ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC (EIN 13-3398151)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201513209349303671
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T09:53:46-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	133028332	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELLIOT HOROWITZ & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	675 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	133398151	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ELIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2124907788	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 MADISON AVE 20TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARION WIESEL	PersonNm
Person Title	VICE PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2124907788	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STUART KAMELHAR	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00185063	PTIN
Phone	2129727500	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARION WIESEL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 MADISON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,822,086	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	ELIEWIESELFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$519,909	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,734,815	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$851	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$522	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$68,477	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$71,041	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$504,246	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$392,792	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,093,483	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,199,170	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$536,100	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$501,503	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$217,216	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$264,582	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$101,621	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$323,962	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$886,944	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,077,278	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,653,029	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$16,205	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$546,141	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,909,911	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,431,098	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$156,403	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$122,173	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,753,508	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$10,308,925	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION, ROOTED IN THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, IS TO COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE AND YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, UNDERSTANDING AND EQUALITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$78,287	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICS ESSAY CONTEST: AN ANNUAL COMPETITION THAT CHALLENGES COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE U.S TO SUBMIT ESSAYS ON THE URGENT ETHICAL ISSUES THAT CONFRONT US IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO FULL-TIME JUNIOR & SENIOR UNDERGRADUATES IN AN ACCREDITED UNITED STATES FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY. FIVE (5) PRIZES ARE AWARDED. NOBEL LAUREATES INITIATIVE: HOLDS CONFERENCES THAT BRING TOGETHER NOBEL LAUREATES FROM ALL DISCIPLINES AND WORLD LEADERS TO DISCUSS SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE. THEY FOCUS ON THEMES OF PEACE, EDUCATION, HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT AND TERRORISM. SINCE 1988, THE FOUNDATION HAS HELD CONFERENCES IN JORDAN, JAPAN, ITALY, NORWAY, RUSSIA, ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$601,001	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$491,503	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION-ISRAEL ("KEREN ELIE WIESEL"), A RELATED NONPROFIT INSTITUTION, ADMINISTERS PROGRAMS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION. THE CENTERS, ONE IN ASHKELON AND ONE IN KIRYAT MALACHI, CURRENTLY ENROLL APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND BOYS AND GIRLS IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH DESPERATELY NEEDED ACADEMIC TUTORING, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. STUDY OF THE ENGLISH AND HEBREW LANGUAGES, A FOCUS ON COMPUTER LITERACY, TUTORING IN OTHER CLASSROOM SUBJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS ARE ALL A PART OF THE CURRICULUM. A SUMMER PROGRAM AND AN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTITUTED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$676,416	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER PROJECTS TO EXPAND THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,355,704	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MINA POPAT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2124907788	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PROF ELIE WIESEL
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARION WIESEL
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARC WINKELMAN VIA PHONE
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR MARK PODWAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHEILA ROBBINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM H WEBB
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELI N EVANS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LESLIE R MEYERS
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$112,307	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$112,307	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,191,872	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$542,943	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,734,815	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$522	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$522	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$522	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$58,614	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$58,614	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$512,623	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$500,196	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,427	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,427	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,427	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$43,000	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,191,872	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$122,720	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$79,720	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$79,720	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MADOFF RECOVERY - SEE	Desc
Business	999999	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$472,512	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$472,512	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$472,512	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,199,170	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$544,075	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$79,720	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$491,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$491,503	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,624	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,010	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,307	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,207	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,134	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,298	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,298	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,180	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,831	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,873	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,476	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$513	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$395	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,221	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,310	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,058	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$991	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,638	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$516,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$516,602	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,728	TotalAmt
Program Services	$812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$389	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,208	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,208	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONSULTANTS	$61,650	$61,650
BANK FEES FINANCING AND	$28,076	$24,562	$3,514
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$17,463	$16,987	$274	$202
TELEPHONE	$12,531	$5,671	$4,173	$2,687

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,602	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,321	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,653,029	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,355,704	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$195,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101,621	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,777,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,833,407	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,802	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,267	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$81,749	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$80,634	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,115	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,081,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$577,309	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,909,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,431,098	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,994	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,111	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,409	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,062	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,173	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,752,485	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,308,925	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,753,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,308,925	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,909,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,431,098	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$546,141	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$9,275	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$1,341,592	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,800,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,005,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$520,760	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,734,815	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,403,189	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,341,592	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,800,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,005,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$520,760	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,734,815	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,403,189	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$7,403,189	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$71,375	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$57,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$37,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$68,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,042	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$305,770	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,708,959	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96030	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.97470	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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,749	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$25,634	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,115	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$55,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,115	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS L.T.	$2,665	F
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	$521,318	F
STOCKS	$50,682	F
EXCHANGE TRADE PRODUCTS	$2,644	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$577,309	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED RENT COSTS	Desc
Amt	$9,062	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$9,062	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,850,356	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$9,275	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,275	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,841,081	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$8,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$349,792	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$358,090	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,199,171	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,793,091	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$148,360	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$148,360	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,644,731	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$8,298	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$8,298	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,653,029	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT RELATED TO INCOME TAXES WHICH REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2011.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	MADOFF RECOVERY 472,512. ARTS FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISER -122,720.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ARTS FOR HUMANITY FUNDRAISER 122,720. EXPENSES FROM ISRAELI OPERATIONS 25,640.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$0	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$0	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	TO PROVIDE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING, PRE-VOCATIONAL	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$491,503	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	VIA WIRES	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART II, COLUMN (D): REGION: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (D) PURPOSE OF GRANT: TO PROVIDE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. STUDY OF THE ENGLISH AND HEBREW LANGUAGES, A FOCUS ON COMPUTER LITERACY, TUTORING IN OTHER CLASSROOM SUBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS ARE ALL A PART OF THE CURRICULUM. A SUMMER PROGRAM AND AN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTITUTED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ARTS FOR HUMANITY	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,234,872	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,191,872	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$43,000	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$15,000	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$56,956	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$40,446	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,318	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,234,872	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,191,872	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$43,000	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$15,000	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$56,956	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$40,446	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$10,318	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$122,720	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$79,720	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	THE ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	5	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method Used	CASH VALUE	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2: SINCE 1989, THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY HAS SPONSORED THE PRIZE IN ETHICS ESSAY CONTEST. THIS COMPETITION IS DESIGNED TO CHALLENGE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO ANALYZE URGENT ETHICAL ISSUES CONFRONTING THEM IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. OPEN TO FULL-TIME JUNIORS AND SENIORS AT ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WRITE THOUGHT-PROVOKING, PERSONAL ESSAYS. 5 PRIZES ARE AWARDED AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS: $500 (2), $1,500, $2,500, AND $5,000 A DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ESSAYS AND A JURY THAT INCLUDES ELIE WIESEL CHOOSES THE WINNERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	THE PRESIDENT, ELIE WIESEL, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, MARION WIESEL ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR REQUIRING THAT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BE DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR OTHER OFFICERS THAT RECEIVE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WHERE INFORMATION IS POSTED AND AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A COPY OF FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A	THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY WAS A VICTIM OF A PONZI INVESTMENT SCHEME PERPETRATED BY BERNARD MADOFF. THE FOUNDATION FILED A CLAIM WITH THE BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE HANDLING THIS CASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,680,922. THE $472,512 SHOWN ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A REPRESENTS A PARTIAL RECOVERY OF THE FOUNDATION'S CLAIM. THE FOUNDATION HAS RECOVERED $5,055,384.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 16	THE FOUNDATION LEASES OFFICE SPACE. IN OCTOBER 2005, THE FOUNDATION SIGNED A NON-CANCELABLE TEN YEAR LEASE FOR ITS CURRENT LOCATION WITH AN UNRELATED THIRD PARTY. THIS LEASE EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2015.