2025-11-17T06:20:19-06:00 2024-12-31 042629080 CARAS & SHULMAN PC 78 BLANCHARD RD STE 306 BURLINGTON MA 01803 990 2024-01-01 450949784 JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC JEWI 6172213191 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 JOSHUA KATZEN PRESIDENT 6172213191 2025-11-07 1 0 CARAS SHULMAN PC P01443546 7812733950 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOSHUA KATZEN 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 4552377 0 X WWW.JNS.ORG X 2011 MA SEE 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. 8 5 10 0 140965 0 3292955 3802048 186780 242834 272640 502520 7764 4975 3760139 4552377 0 0 0 0 2799374 3888136 0 0 309661 814210 979759 3613584 4867895 146555 -315518 9064226 8881518 144186 351500 8920040 8530018 SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 3281081 242834 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. 3281081 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 23 0 10 1 1 1 1 IS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA CA PA NY X X AMELIA KATZEN 6172213191 831 BEACON STREET SUITE 272 NEWTON CENTRE MA 02459 X JOSHUA W KATZEN PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 AMELIA KATZEN VICE PRESIDENT & CLERK 15.00 X X 0 0 0 RUSSEL PERGAMENT VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL FARB TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 RUTH WISSE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 RAPHAEL SHORE DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 OREN KATZEN RESIGNED APRIL 24 DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CHARM SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 IRIT TRATT DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 MENACHEM WECKER EDITOR 40.00 X 126000 0 0 126000 0 0 1 0 0 0 RAPHAEL SHORE 7 MAMEDOT YISRAEL STREET JERUSALEM IS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 230755 JONATHAN TOBIN 2323 BROOKVIEW PLACE ELKINS PARK PA 19027 EDITORIAL 147500 2 3802048 25215 3802048 ADVERTISING 513110 140965 140965 SUBSCRIPTIONS 513110 101869 101869 242834 489802 489802 12718 0 12718 12718 12718 OTHER INCOME 900003 4975 4975 4975 4552377 106844 140965 502520 460931 460931 3427205 2347495 902710 177000 137515 137515 247283 179749 27031 40503 185505 184800 705 115941 69565 34782 11594 135207 24919 30582 79706 15036 13622 556 858 17205 17205 DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZA 58774 58774 FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHAN 39402 39402 FOREIGN TAXES 27891 27891 4867895 3281081 1277153 309661 499840 982229 485891 31100 31867 85506 295940 18894 14485 277046 7892862 7348778 13930 13930 125351 142929 9064226 8881518 143212 289049 974 62451 144186 351500 X 8404385 8379448 515655 150570 8920040 8530018 9064226 8881518 -315518 -74504 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2406083 2745128 8140616 3292955 3802048 20386830 2406083 2745128 8140616 3292955 3802048 20386830 20386830 20386830 781186 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 295940 18894 277046 277046 UNCLAIMED FUNDS 974 CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 23789 NON-CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 37688 62451 X 4552377 0 4552377 0 4552377 4942399 74504 74504 4867895 0 4867895 PART X, LINE 2: TAX 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. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 1 9 THE 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. 3158209 JEWISH NEWS SERVICE, INC. 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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 11B FORM 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 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. 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