2015-11-16T09:53:46-06:00 2014-12-31 133028332 ELLIOT HOROWITZ & COMPANY LLP 675 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2014-01-01 133398151 THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC ELIE 2124907788 555 MADISON AVE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 MARION WIESEL VICE PRESIDENT 2124907788 2015-11-11 1 STUART KAMELHAR P00185063 2129727500 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z MARION WIESEL 555 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10022 2822086 0 X ELIEWIESELFOUNDATION.ORG X 1987 NY COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE. 7 7 8 0 0 0 519909 1734815 851 522 68477 71041 504246 392792 1093483 2199170 536100 501503 0 0 217216 264582 0 0 101621 323962 886944 1077278 1653029 16205 546141 9909911 10431098 156403 122173 9753508 10308925 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. 0 0 78287 10000 0 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. 601001 491503 0 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. 676416 0 0 OTHER PROJECTS TO EXPAND THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE. 1355704 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 NY X X MINA POPAT 2124907788 C/O THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR NEW YORK NY 10022 X PROF ELIE WIESEL PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION WIESEL VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC WINKELMAN VIA PHONE SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MARK PODWAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA ROBBINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H WEBB DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELI N EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE R MEYERS PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112307 0 0 112307 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1191872 542943 1734815 522 522 522 58614 58614 512623 500196 12427 12427 12427 43000 1191872 122720 -79720 -79720 MADOFF RECOVERY - SEE 999999 472512 472512 472512 2199170 544075 0 -79720 10000 10000 491503 491503 231180 88624 90546 52010 19146 7340 7499 4307 14256 5465 5584 3207 23134 23134 8298 8298 29844 28300 1544 11180 5831 3873 1476 5399 4491 513 395 140221 75206 29705 35310 9687 7058 991 1638 516602 516602 1728 812 527 389 13208 13208 CONSULTANTS 61650 61650 BANK FEES FINANCING AND 28076 24562 3514 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 17463 16987 274 202 TELEPHONE 12531 5671 4173 2687 7923 5602 2321 1653029 1355704 195704 101621 8777882 9833407 1023 0 46802 19267 81749 80634 2843 1115 1081361 577309 9909911 10431098 123994 113111 32409 9062 156403 122173 X 9752485 10308925 1023 0 9753508 10308925 9909911 10431098 546141 9275 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1341592 1800996 2005026 520760 1734815 7403189 1341592 1800996 2005026 520760 1734815 7403189 7403189 71375 57697 37179 68477 71042 305770 7708959 0.96030 0.97470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26749 25634 1115 55000 55000 0 1115 STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS L.T. 2665 F CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 521318 F STOCKS 50682 F EXCHANGE TRADE PRODUCTS 2644 F 577309 ACCRUED RENT COSTS 9062 9062 X 1850356 9275 9275 1841081 8298 349792 358090 2199171 1793091 148360 148360 1644731 8298 8298 1653029 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. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING, PRE-VOCATIONAL 491503 VIA WIRES 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART V 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. ARTS FOR HUMANITY 1234872 1191872 43000 15000 56956 40446 10318 1234872 1191872 43000 15000 56956 40446 10318 122720 -79720 1 THE ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICS 5 10000 CASH VALUE SCHEDULE I, PART 1, LINE 2: 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. 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.