537TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$14,094TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$1,459,552PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$698,395CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$146,277PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,279,049CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,666,300PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,435,433CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$368,121PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$374,456CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,416,590PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,337,879PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$11,920,097TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,061,592TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionOORAH WAS ESTABLISHED AS A JEWISH OUTREACH ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPARTING JEWISH EDUCATION,VALUES AND TRADITIONS, AS WELL AS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT,TO JEWISH CHILDREN WHO LACK ACCESS TO THESE FUNDAMENTALS. OORAH TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ITS MISSION, UTILIZING JEWISH TRADITION TO ENHANCE EVERY ASPECT OF CHILDREN'S LIVES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE AT RISK DUE TO DIVORCE, LOSS OF PARENT, SERIOUS ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY, UNEMPLOYMENT OR POVERTY. WITH OORAH'S INTERVENTION, THESE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT OFTEN BESET VULNERABLE CHILDREN.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$374,456GrantAmt
Revenue$891,326RevenueAmt
DescOORAH'S MISSION IS TO GIVE JEWISH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME ACTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH OUR ALL-ENCOMPASSING, YEAR ROUND PROGRAMS, FOCUSING ON EDUCATION, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT. OUR FULL SUITE OF PROGRAMS SERVICING JEWISH ADULTS AND CHILDREN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS INCLUDES MENTORSHIP AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, AFTERSCHOOL AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS, HOLIDAY PACKAGES, FAMILY RETREATS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, TUITION ASSISTANCE, JEWISH LEARNING, AND DISBURSEMENT OF FOOD AND CLOTHING DONATIONS AND EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE. A NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES THE MANPOWER FOR THESE PROGRAMS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee198EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member1IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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ELIYOHU MINTZ
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CHAIM MINTZ
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BENTZION TURIN
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DOVID KRONGLAS
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Related Organizations$17,196,997RelatedOrganizationsAmt
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Noncash Contributions$263,542NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$19,124,761TotalContributionsAmt

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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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ESPLANADE SIAL LLC531120-$9,251-$9,251
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Other Revenue Total-$153,342OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion-$594,748ExclusionAmt

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Total$374,456TotalAmt
Program Services$374,456ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$176,233TotalAmt
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Management And General$58,176ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$33,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$159,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$426FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$73,866FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$63,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,849FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$217,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,249FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$94,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,579FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$454,952TotalAmt
Program Services$454,952ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,217,112TotalAmt
Program Services$963,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,315FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$339,419TotalAmt
Program Services$175,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$164,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP$1,868,741$1,868,741
ACTIVITIES$1,786,699$1,782,882$3,817
SUPPLIES$1,318,855$1,012,494$306,361
AUTO EXPENSE$593,561$593,561

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,148TotalAmt
Program Services$6,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$393,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$15,004,639TotalAmt
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Management And General$3,289,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$515,075FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$1,140,760EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$927,766BOYAmt
EOY$1,691,259EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,352BOYAmt
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$128,261BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$145,173BOYAmt
EOY$83,345EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$45,379,381LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,940,258BOYAmt
EOY$38,545,294EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$12,757,064BOYAmt
EOY$16,430,697EOYAmt

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BOY$282,039BOYAmt
EOY$698,661EOYAmt

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BOY$332,022BOYAmt
EOY$285,601EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$805,972BOYAmt
EOY$524,415EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$59,439,195EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$563,390BOYAmt
EOY$905,086EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$104,932EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,356,707BOYAmt
EOY$11,051,574EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,920,097BOYAmt
EOY$12,061,592EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,018,076BOYAmt
EOY$47,377,603EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$47,377,603EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,938,173BOYAmt
EOY$59,439,195EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,430,794ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,071,267NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,440,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,769,723CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,977,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,442,448CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,124,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,755,535TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,440,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,769,723CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,977,650CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,442,448CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,124,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,755,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$78,755,535PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$88,840CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$217,126CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$436,614CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$359,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$383,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,485,367TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,482CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$2,482TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,812,151CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,394,264CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,848,793CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,315,793CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,369,117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,740,118TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$87,983,502TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.89510PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A PART II LINE 10 OTHER INCOMEFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAUCTION EVENTS: 2011 AMOUNT: $1,812,151 2012 AMOUNT: $1,394,264 2013 AMOUNT: $1,848,793 2014 AMOUNT: $1,315,793 2015 AMOUNT: $1,369,117 TOTAL: $7,740,118ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$295,524InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,051,984OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,347,508BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$2,097,897InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,645,664OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,448,254DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,295,307BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,487,222OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$997,304DepreciationAmt
Book Value$489,918BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$801,090OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$388,529DepreciationAmt
Book Value$412,561BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$38,545,294TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,676,524TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,071,267NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,312,358OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$241,091RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,435,433RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,435,433TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,782,359TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$263,542DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,556,719OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,820,261ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,962,098ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$42,541InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$42,541ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,004,639TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT COSTS NETTED ON FORM 990 PART VIII LINE 8B 1,317,201. LOSS FROM K-1 INCLUDED IN REVENUE 153,342. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME -158,185.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT COSTS NETTED ON FORM 990 PART VIII LINE 8B 1,317,201. UNREALIZED CAPITAL LOSSES 1,071,267. UNRELATED BUSINESS LOSS, NET -71,638. UNRELATED BUSINESS EXPENSES, GROSS 86,547. LOSS FROM K-1, NOT INCLUDED IN EXPENSES 153,342.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,369,117GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,369,117CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$267,322NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,049,879OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,369,117GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,369,117CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$267,322NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,049,879OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,317,201DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$1,317,201NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONGREGATION OORAHBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1374 RIDGEWOOD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySTATEN ISLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN262289578RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$374,456CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantJEWISH EDUCATION AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PERFORMS ONGOING REVIEWS TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANTEES ARE EXPENDING THE FUNDS ACCORDING TO THE GRANT PURPOSE(S).ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
MALKA MINTZ
FAMILY MEMBER$32,149REASONABLE COMPENSATION0
ELIYAHU FRIED
FAMILY MEMBER$81,000REASONABLE COMPENSATION0
ELISHEVA P BURSZTYN
FAMILY MEMBER$25,212REASONABLE COMPENSATION0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$125,023NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution22ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$138,519NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1OORAH WAS ESTABLISHED AS A JEWISH OUTREACH ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPARTING JEWISH EDUCATION,VALUES AND TRADITIONS, AS WELL AS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT,TO JEWISH CHILDREN WHO LACK ACCESS TO THESE FUNDAMENTALS. OORAH TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ITS MISSION, UTILIZING JEWISH TRADITION TO ENHANCE EVERY ASPECT OF CHILDREN'S LIVES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE AT RISK DUE TO DIVORCE, LOSS OF PARENT, SERIOUS ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY, UNEMPLOYMENT OR POVERTY. WITH OORAH'S INTERVENTION, THESE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF ANTI-SOCIAL AND DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT OFTEN BESET VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ELIYOHU MINTZ - DIRECTOR CHAIM MINTZ - DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE PREPARER OF THE FORM 990 (THE CPA FIRM) SENDS THE CONTROLLER A DRAFT COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990. THE CONTROLLER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND SENDS IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. AFTER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990, THEY NOTIFY THE CONTROLLER OF ANY COMMENTS THEY HAVE. THE CONTROLLER THEN SENDS THE FORM 990 BACK TO THE CPA FIRR WITH THEIR COMMENTS. THE CPA FIRM INCORPORATES THOSE COMMENTS INTO THE FORM 990, AND SENDS A NEW DRAFT OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 TO THE CONTROLLER FOR APPROVAL. AFTER THE CONTROLLER APPROVES, HE NOTIFIES THE CPA FIRM AND A FINAL VERSION IS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT TO BE SIGNED AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR ENGAGING IN A PRACTICE DETERMINED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AT THE ADDRESS LOCATED ON PAGE 1 OF FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt
OORAH RETREAT LLC
1805 SWARTHMORE AVENUELAKEWOOD NJNJ08701205032407OUTREACHNYOORAH INC
OORAH RESORT LLC
1805 SWARTHMORE AVENUELAKEWOOD NJNJ08701264151603OUTREACHNJOORAH INC
MILLENIUM LODGE LLC
1805 SWARTHMORE AVENUELAKEWOOD NJNJ08701223746051REAL ESTATENJOORAH INC-$153,342$196,518
RUTGER EQUITIES LLC
1805 SWARTHMORE AVENUELAKEWOOD NJNJ08701223746051REAL ESTATENJOORAH INC$96,357$1,475,699

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KARS 4 KIDS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11805 SWARTHMORE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN223746050EIN
Primary ActivitiesOUTREACHPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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