2015-11-09T09:06:57-06:00 2014-12-31 133597814 SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200 NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2014-01-01 521814447 SEEDS OF PEACE INC SEED 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 SAMUEL L SAMELSON TREASURER 2125738040 2015-11-09 1 LAURENCE SCOT MBA CPA P00632647 2129671100 2015-11-09 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z SAMUEL L SAMELSON 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NO 1201 NEW YORK NY 100176503 6288992 0 X SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG X 1993 NY NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO INSPIRING AND EQUIPPING YOUNG LEADERS FROM REGIONS OF CONFLICT. 31 30 104 100 0 0 3107561 4221830 661612 631016 2823 -660 1782494 1065160 5554490 5917346 0 0 0 0 2278600 2589638 0 0 709499 3153150 3213534 5431750 5803172 122740 114174 2979671 2702303 859858 468609 2119813 2233694 X SEEDS OF PEACE INSPIRES AND CULTIVATES NEW GENERATIONS OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN COMMUNITIES DIVIDED BY CONFLICT. WE EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGES ESSENTIAL FOR PEACE. 0 0 1660992 0 497540 INTERNATIONAL CAMP: EACH SUMMER IN MAINE, HUNDREDS OF TEENAGERS AND EDUCATORS ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER ACROSS LINES OF CONFLICT-SHARING MEALS, LIVING SPACES, AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN A TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. DURING DAILY DIALOGUE SESSIONS GUIDED BY PROFESSIONAL FACILITATORS, CAMPERS CONFRONT EACH OTHER OVER COMPETING HISTORICAL NARRATIVES, SHARE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF CONFLICT, AND TACKLE TOPICS THAT FUEL OPPRESSION, HATRED, AND VIOLENCE IN AND BETWEEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS PARTICIPANTS FORM RELATIONSHIPS AND GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE ROOT ISSUES THAT DIVIDE THEM, THEY BUILD GREATER LEVELS OF TRUST, RESPECT, AND EMPATHY, WHICH INSPIRE THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK FOR CHANGE AT HOME. IN 2014, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED CAMPERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST (119 CAMPERS), SOUTH ASIA (36 CAMPERS), AND THE US (156 CAMPERS), AS WELL AS 21 EDUCATORS. 1550143 0 139711 MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL PROGRAMS: AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE SEEDS OF PEACE CAMP, PARTICIPANTS BUILD ON THEIR EXPERIENCES IN MAINE THROUGH DOZENS OF LOCAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THESE YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS FOCUS ON FOUR KEY ASSETS AND ABILITIES WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE TO EMERGING LEADERS ENGAGED IN EFFECTIVE PEACEBUILDING: STRONG RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS LINES OF CONFLICT; A HIGH LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND PERSPECTIVE-TAKING ON THE ISSUES THAT DIVIDE THEM; SKILLS IN CRITICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION; THE ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION TOWARDS PEACE. REGIONAL MIDDLE EAST PROGRAMS IN 2014 INCLUDED: MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION TRAINING FOR OVER 60 ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FACULTY FROM HARVARD LAW SCHOOL; COMMUNITY DIALOGUES FOR HUNDREDS OF YOUTH RELATED TO RELIGIOUS PLURALISM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND THE PURSUIT OF PEACE; A CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS; SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. 449102 0 0 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: PROVIDES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 387722 0 0 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND US BASED PROGRAMS: OUTREACH TO SEEDS, EDUCATORS, AND BEYOND IN 2014 INCLUDED EFFORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE PLATFORMS LIKE THE WWW.SEEDSOFPEACE.ORG WEBSITE, AND PUBLICATIONS LIKE THE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT AND QUARTERLY SEEDS OF PEACE IN ACTION NEWSLETTERS. YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR AMERICAN SEEDS FOCUS ON KEY ASSETS AND ABILITIES CRITICAL TO EMERGING LEADERS ENGAGED IN EFFECTIVE PEACEBUILDING. 115708 0 5904 SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL PROGRAMS: SEEDS OF PEACE RUN YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS IN THE SOUTH ASIA REGION BUILD ON THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS SEEDS BEGIN TO CULTIVATE AT CAMP. SEEDS OF PEACE EXPANDED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION CLINICAL PROGRAM TO SOUTH ASIA. THIRTY AFGHAN, INDIAN, AND PAKISTANI SEEDS PARTICIPATED IN THE FOUR-DAY CONFLICT MEDIATION AND NEGOTIATION TRAINING CONDUCTED BY HARVARD LAW FACULTY AND STUDENTS. INDIAN SEEDS ORGANIZED THE FIRST-EVER SEEDS OF PEACE INTERFAITH CAMP IN INDIA FOR HINDU, MUSLIM, JAIN, BUDDHIST, AND CHRISTIAN PARTNER-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TACKLE ISSUES OF SECTARIANISM AND PREJUDICE THROUGH DIALOGUE. PAKISTANI SEEDS ORGANIZED THE 5TH ANNUAL HARMONY CAMP FOR 85 MUSLIM (SHIA AND SUNNI), CHRISTIAN, AND HINDU STUDENTS. AFGHAN SEEDS LED A TWO-DAY CAMP FOR 18 TEENAGERS AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERISM AND TEAMWORK. 503430 0 5904 4163667 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 60 0 1 104 1 0 1 IS PK UK IN 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 31 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR AZ CA CT GA FL IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WI WV AK AL CO DC DE HI X X ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA 2125738040 370 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100176503 AMIN BADR-EL-DIN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMR BADR BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARN TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA GOTTSCHALK BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH BLOOD BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE COVEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BAKER BURNS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARCIE A BUNDY BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID AVITAL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID STRASSER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET WALLACH PRESIDENT EMERITA 2.00 X 81250 0 0 JEREMY GOLDBERG BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL JACOB BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH GANTZ BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEILA MAW STRAUS BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MILLER BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW COUREY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SPERO BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MERCER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY REISS TELLEM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY TANNER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERMAN BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TOLL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL L SAMUELSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT BIRNBAUM BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN STUBBE BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERYL FLUG BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VIVEK BANTWAL BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLA COBBOLD BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALI VELSHI BOARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE LEWIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 162340 0 1714 ALINA YAVOROVSKAYA CFO & EVP, ADMIN. & FINANCE 40.00 X 154500 0 10689 JASON P DRUCKER DIRECTOR, DEV. & EXT. 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