FRIENDS OF THE ARAVA INSTITUTE LTD: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE ARAVA INSTITUTE LTD (EIN 11-3485736)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202611349349303496
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-14T09:58:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN050409384PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1951 NORTH MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02904ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113485736EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF ARAVA THE INSTITUTE LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172667100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11320 CENTRE STREET 206AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL KALIKOWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172667100PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK J MARTINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00283486PTIN
Phone4012742001PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRACHEL KALIKOWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11320 CENTRE STREET 206AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,926,403GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFRIENDSOFARAVA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUPPORT THE CRITICAL WORK OF THE ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS, STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS. TO ADVANCE CROSS-BRODER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION IN THE FACE OF POLITICAL CONFLICT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body48VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent48VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,166,242PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,574,494CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$429PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$250CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$212,404PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$263,803CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$4,945PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,885CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,374,130PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,841,432CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,844,045PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,178,958CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,121,823PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$761,851CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$17,431CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$653,122PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$580,485CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,618,990PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,521,294CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$755,140PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$320,138CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,517,301TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,773,136TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$361,191TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$350,310TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,156,110NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,422,826NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO SUPPORT THE CRITICAL WORK OF THE ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS, STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS. TO ADVANCE CROSS-BRODER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION IN THE FACE OF POLITICAL CONFLICT.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,205,378ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,178,958GrantAmt
Revenue$3,135RevenueAmt
DescSUPPORTED DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS, STUDENT RECUITEMENT AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,205,378TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members48GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member48IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RACHEL KALIKOWBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172667100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11320 CENTRE STREET 206AddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTON CENTRECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02459ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (52 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
AARON FRANK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM GOLDSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXA BROIDA
BOARD MEMBER (TO 06/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY GOLDMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANAT MOSKOWITZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA PLATT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA JAFFE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT COHEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CERRI FRIEDMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHET STEIN
BOARD MEMBER (TO 9/24)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG MARGOLIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL CAINE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ARFIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID CAMP
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JAFFE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID YAFFE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBRA AARON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILON ADAR
BOARD MEMBER (TO 03/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMAN ANSARI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC BERZON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ETHAN GROSSMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK CHUDNOW
BOARD MEMBER (TO 06/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY KORUS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GWEN BOROWSKY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HERSHEL RICHMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HILLEL SALOMON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWIE RODENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRENE SCHWIEGER WHITE
BOARD MEMBER (TO 06/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK PLATT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANINE BISKIND
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON HARRIS-SHAPIRO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH EPPSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN SCHAPIRO
CHAIRMAN8.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MANDY PATINKIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCEE SAMBERG
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MARCUS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MINDY RADLER GLICKMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIRIAM NEWMAN
BOARD MEMBER (TO 06/25)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY REICHMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL EPSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER WEXLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD GOLDMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL HENDLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAUL PILCHEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAI ROBKIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHELDON KAHN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN SANDERSON
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAREQ ABU HAMED
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIVIAN FUHRMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACHARY KORENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN FLAMMEY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER30.00$96,081$0$11,535Yes (X)
RACHEL KALIKOW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00$182,500$0$8,974Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$278,581TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$20,509TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,574,494AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$138,276NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,574,494TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAIES PROGRAM INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$250RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$250TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$238,614TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$238,614ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,110,160SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,084,971SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$25,189SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,189TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$25,189ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,885TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,885RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,885OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,841,432TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,135RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$263,803ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,178,958TotalAmt
Program Services$2,178,958ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$371,429TotalAmt
Program Services$274,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,429FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$311,568TotalAmt
Program Services$236,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,762FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,003TotalAmt
Program Services$7,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,014TotalAmt
Program Services$11,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$300FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,837TotalAmt
Program Services$39,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,921ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,077FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,644TotalAmt
Program Services$15,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,501TotalAmt
Management And General$28,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$269,105TotalAmt
Program Services$235,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$727FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,046TotalAmt
Program Services$6,973ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,073ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,799TotalAmt
Program Services$22,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$286FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,545TotalAmt
Program Services$39,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$524FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,287TotalAmt
Program Services$41,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,126FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,992TotalAmt
Program Services$40,992ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,566TotalAmt
Program Services$53,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,521,294TotalAmt
Program Services$3,205,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$298,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,431FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,788,845BOYAmt
EOY$1,831,241EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,053BOYAmt
EOY$51,132EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,718BOYAmt
EOY$198,681EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,213,933BOYAmt
EOY$4,562,590EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,752BOYAmt
EOY$129,492EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,517,301BOYAmt
EOY$6,773,136EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,932BOYAmt
EOY$117,291EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,477BOYAmt
EOY$102,030EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$172,782BOYAmt
EOY$130,989EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,191BOYAmt
EOY$350,310EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,346,734BOYAmt
EOY$3,432,211EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,809,376BOYAmt
EOY$2,990,615EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,156,110BOYAmt
EOY$6,422,826EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,517,301BOYAmt
EOY$6,773,136EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$320,138ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$53,422NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,904,576CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,305,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,974,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,166,242CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,574,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,925,375TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,904,576CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,305,066CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,974,997CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,166,242CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,574,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,925,375TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$571,244SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,354,131PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,271CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,583CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,838CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$182,028CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$238,614CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$495,334TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$998CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,784CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,105TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,437,814TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$160,249GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95490PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE PAYABLEDesc
Amt$130,989Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$130,989TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,788,010TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$53,422NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$53,422RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,841,432RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,841,432TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,521,294TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,521,294ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,521,294TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFAI IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT FAI OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAXEXEMPT STATUS AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. FAI ANNUALLY FILES IRS FORM 990 - RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, REPORTING VARIOUS INFORMATION THAT THE IRS USES TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES OF TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THESE TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. FAI CURRENTLY HAS NO TAX EXAMINATIONS IN PROGRESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedGRANTS, ISRAEL RIDE BIKE FUNDRAISER, PROGRAM SUPPORT TO AIES.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$2,178,957RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,178,957SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,178,957TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$2,178,957CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFRIENDS OF THE ARAVA INSTITUTE MONITORS USE OF GRANT PROCEEDS BY THE ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AS FOLLOWS: -FAI'S CEO AND BOARD CHAIR ARE MEMBERS OF AIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS -FAI'S CEO IS A MEMBER OF AIES FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES -FAI LEADERSHIP RECEIVES WRITTEN REPORTS AND PHOTOS ABOUT PROJECTS FROM FACULTY/RESEARCHER RECIPIENTS OF DESIGNATED FUNDING. -FAI EMPLOYEES ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH AIES LEADERSHIP, RESEARCHERS, AND FACULTY. -FAI MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERS REGULARLY VISIT AIES. WHEN GRANT FUNDS ARE DESIGNATED FOR THE PURCHASE OR DEVELOPMENT OF TANGIBLE OBJECTS, FAI REPRESENTATIVES CAN OBSERVE THAT FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED AS STIPULATED BY DONORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRACHEL KALIKOWPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$182,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,300DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,674NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$191,474TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$138,276NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID JAFFE AND BRENDA JAFFE ARE SPOUSES. DAVID CAMP AND GWEN BOROWSKY ARE SPOUSES. JACK PLATT AND ANDREA PLATT ARE SPOUSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION BY THE PAID PREPARER. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS SENIOR STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCE AND OPERATION, WITH INPUT FROM THE APPROPRIATE BOARD MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. ONCE ANY REVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, THE FINAL DRAFT IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE POLICY AND COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 1515A: A COMMITTEE OF DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBERS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY, BASED ON AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND INFORMED BY RESEARCH OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATION. 15B: SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SET BY THE CEO IN CONSULTATION WITH BOARD OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON FAI WEBSITE, VIA 3RD PARTY WEBSITES LIKE CHARITY NAVIGATOR OR GUIDESTAR, AND BY REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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