WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INC (EIN 13-1790756)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-06-13
IRS object ID: 201131649349300363
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-06-13T13:50:20-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EISNERAMPER LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 THIRD AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	100172703	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	131790756	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	WORL	NameControl
Phone	2127555770	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 MADISON AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10022	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHAIM REISS	Name
Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Title
Phone	2127555700	Phone
Date Signed	2011-04-28	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JULIE FLOCH	Name
Phone	2129498700	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CHAIM REISS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 MADISON AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10022	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	329738	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.worldjewishcongress.org/aff_american.html	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1953	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INC IS A VOLUNTARY BODY OF REPRESENTATIVE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITEd STATES OF AMERICA ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT THE AIMS OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	24	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	24	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	313000	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	324000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	0	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	414	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	5738	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	313414	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	329738	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	114696	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	136840	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	198846	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	181527	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	313542	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	318367	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-128	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	11371	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	22296	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	40445	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	9329	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	16107	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	12967	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	24338	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION INC IS A VOLUNTARY BODY OF REPRESENTATIVE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT THE AIMS OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	149664	Expense
Description	INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS TO DISCUSS CURRENT TOPICS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE. HELD CONFERENCE AND ATTENDED MEETINGS IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM AND JERUSALEM, ISRAEL TO DISCUSS THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN EUROPE, THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED NATIONS. MET WITH INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS, WORLD JEWISH LEADERSHIP, AND REPORTED ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS TOPICS AS PERTAINING TO THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICA.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	52675	Expense
Description	ORGANIZATIONAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS - PROVIDE INTEGRATION AND INTERACTION OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS. HELD OFFICE IN THE INTERNATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE FOR INTERRELIGIOUS CONSULTATIONS (IJCIC), A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TOGETHER WITH THE VATICAN, THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, AND MODERATE MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CO-EXISTENCE. PARTICPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION OF A MEETING IN PARIS THAT WOULD CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF VATICAN-JEWISH RELATIONS FEATURING EXPERT SPEAKERS ON MANY ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN AND HELD JOINT CATHOLIC AND JEWISH LEADERSHIP VISIT TO DRANCY TO COMMEMORATE THE HOLOCAUST.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	44845	Expense
Description	PUBLIC INFORMATION - DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. ISSUED PERIODICAL PRESS RELEASES, REPORTS AND WEEKLY SUMMARIES OF ACTIVITIES, ANALYSES OF TIMELY ISSUES AS WELL AS OPINION PIECES AND PRESS ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO THE RISE OF ANTI-SEMITISM, THE IRANIAN THREAT, ISSUES AFFECTING ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST, AND JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	14948	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	262132	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
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	true	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	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	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
Financial Stmt Attached	false	FinancialStmtAttached
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
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	24	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	24	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CHAIM REISS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2127555770	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 MADISON AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10022	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (26 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JERRY GOODMAN
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
KALMAN SULTANIK
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
SAM BLOCH
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
JEFF SCHECKNER
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
DAVID STERLING
Secretary	1.0	X	0	0	0	X
STANLEY URMAN
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
ROSITTA KENIGSBERG
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
MEL PARNESS
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
HAROLD COHEN
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
MOSHE KAGAN
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI JAY ROSENBAUM
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI FABIAN SCHONFELD
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI BASIL HERRING
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
JUDITH HERTZ
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI JOSEPH KARASICK
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
ROMAN KENT
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
GLORIA LANDY
TREASURER	1.0	X	0	0	0	X
ELAN STEINBERG
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
AVI WEISS
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
DR DAVID MOSKOVITS
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
GAIL PERL
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
STANLEY KESSOCK
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI JULIE SCHONFELD
GOVERNING BOARD	1.0	X	0	0	0
RABBI JOEL MEYERS
INTERIM CHAIRMAN	1.0		0	0	0	X
BETTY EHRENBERG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20.0		80000	0	4800	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	80000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	4800	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	324000	RelatedOrganizations
Total Contributions	324000	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISC INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	5738	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$5,738	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	5738	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	329738	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$5,738	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	80000	Total
Program Services	64000	ProgramServices
Management And General	16000	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31813	Total
Program Services	28063	ProgramServices
Management And General	3750	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6300	Total
Program Services	5187	ProgramServices
Management And General	1113	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11535	Total
Program Services	9497	ProgramServices
Management And General	2038	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7192	Total
Program Services	5922	ProgramServices
Management And General	1270	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	671	Total
Program Services	552	ProgramServices
Management And General	119	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22000	Total
Program Services	18114	ProgramServices
Management And General	3886	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	41000	Total
Program Services	33758	ProgramServices
Management And General	7242	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6228	Total
Program Services	5128	ProgramServices
Management And General	1100	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60000	Total
Program Services	49402	ProgramServices
Management And General	10598	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38776	Total
Program Services	31927	ProgramServices
Management And General	6849	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5180	Total
Program Services	4265	ProgramServices
Management And General	915	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
SUBSCRIPTIONS & MEMBERSHIPS	2818	2320	498
PRINTING AND PUBLICATION	4854	3997	857

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	318367	Total
Program Services	262132	ProgramServices
Management And General	56235	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1798	BOY
EOY	29910	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4783	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	50920	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	40385	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15715	BOY
EOY	10535	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22296	BOY
EOY	40445	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9329	BOY
EOY	16107	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9329	BOY
EOY	16107	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12967	BOY
EOY	24338	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12967	BOY
EOY	24338	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22296	BOY
EOY	40445	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	11371	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
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 Minus4 Years	4984752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	425000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	257000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	313000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	324000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6303752	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4984752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	425000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	257000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	313000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	324000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6303752	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	6303752	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	33845	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	33845	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	757984	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	40424	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	414	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5738	CurrentTaxYear
Total	804560	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	7142157	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.88261	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.93150	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	50920	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	0	Depreciation
Book Value	10535	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	10535	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability
Total Of Amounts	0	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	329738	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	318367	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	11371	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	11371	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	329738	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	329738	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	329738	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	318367	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	318367	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	318367	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	FIN 48 Footnote	Identifier
Return Reference	Form 990, Schedule D, PAGE 3, Part X, question 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	In 2009, the American Section adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740-10-05 relating to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of the American Section's general tax-exempt status, ASC 740-10-05 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the American Section's financial statements.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Conflict of Interest Policy	990 Part vi Section B Line 12c	The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by requiring all officers, directors and employees to sign the form annually.
Determining Compensation	990 Part vi Section B Line 15b	The process for determining compensation of the Executive Director includes a Board review and approval of current and comparable salaries within similar organizations. This is documented in the Board Minutes.
990 Review Process	Part VI Section B Line 11B	The executive committee of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director review the 990 prior to filing. After review and approval, the Form 990 is given to the full board for review and then filed by the Organization.
Disclosure Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest and Financials	Part VI Section C Line 19	In its efforts to follow 'best practices' in all areas of governance, financial control and transparency, the World Jewish Congress (American Section), Inc. makes available on the website its Privacy Policy, Code of Ethics Policy, Conflict of Interest Policy and Whistleblower Policy. Further, its IRS Form 990 is available on the its website and the internet via Guidestar. All policy statements and financial information are also available upon request.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	990 PART III LINE 4D	ACADEMIC, CULTURAL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS- PROVIDE FORUM AND SUPPORT TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES. MEETINGS ARE HELD WHERE YOUNG LEADERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICPATE INCLUDING UNITED NATIONS MEETINGS WITH AMBASSADORS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF UNITED NATIONS DELEGATIONS, INTERFAITH CONFERENCES, GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS WHERE YOUNG LEADERSHIP IS INCLUDED TO PARTICIPATE FREELY. WE ASSIST OUR YOUNG LEADERSHIP DIVISION IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MEETINGS, RALLIES, AND EDUCATIONAL BRIEFINGS IN ORDER TO HELP INTEGRATE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.