AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOHELET POLICY FORUM

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2019 · Form 990 · revenue $122K · expenses $6.4M · assets $260K

Also known as
C/O J WEINBERGER- COZEN O'CONNOR
EIN
47-5405929
Address
1650 MARKET ST STE 2800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
-
Principal officer
Avraham Shmidman (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THE PRINCIPAL AND PRIMARY INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO SUPPORT KOHELET POLICY FORUM (THE "FORUM"), A JERUSALEM-BASED NON-PROFIT POLICY CENTER FOUNDED IN 2012, COMPRISED OF LEADING ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Avraham Shmidman CHAIRMAN, PRES & TREAS2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Itia Roth SECRETARY2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Amir Goldman DIRECTOR2016-2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AVRAHAM SHMIDMAN CHAIRMAN, PRES & TREAS2 $0$0$0 $01
ITIA ROTH SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
AMIR GOLDMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AVRAHAM SHMIDMAN CHAIRMAN, PRES & TREAS2 $0$0$0 $01
ITIA ROTH SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
AMIR GOLDMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AVRAHAM SHMIDMAN DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ITIA ROTH DIRECTOR/SEC/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
AMIR GOLDMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AVRAHAM SHMIDMAN DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ITIA ROTH DIRECTOR/SEC/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
AMIR GOLDMAN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,500$6,370,955 $260,078$260,078 $121,500$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,507,200$52,252 $6,509,533$6,509,533 $6,507,200$0 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,005,000$7,950,945 $54,585$54,585 $6,005,000$0 $000
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,000,100$2,000,070 $2,000,530$2,000,530 $4,000,100$0 $000

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,022,000 in all, tax years 2016 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2018 3$14,000,500 2018$6,000,500
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KIDS CONNECT CHARITABLE FUND Public charity Exact 2016 1$2,000,000 2016$2,000,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$21,500 2020$21,500
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE INCFLQ11 $498,349$263,482 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOTCAB11 $286,085$387,910 SECRETARY$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUMNYR99 $4,005,458$6,026,672 PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$163,520 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
AMERICAN FRIENDS OFWANot reported $0$434,313 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 4 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation$3,500,0005 12021–2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,240,0006 12018–2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$2,043,45210 22014–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE INC; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor$1,959,5008 12013–2020 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor$1,125,0004 12020–2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$513,4428 32020–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE INC; AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
CHAN ZUCKERBERG INITIATIVE FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,0001 12021–2021 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$420,0003 12012–2023 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$305,0003 12018–2022 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$250,0001 12024–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE INC
PIVOTAL PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATION Private foundation$225,0001 12024–2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor$176,7504 22015–2020 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT; AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$132,6008 32018–2022 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT
DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor$126,6832 12022–2023 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF POLICY EXCHANGE INC
THE NATHAN CUMMINGS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$126,0551 12021–2021 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990 · $6,370,955 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,350,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $6,350,000$6,350,000-- 99.7%
Fees: accounting $20,850-$20,850- 0.3%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $105-$105- 0.0%
Total$6,370,955100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $52,252 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: accounting $46,503-$46,503- 89.0%
Fees: legal $5,558-$5,558- 10.6%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $191-$191- 0.4%
Total$52,252100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $7,950,945 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,950,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $7,950,000$7,950,000-- 100.0%
Fees: accounting $575-$575- 0.0%
Other (as described)FILING FEE $250-$250- 0.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $120-$120- 0.0%
Total$7,950,945100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $2,000,070 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $2,000,000$2,000,000-- 100.0%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $70$70-- 0.0%
Total$2,000,070100%

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