2012-11-15T08:51:05-06:00 2011-12-31 133028332 ELLIOT HOROWITZ & COMPANY LLP 675 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-01-01 133398151 THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY INC ELIE 2124907788 555 MADISON AVE 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 MARION WIESEL 2124907788 2012-11-13 1 STUART KAMELHAR P00185063 2129727500 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MARION WIESEL 555 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10022 1858693 0 X ELIEWIESELFOUNDATION.ORG X 1987 NY COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE. 11 11 5 0 0 0 1252743 1309436 3987 24 71375 57697 0 491536 1328105 1858693 494671 473737 0 0 221938 494227 0 0 34492 435399 368299 1152008 1336263 176097 522430 5429771 5661611 493293 200953 4936478 5460658 X THE 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. 0 0 247119 0 THE 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. 567018 463737 THE 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. 307825 OTHER PROJECTS TO EXPAND THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO COMBAT INDIFFERENCE, INTOLERANCE AND INJUSTICE. 1121962 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 NY X X KAREN SIMONSON BOOKKEEPER 2124907788 C/O THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR NEW YORK NY 10022 PROF ELIE WIESEL 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION WIESEL 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC WINKELMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER BARNETT 0.30 X 0 0 0 DR MARK PODWAL 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CIECHANOVER 0.30 X 0 0 0 FREDERIC DE NARP 0.50 X 0 0 0 SHEILA ROBBINS 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN I WILLIS 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H WEBB 0.30 X 0 0 0 ELI N EVANS 0.30 X 0 0 0 ELISHA WIESEL 0.30 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SCHWARTZ 40.00 X 322930 0 0 322930 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1309436 1309436 24 24 24 57697 57697 MADOFF RECOVERY - SEE 999999 491536 491536 491536 1858693 549257 0 0 10000 10000 463737 463737 459123 353411 91899 13813 12660 5724 5637 1299 22444 15314 6008 1122 39431 39431 7857 3149 4282 426 14906 10870 2903 1133 107449 83292 16669 7488 27191 21712 2048 3431 2592 1632 739 221 CONSULTANTS 72560 72560 ETHICS PRIZE 35594 35594 NOBEL LAUREATES INITIAT 24073 24073 MISCELLANEOUS 19268 9410 5603 4255 17378 11484 4590 1304 1336263 1121962 179809 34492 3028168 1372599 344476 194260 3100 28120 78353 70962 3810 7391 2046191 4059241 4026 5429771 5661611 190843 121849 200000 102450 79104 493293 200953 X 4241703 5072138 694775 388520 4936478 5460658 5429771 5661611 X 522430 1750 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 6148756 5619448 4512300 1341592 1800996 19423092 6148756 5619448 4512300 1341592 1800996 19423092 19423092 306987 3799 29316 71375 57697 469174 19892266 0.97640 0.97210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 78353 70962 7391 7391 STATE OF ISRAEL BONDS L.T. 1833 F CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 1528304 F STOCKS 25065 F EXCHANGE TRADE PRODUCTS 2622 F MONEY MARKET FUND 1542 F FIXED INCOME - US TREASURY BILLS 2499875 F 4059241 ACCRUED RENT COSTS 79104 79104 1858693 1336263 522430 1750 1750 524180 1860443 1750 1750 1858693 0 1858693 1336263 0 1336263 0 1336263 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH ACADEMIC TUTORING, PRE-VOCATIONAL 463737 VIA WIRES 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART 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. 1 THE ELIE WIESEL PRIZE IN ETHICS 5 10000 CASH VALUE SCHEDULE 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DANIEL SCHWARTZ 322930 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322930 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE PRESIDENT, ELIE WIESEL AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, MARION WIESEL ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. ELISHA WIESEL, A BOARD MEMBER, IS THEIR SON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C REQUIRES 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 15A COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARABLE PAY AT OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF COMPARABLE SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 1,750. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITY WAS A VICTIM OF A PONZI INVESTMENT SCHEME PERPETRATED BY BERNARD MADOFF. PER THE SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT, AND CONFIRMED BY IRVING PICARD, COURT-APPOINTED TRUSTEE FOR THE MADOFF CASE RECOVERY, VICTIMS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECOVER UP TO $500,000 IN MISALLOCATED FUNDS. THE $491,536 SHOWN ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11A REPRESENTS THIS RECOVERY. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 16 THE 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 2011 THAT WAS REDUCED BY A REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDER, $22,400 FOR PERSONAL USE OF OFFICE SPACE, THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE SPACE UTILIZED. THE NET OCCUPANCY EXPENSE WAS $107,449 IN 2011.