JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC (EIN 45-0949784)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-05-15
- IRS object ID
- 201331359349302278
- Schema version
- 2012v2.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-05-15T09:11:00-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RIVET CPA LLC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 54 JACONNET ST STE 204 | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEWTON | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02461 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 450949784 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | JEWI | NameControl |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 214 LINCOLN ST FLR 4 | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | ROOM/SUITE 418 | AddressLine2 |
| City | BRIGHTON | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 021341346 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | AMELIA KATZEN | Name |
| Title | CLERK | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-05-09 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | ROBERT P RIVET | Name |
| Phone | 6176149150 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2013-05-09 | DatePrepared |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | AMELIA KATZEN | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
| Gross Receipts | 334978 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | WWW.JNS.ORG | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2011 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | MA | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | JNS NOW EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME EDITORS AND ONE PART-TIME ASSISTANT EDITOR. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES ABOUT 55 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS, REPRESENTING 680,000 CIRCULATION, FOR ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. CURRENTLY, 12 OF THE 15 TOP JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS BY CIRCULATION, IN ADDITION 15 SMALLER PAPERS, ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 5 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 0 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 4 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 280100 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 334978 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Current Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 280100 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 334978 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 59442 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 142219 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 90803 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 178987 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 150245 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 321206 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 129855 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 13772 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 129855 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 143627 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 129855 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 143627 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | JNS NOW EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME EDITORS AND ONE PART-TIME ASSISTANT EDITOR. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES ABOUT 55 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS, REPRESENTING 680,000 CIRCULATION, FOR ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. CURRENTLY, 12 OF THE 15 TOP JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS BY CIRCULATION, IN ADDITION 15 SMALLER PAPERS, ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 309945 | Expense |
| Description | JNS NOW EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME EDITORS AND ONE PART-TIME ASSISTANT EDITOR. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES ABOUT 55 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS, REPRESENTING 680,000 CIRCULATION, FOR ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. CURRENTLY, 12 OF THE 15 TOP JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS BY CIRCULATION, IN ADDITION 15 SMALLER PAPERS, ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 309945 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 22 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 4 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 5 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 0 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | true | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | false | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | false | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Whistleblower Policy | false | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | false | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | false | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | MA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RIVET CPA LLC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6176149153 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 54 JACONNET ST | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEWTON | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02461 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| No Listed Persons Compensated | X | NoListedPersonsCompensated |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSHUA W KATZEN | ||||||
| PRESIDENT | 5.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMELIA KATZEN | ||||||
| TREASURER | 10.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSSEL PERGAMENT | ||||||
| X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Related Organizations | 157000 | RelatedOrganizations |
| All Other Contributions | 177978 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 334978 | TotalContributions |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 334978 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 124217 | Total |
| Program Services | 124217 | ProgramServices |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7019 | Total |
| Program Services | 7019 | ProgramServices |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 10983 | Total |
| Program Services | 10983 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 87000 | Total |
| Program Services | 87000 | ProgramServices |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1443 | Total |
| Management And General | 1443 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6375 | Total |
| Management And General | 6375 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 65340 | Total |
| Program Services | 61897 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3443 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 5319 | Total |
| Program Services | 5319 | ProgramServices |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3069 | Total |
| Program Services | 3069 | ProgramServices |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3172 | Total |
| Program Services | 3172 | ProgramServices |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6956 | Total |
| Program Services | 6956 | ProgramServices |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 313 | Total |
| Program Services | 313 | ProgramServices |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 321206 | Total |
| Program Services | 309945 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 11261 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 129855 | BOY |
| EOY | 143627 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 129855 | BOY |
| EOY | 143627 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 129855 | BOY |
| EOY | 143627 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 129855 | BOY |
| EOY | 143627 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 129855 | BOY |
| EOY | 143627 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 13772 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 280100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 334978 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 615078 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 280100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 334978 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 615078 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | 615078 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
| Total Support | 615078 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | JNS NOW EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME EDITORS AND ONE PART-TIME ASSISTANT EDITOR. JNS MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH NEWS THAT IS UPDATED DAILY, IF NECESSARY, AND ENGAGES DOZENS OF FREELANCE WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS. JNS SUPPLIES ABOUT 55 SUBSCRIBER NEWSPAPERS, REPRESENTING 680,000 CIRCULATION, FOR ITS WEEKLY ELECTRONIC FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS, NEWS ARTICLES, ANALYSIS AND OPINION COLUMNS, AND FEATURE ARTICLES ABOUT SUBJECTS RELATING TO ISRAEL, THE MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER JEWISH TOPICS. CURRENTLY, 12 OF THE 15 TOP JEWISH PRINT NEWSPAPERS BY CIRCULATION, IN ADDITION 15 SMALLER PAPERS, ARE PUBLISHING JNS MATERIALS ON A REGULAR WEEKLY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY JNS IS PROVIDING A DAILY FEED OF NEWS BRIEFS TO SUBSCRIBERS THAT HAVE ONLY AN ONLINE PRESENCE AND A NEED TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE NEWS, AND IT HAS A VIBRANT SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. |
| FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, DESIGNED TO ATTRACT A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC TO ITS UPDATED WEBSITE. |
| RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | JOSH KATZEN AMELIA KATZEN PRESIDENT TREASURER SPOUSE |
| ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | GENERAL MANAGER AND TREASURER REVIEWED THE FORM 990 |
| GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT MA SECRETARY OF STATE |
| OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES | FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PAYROLL PROCESSING & BANK FEE 0 3,443 0 WRITERS AND INTERNS 51,544 0 0 MEDIA PHOTO & GRAPHIC DESIGN 10,353 0 0 |
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