ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC (EIN 13-3398151)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-10-30
IRS object ID
201303039349300720
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-10-30T09:24:00-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN133028332EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1ELLIOT HOROWITZ & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line1675 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN133398151EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INCBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlELIENameControl
Phone2124907788Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1555 MADISON AVE 20TH FLOORAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameMARION WIESELName
TitleVICE PRESIDENTTitle
Phone2124907788Phone
Date Signed2013-10-21DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameSTUART KAMELHARName
PTINP00185063PTIN
Phone2129727500Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonMARION WIESELNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Year Formation1987YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
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Mission DescriptionTHE 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.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
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DescriptionTHE 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.Description

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DescriptionTHE 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. A SIMILAR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATED THROUGH THE BIALIK-ROGOZIN SCHOOL IN TEL-AVIV SERVES REFUGEES FROM THE GENOCIDE IN DARFUR WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN SAFE HAVEN IN ISRAEL.Description

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Securities OtherSecurities (4 entries)

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STOCKS32454F
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Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
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Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
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Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
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Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

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RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARegion
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Total Number Of Other Orgs3TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

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ExplanationPART 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.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Charitable Contributions Event11534477CharitableContributionsEvent1
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Gross Receipts Total1534477GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total1534477CharitableContributionsTotal
Rent Facility Costs Total Events28000RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events50546FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events47443EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events1863OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events127852DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-127852NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantTHE ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICSTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients5NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant10000AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of ValuationCASH VALUEMethodOfValuation

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationSCHEDULE 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.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDANIEL SCHWARTZNamePerson
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org157922BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org157922TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE PRESIDENT, ELIE WIESEL, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, MARION WIESEL ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CREQUIRES 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 15ACOMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARABLE PAY AT OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF COMPARABLE SIZE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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.
THE FOUNDATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11ATHE 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 $3,584,090 SHOWN ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A REPRESENTS A PARTIAL RECOVERY OF THE FOUNDATION'S CLAIM.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 16THE 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. THE FOUNDATION INCURRED AN OCCUPANCY EXPENSE IN 2012 THAT WAS REDUCED BY A REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDER, $11,200 FOR PERSONAL USE OF OFFICE SPACE, THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE SPACE UTILIZED. THE NET OCCUPANCY EXPENSE WAS $121,481 IN 2012.

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