INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC (EIN 64-0762027)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-05-05
IRS object ID: 201141259349301759
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 J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-05T17:45:51-05:00	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	WILSON & BIGGS PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 930	AddressLine1
City	RIDGELAND	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39158	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	640762027	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	INST	NameControl
Phone	6013626357	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16528	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39236	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MACY HART	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	6013626357	Phone
Date Signed	2011-04-01	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GEORGE M BIGGS JR	Name
Phone	6019572001	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-05-05	DatePrepared

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	MACY HART	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POBOX 16528	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39236	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2034907	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ISJL.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2000	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MS	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	BASED IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE (ISJL), A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, PROMOTES JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITIES. THE MISSION OF THE ISJL IS TO PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT THEPRACTICE, CULTURE AND LEGACY OF JUDAISM IN THE SOUTH. FOUNDED IN 2000, THE ISJL SUPPORTS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION, RABBINIC SERVICES, JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY AND THE ARTS THROUGHOUT ITS 13-STATE REGION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	29	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	29	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	36	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1131404	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1819618	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	84213	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	104734	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	663423	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	110555	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1879040	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2034907	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1610012	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	1644211	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	283601	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	547687	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	495565	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	2157699	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2139776	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-278659	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-104869	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	5385592	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	5778892	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	553497	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	729444	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4832095	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	5049448	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	BASED IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE (ISJL), A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, PROMOTES JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITIES. THE MISSION OF THE ISJL IS TO PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT THEPRACTICE, CULTURE AND LEGACY OF JUDAISM IN THE SOUTH. FOUNDED IN 2000, THE ISJL SUPPORTS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION, RABBINIC SERVICES, JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY AND THE ARTS THROUGHOUT ITS 13-STATE REGION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	992065	Expense
Revenue	97454	Revenue
Description	RABBINIC & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - THE RABBINIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT LEADS SERVICES, TEACHES CLASSES AND PROVIDES A RABBINIC PRESENCE IN SOUTHERN CONGREGATIONS THAT CANNOT AFFORD A FULL-TIME RABBI OF THEIR OWN. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS CONGREGATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS LARGE AND SMALL. ALL PARTNERING SCHOOLS UTILIZE THE ISJL'S COMPREHENSIVE, TRANS-DENOMINATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A COMMON BODY OF JEWISH KNOWLEDGE DELIVERED BY ITINERANT EDUCATORS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	266276	Expense
Description	CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMING - THE CULTURAL & ARTS PROGRAMMING DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ISJL'S MARKETING AND DELIVERS A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES (MUSIC, ETC.), FILM, LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO COMMUNITIES LARGE AND SMALL.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	195773	Expense
Description	HISTORY/ORAL HISTORY - THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT DELIVERS LECTURES, MAINTAINS ARCHIVES AND IS CURRENTLY BUILDING A WEB-BASED ARCHIVE WITH A HISTORY OF EVERY SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE THAT THE RICH HISTORY OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE IS CAPTURED, ORAL HISTORIES AS WELL AS RESEARCH ARE PLACED IN A DIGITAL ARCHIVE ONLINE AND ARTIFACTS ARE PRESERVED THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	199641	Expense
Revenue	7280	Revenue
Description	DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT-	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	199641	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	7280	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	1653755	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	true	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	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	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
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	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	true	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	7	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	36	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	29	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	29	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	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	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	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	BETSY SAMUELS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6013626357	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16528	AddressLine1
City	JACKSON	City
State	MS	State
ZIP Code	39236	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (32 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
ALAN FRANCO
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DEBBIE SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DR JULIUS L LEVY JR
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
ED GRAUMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
FAYE LEVIN
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
ILENE ENGEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
IMOGENE BERMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JM FRIED JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JAY TANENBAUM
PAST CHAIRMA	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JOAN SADOFF
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JOE STEIN JR
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KENNETH ZADECK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
LYNN CRYSTAL
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARGARET MEYER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JANET BRUECK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MINETTE COOPER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MINETTE H BROWN
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
MORRIS MINTZ
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
RAYMAN L SOLOMON
CHAIRMAN	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
RICK STREIFFER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT ROUBEY
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
RUSTY PALMER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
BETSY ROSEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
SUZY BOSHWIT
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
GAIL GOLDBERG
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KATHRYN WIENER
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
KENNY ZADECK
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
JAY LEHMANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
LEONARD ROGOFF
DIRECTOR	2.00	X	0	0	0
MACY HART
PRESIDENT	40.00		228750	0	142935	X
BETSY SAMUELS
CFO	40.00		52083	0	5308	X
MICHELE SCHIPPER
CHIEF OPER	40.00		108001	0	7067		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	388834	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	155310	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	1819618	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	27188	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1819618	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EDUCATION COMMUNITY FEES	97454	97454
EXHIBITION TICKET& SHOP SALES	7280	7280

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	104734	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	110555	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$110,555	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2034907	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	104734	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$110,555	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	429076	Total
Program Services	258812	ProgramServices
Management And General	65864	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	104400	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	950519	Total
Program Services	807352	ProgramServices
Management And General	41288	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	101879	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	78165	Total
Program Services	58605	ProgramServices
Management And General	12206	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7354	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	100519	Total
Program Services	94322	ProgramServices
Management And General	1897	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4300	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85932	Total
Program Services	69302	ProgramServices
Management And General	5968	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10662	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9651	Total
Management And General	9651	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83382	Total
Program Services	77619	ProgramServices
Management And General	1962	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3801	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131054	Total
Program Services	94574	ProgramServices
Management And General	17837	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18643	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25366	Total
Management And General	25366	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS	62302	48992	2260	11050
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES	50493	41299	2823	6371
SUPPLIES	46889	33046	9209	4634
INSURANCE	37975	32499	3587	1889
POSTAGE	28111	19431	1060	7620

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20342	Total
Program Services	17902	ProgramServices
Management And General	1442	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	998	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2139776	Total
Program Services	1653755	ProgramServices
Management And General	202420	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	283601	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62736	BOY
EOY	142582	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	140664	BOY
EOY	65572	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1182958	BOY
EOY	1357854	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	33836	BOY
EOY	19003	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7112	BOY
EOY	4561	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5680	BOY
EOY	3359	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	281331	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	230159	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	66714	BOY
EOY	51172	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3408519	BOY
EOY	3521449	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	477373	BOY
EOY	613340	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5385592	BOY
EOY	5778892	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40518	BOY
EOY	81518	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	35606	BOY
EOY	34586	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	477373	BOY
EOY	613340	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	553497	BOY
EOY	729444	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2422936	BOY
EOY	3299298	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1359796	BOY
EOY	1700787	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1049363	BOY
EOY	49363	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4832095	BOY
EOY	5049448	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5385592	BOY
EOY	5778892	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-104869	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	322222	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	865414	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1443878	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1693378	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1131404	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1584769	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6718843	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11456	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12805	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	38216	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	84213	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	104734	CurrentTaxYear
Total	251424	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	876870	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1456683	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1731594	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1215617	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1689503	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6970267	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	260000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	740591	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1123000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	620000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	938004	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3681595	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	260000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	740591	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1123000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	620000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	938004	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3681595	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	3288672	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	131911	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	679060	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	48423	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	101070	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	109894	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1070358	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	131911	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	679060	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	48423	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	101070	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	109894	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1070358	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1008781	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2135743	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1780017	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1316687	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1799397	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8040625	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.40900	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.38530	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.13000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.09000	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

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)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	281331	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	230159	Depreciation
Book Value	51172	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	51172	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CASH VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE	Description
Book Value	613340	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	613340	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY	Description
Amount	$613,340	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	613340	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	2034907	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	2139776	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-104869	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	322222	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	322222	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	217353	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2357129	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	322222	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	322222	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	2034907	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	2034907	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2139776	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	2139776	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	2139776	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE INSTITUTE COLLECTS AND PRESERVES ARTWORK, RELICS, AND RELIGIOUS MATERIALS THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MACY HART	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	228750	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	142935	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	371685	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	7	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	27188	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV AT SALE LESS FEES	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	BASED IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THE GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE (ISJL), A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, PROMOTES JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITIES. THE MISSION OF THE ISJL IS TO PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT THEPRACTICE, CULTURE AND LEGACY OF JUDAISM IN THE SOUTH. FOUNDED IN 2000, THE ISJL SUPPORTS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION, RABBINIC SERVICES, JEWISH CULTURE, HISTORY AND THE ARTS THROUGHOUT ITS 13-STATE REGION.
ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT-
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE 990 AT THE APRIL MEETING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE BOARD WILL DISCLOSE CONFLICTS BY USE OF A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PAY SCALE.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

Activity3 Activity3

Activity Other ActivityOther

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (32 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Total509 Total509

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Other Assets OtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

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