JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC (EIN 45-0949784)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349301311
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-17T06:20:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042629080PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARAS & SHULMAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line178 BLANCHARD RD STE 306AddressLine1Txt
CityBURLINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01803ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN450949784EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJEWIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172213191PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSHUA KATZENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172213191PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCARAS SHULMAN PCPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01443546PTIN
Phone7812733950PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOSHUA KATZENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,552,377GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.JNS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OJEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ("JNS") WAS ORGANIZED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND IS AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS RESOURCE AND SYNDICATION SERVICE COVERING JEWISH NEWS AND ISRAEL NEWS FOR JEWISH AND OTHER MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. JNS PROVIDES OBJECTIVE, NON-PARTISAN REPORTING FROM JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, THE UK, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS A WIDE ARRAY OF ISRAELI NEWS. JNS ALSO PROVIDES A RICH ASSORTMENT OF PHOTOS AND ART, CULTURAL NEWS, FEATURES, AND COMMENTARY WHICH CAN BE PUBLISHED BY SUBSCRIBERS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THEIR READERS ABOUT JUDAISM AND ISRAEL.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee10TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$140,965TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,292,955PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,802,048CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$186,780PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$242,834CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$272,640PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$502,520CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,764PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,975CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,760,139PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,552,377CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,799,374PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,888,136CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$309,661CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$814,210PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$979,759CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,613,584PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,867,895CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$146,555PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$315,518CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,064,226TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,881,518TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$144,186TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$351,500TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,920,040NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,530,018NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,281,081ExpenseAmt
Revenue$242,834RevenueAmt
DescJNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT IS UPDATED THROUGHOUT EACH DAY, AS NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF REPORTERS, FREELANCE WRITERS, EDITORS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, PODCASTERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS PRODUCES DAILY NEWS ARTICLES AND ATTRACTS 1 MILLION VISITS MONTHLY TO ITS WEBSITE. CONTENT IS SYNDICATED TO 90+ PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITES. THE MONTHLY REACH IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION READERS, LISTENERS AND VIEWERS. JNS PRODUCES VIDEO CONTENT IN ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART MULTIMEDIA NEWS CENTER THAT IS BROADCAST ON ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, REACHING 164 MILLION VIEWERS AND OVER 125,000 SUBSCRIBERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,281,081TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document23IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee10EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryISForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAMELIA KATZENPersonNm
Phone6172213191PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSHUA W KATZEN
PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMELIA KATZEN
VICE PRESIDENT & CLERK15.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSEL PERGAMENT
VICE PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL FARB
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH WISSE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAPHAEL SHORE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OREN KATZEN RESIGNED APRIL 24
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CHARM SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRIT TRATT
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MENACHEM WECKER
EDITOR40.00$126,000$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$126,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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RAPHAEL SHORE
7 MAMEDOT YISRAEL STREETJERUSALEMISMANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$230,755
JONATHAN TOBIN
EDITORIAL$147,5002323 BROOKVIEW PLACEELKINS PARKPA19027
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,802,048AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$25,215NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,802,048TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADVERTISING513110$140,965$140,965
SUBSCRIPTIONS513110$101,869$101,869
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$242,834TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$489,802TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$489,802ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,718SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,718SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,718TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,718ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900003BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,975TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,975RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,975OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,552,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$106,844RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$140,965UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$502,520ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$460,931TotalAmt
Program Services$460,931ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,427,205TotalAmt
Program Services$2,347,495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$902,710ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,515TotalAmt
Management And General$137,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,283TotalAmt
Program Services$179,749ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,503FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,505TotalAmt
Program Services$184,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,941TotalAmt
Program Services$69,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,782ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,594FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,207TotalAmt
Program Services$24,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,706FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,036TotalAmt
Program Services$13,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$858FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,205TotalAmt
Management And General$17,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZA$58,774$58,774
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHAN$39,402$39,402
FOREIGN TAXES$27,891$27,891

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,867,895TotalAmt
Program Services$3,281,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,277,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$309,661FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$499,840BOYAmt
EOY$982,229EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$485,891BOYAmt
EOY$31,100EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,867BOYAmt
EOY$85,506EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$295,940LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$18,894LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,485BOYAmt
EOY$277,046EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,892,862BOYAmt
EOY$7,348,778EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,930BOYAmt
EOY$13,930EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,351BOYAmt
EOY$142,929EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,064,226BOYAmt
EOY$8,881,518EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,212BOYAmt
EOY$289,049EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$974BOYAmt
EOY$62,451EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,186BOYAmt
EOY$351,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,404,385BOYAmt
EOY$8,379,448EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$515,655BOYAmt
EOY$150,570EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,920,040BOYAmt
EOY$8,530,018EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,064,226BOYAmt
EOY$8,881,518EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$315,518ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$74,504NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$2,406,083CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,745,128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,140,616CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,292,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,802,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,386,830TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,406,083CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,745,128CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,140,616CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,292,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,802,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,386,830TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$20,386,830PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$20,386,830TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$781,186GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$295,940InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,894DepreciationAmt
Book Value$277,046BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$277,046TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNCLAIMED FUNDS$974
CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS$23,789
NON-CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS$37,688
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$62,451TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,552,377TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,552,377RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,552,377TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,942,399TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Losses Reported$74,504LossesReportedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$74,504ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,867,895ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,867,895TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAX STATUS JNS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME OR EXCISE TAX HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. JNS FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN FASB ASC 740, "INCOME TAXES" WITH REGARD TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE DESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC 740 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE-RECOGNITION OF TAX BENEFITS, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. JNS EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. AS OF THE END OF THIS TAX YEAR, JNS DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF THE REPORT DATE. JNS'S ANNUAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE RESPECTIVE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. JNS'S FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES ARE INCLUDED IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES, IF INCURRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,19THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED AN OFFICE AND CONDUCTED PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN ISRAEL.THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH FREELANCE WRITERS IN ISRAEL TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR ITS WEBSITE AND OTHER PLATFORMS.$3,158,209
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. ACQUIRED 100% OF THE STOCK OF THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY,
JEWISH NEWS AGENCY LIMITED, OF WHICH ALL INCOME HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees9SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,158,209SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,158,209TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCRUAL METHODExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$25,215NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FORM 990. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC ("JNS"). IS THE FASTEST-GROWING NEWS AGENCY COVERING ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH WORLD. WE PROVIDE NEWS, BRIEFS, FEATURES, OPINIONS AND ANALYSIS TO 100 PRINT NEWSPAPERS AND DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT IS UPDATED THROUGHOUT EACH DAY, AS NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF REPORTERS, FREELANCE WRITERS, EDITORS, VIDEOGRAPHERS, PODCASTERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS PRODUCES DAILY NEWS ARTICLES AND ATTRACTS 1 MILLION VISITS MONTHLY TO ITS WEBSITE. CONTENT IS SYNDICATED TO 90+ PUBLICATIONS AND WEBSITES. THE MONTHLY REACH IS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION READERS, LISTENERS AND VIEWERS. JNS PRODUCES VIDEO CONTENT IN ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART MULTIMEDIA NEWS CENTER THAT IS BROADCAST ON ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, REACHING 164 MILLION VIEWERS AND OVER 125,000 SUBSCRIBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 - RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS JOSHUA KATZEN (PRESIDENT), AMELIA KATZEN (VICE PRESIDENT AND CLERK), AND OREN KATZEN (DIRECTOR) ARE RELATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY AND THE CFO FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT MA SECRETARY OF STATE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEWISH NEWS AGENCY LIMITEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypePTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$3,158,209InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationINTERCOMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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