2015-02-23T13:51:13-06:00 2014-08-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2013-09-01 133914342 AVODAH THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS INC AVOD 2125457759 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 CHERYL COOK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2125457759 2015-02-23 1 MATTHEW BURKE P00223556 6315821600 2015-02-23 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z CHERYL COOK 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 2262935 0 X WWW.AVODAH.NET X 1996 NY THE MISSION OF AVODAH: AVODAH'S MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S FIGHT AGAINST THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC POVERTY BY ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS IN SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT INSPIRE THEM TO BECOME LIFELONG LEADERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE WHOSE WORK IS ROOTED IN AND NOURISHED BY JEWISH VALUES. 18 18 28 15 0 0 2664199 1817240 135500 130500 528 489 318534 290017 3118761 2238246 0 0 0 0 1292141 1551419 0 0 186875 1258363 1029215 2550504 2580634 568257 -342388 1754296 1389025 296811 264675 1457485 1124350 X THE MISSION OF AVODAH: THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS IS TO STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S FIGHT AGAINST THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. WE DO THIS BY ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS IN SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT INSPIRE THEM TO BECOME LIFELONG LEADERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WHOSE WORK FOR JUSTICE IS ROOTED IN AND NOURISHED BY JEWISH VALUES. 0 0 2069483 SEE SCHEDULE OFOUNDED IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1998, AVODAH IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEWISH LEADERS THROUGH ITS SERVICE CORPS, WHICH PLACES POST-COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 2126) IN A YEAR OF FULL-TIME SERVICE AT ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS. DURING THE YEAR, CORPS MEMBERS LIVE TOGETHER IN AN INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO GIVE THEM THE SKILLS AND NETWORKS TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME LEADERS.OVER THE PAST SIXTEEN YEARS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS ACROSS FOUR CITIES (NEW YORK, CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS AND WASHINGTON, DC) HAVE DIRECTLY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF 533,000 INDIVIDUALS AND ADDED AN ESTIMATED $13 MILLION IN STAFFING CAPACITY TO 150 LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS."AVODAH" IN HEBREW MEANS "WORK" OR "SERVICE", AND THE COMBINED MEANING CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AS ONE'S "LIFE'S WORK". AVODAH'S SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM HAS LED PARTICIPANTS TO A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO WORKING FOR JUSTICE. A RECENT SURVEY, FACILITATED BY OUTSIDE EVALUATORS, ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM INFLUENCED THE TRAJECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS' LIVES FOUND THAT: - 75% (3 OUT OF 4) SAY THAT THEIR CURRENT JOB INVOLVES ANTIPOVERTY OR SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK; - 92% SAY AVODAH SET THEM ON THEIR CURRENT PROFESSIONAL PATH; AND - 85% SAY THAT AVODAH HELPED THEM FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THERE ARE CLOSE TO 700 ALUMNI LIVING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AND THEY HAVE ASSUMED LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS THE JEWISH AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITIES - AS PROFESSIONALS, LAY LEADERS, CLERGY, ORGANIZERS, ACTIVISTS AND VOLUNTEERS. AVODAH ALUMNI RECEIVE ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORT TO FOSTER THEIR DEVELOPMENT AS JEWISH LEADERS.IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM'S TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT ON PARTICIPANTS, AVODAH ALSO MAKES SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ITS NONPROFIT PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND TO THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. AS LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY ORGANIZATIONS FACE INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES COUPLED WITH DECLINING FUNDING, AVODAH'S HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE STAFFING MODEL OFFERS AGENCIES A REAL SOLUTION. IN THEIR PLACEMENTS, AVODAH CORPS MEMBERS BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES FACED BY POOR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, FOOD SECURITY, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AVODAH'S PARTNER AGENCIES CONSISTENTLY REPORT BEING ABLE TO OFFER THEIR CLIENTS NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HAVING AN AVODAH CORPS MEMBER ON STAFF. IN 2012, APPROACHING ITS 15TH YEAR AND 500TH SERVICE CORPS MEMBER, AVODAH BEGAN TO ASK HOW IT COULD EXTEND ITS IMPACT AND SCALE EVEN FURTHER, AND LONGER TERM, CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL EFFICIENCIES. TO THIS END, IN JANUARY 2014 AVODAH LAUNCHED THE AVODAH FELLOWSHIP (THE "FELLOWSHIP"), A NEW LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PROFESSIONALS EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY. BASED ON A CURRICULUM GROUNDED IN JEWISH THOUGHT AND LEARNING, THE FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, COMMUNITY, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT EMERGING JEWISH PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN THE ANTIPOVERTY FIELD, WHILE INTEGRATING PARTICIPANTS INTO AVODAH'S EXTENSIVE ALUMNI NETWORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. TO DATE, THE FELLOWSHIP HAS ENGAGED OVER 35 INDIVIDUALS IN 2 COHORTS AND HAS EXCEEDED AVODAH'S EXPECTATIONS. EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY THE FIRST COHORT INCLUDE: - 100% REPORTED A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND JEWISH LIFE INTERSECT.- 95% REPORTED THAT THE FELLOWSHIP STRENGTHENED THEIR CONNECTION TO JEWISH VALUES.- 95% REPORTED THAT THE FELLOWSHIP STRENGTHENED THEIR CONNECTION TO JEWISH IDENTITY.- 82% REPORTED BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY.- 94% REPORTED SUSTAINED/STRENGTHENED COMMITMENT TO DO WORK ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 2069483 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY DC IL LA X X CHERYL COOK 2125457759 45 WEST 36TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 STEVEN DOW CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE GOLDMAN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SPRINGER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EUGENE SOFER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE MONDROS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY LEVITT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENETTA MANSFIELD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI GREY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON HIRSH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA POLANSKY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY VISELMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAUL SCHAPIRO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET O'CONNOR MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI COHEN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA BUCHDAHL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN LIEBERMANN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULES BERNSTEIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE WASSERMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE FEINSPAN ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 88190 0 8705 MARILYN SNEIDERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 157145 0 23000 245335 0 31705 1 1 1 0 0 206579 1610661 1817240 PLACEMENT FEES 900099 130500 130500 130500 489 489 282600 0 282600 282600 282600 24689 206579 24689 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 6417 6417 HONORARIUM 900099 1000 1000 7417 2238246 420517 0 489 309885 221744 63411 24730 950034 810754 85561 53719 29087 23927 3312 1848 156935 122880 20666 13389 105478 86494 12265 6719 148614 27790 89362 31462 4624 2625 113 1886 38123 27912 6000 4211 12508 9365 1985 1158 587243 550146 19548 17549 10480 9638 842 11359 2318 9041 15030 12217 2493 320 PARTICIPANT ORIENTATION 46845 46845 PROGRAM AWARDS AND STIP 40910 40910 WEEKLY AND SUNDAY PROGR 36089 36089 SPECIAL EVENTS 24132 24132 53258 37829 10519 4910 2580634 2069483 324276 186875 370113 241569 1999 13409 1115937 879900 18655 46463 34730 39783 87834 87347 11845 487 2789 18303 150128 100071 48100 49040 1754296 1389025 131561 103415 115250 161260 50000 0 296811 264675 X 393537 318495 1063948 805855 1457485 1124350 1754296 1389025 X -342388 9253 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1884408 1465655 1884836 2664199 1817240 9716338 1884408 1465655 1884836 2664199 1817240 9716338 1461885 8254453 870 1163 735 528 489 3785 245076 224042 265805 318534 290017 1343474 11063597 0.74610 0.71420 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME: 2009 AMOUNT: $ 6,921 2010 AMOUNT: $ 11,872 2011 AMOUNT: $ 8,745 2012 AMOUNT: $ 22,249 2013 AMOUNT: $ 4,577 RENTAL INCOME 2009 AMOUNT: $ 238,155 2010 AMOUNT: $ 212,170 2011 AMOUNT: $ 257,060 2012 AMOUNT: $ 296,285 2013 AMOUNT: $ 282,600 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 152917 457 35000 118734 152432 485 152917 251641 50000 791 150000 152432 1.00000 0 0 7609 7609 0 80225 79738 487 487 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 100071 F 100071 X 2252916 14670 14670 2238246 0 2238246 2586051 5417 5417 2580634 0 2580634 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING A RESERVE FUND FOR FUTURE USE. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR 2014. ANNUAL EVENTS 231268 206579 24689 24689 231268 206579 24689 24689 24689 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARILYN SNEIDERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 157145 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 0 0 180145 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. ALL MEMBERS WERE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENT AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THE TAX PREPARER AND OFFER EDITS. THE DECISION OF WHETHER TO MAKE EDITS WAS MADE BY THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE TAX PREPARER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AVODAH BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ANNUAL DECLARATION ARE THEN PRESENTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH YEAR UPON REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SALARY COMPARISONS FROM SIMILAR SIZED NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON GUIDESTAR FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: DONATED LEGAL SERVICES 9,253.