2020-10-28T09:05:44-05:00 2019-12-31 274563415 PESACH WOZNICA CPA 3300 STEELES AVENUE WEST SUITE 201 CONCORD ONTARIO CA L4K2Y4 990 2019-01-01 133643245 JOIN ISRAEL INC JOIN 2125615343 232 MADISON AVENUE STE 608 NEW YORK NY 10016 STEPHEN BISK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2125615343 2020-10-28 1 PESACH WOZNICA P01530619 4168009147 2020-10-28 X 213.151.48.59 2020-10-28 16:05:34 US P 7DF760D19202AB7514B63D3BFFA8474EF27C40E2 961AC2EED1BD6C8E97CFB854D63377A12FFA92C3 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JEWISH OPPORTUNITIES INSTITUTE STEPHEN BISK 4779 COLLINS AVE 4308 MIAMI BEACH FL 33140 453652 0 X WWW.JOINISRAEL.ORG X 1991 NY SOCIAL SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RESOLVE CRISES THROUGH SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIPS. 13 12 3 0 0 0 1064985 446596 0 0 0 7056 0 0 1064985 453652 558662 0 0 0 126447 152484 0 0 78792 21742 448572 706851 601056 358134 -147404 654645 442463 110212 45434 544433 397029 X JOIN ISRAEL CREATES SOCIAL SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN AT-RISK, YOUTH AT-RISK,FAMILIES AT-RISK, AND ELDERLY IN CRISIS THROUGH COLLABORATION, TAPPING UNUSED RESOURCES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. 0 0 115117 PITRONOT FINANCIAL ADVOCACY: FRAUD, THEFT, UNEMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES, CATASTROPHIC MISTAKES, AND THE LIKE CAN THRUST A FAMILY INTO FINANCIAL AND LEGAL QUICKSAND. ASSETS ARE ENCUMBERED, RESPONSIBLE ADULTS BECOME EMOTIONALLY OR SITUATIONALLY INCAPACITATED, AND THE FAMILY IS RAVAGED. JOIN'S SOLUTIONS OFFERS PROFESSIONAL DEBT-RESTRUCTURING, DEBT REHABILITATION, MEDIATION AND ADVOCACY TO SOLVE PARTICULARLY COMPLEX PREDICAMENTS AND RESTORE NORMALCY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND DIGNITY. 106704 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY: STRIFE AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE HOME LEADS TO DIVORCE, POVERTY, CHILD DELINQUENCY,MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS, AND ENDLESS SUFFERING. JOIN PROVIDES EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS IN MARRIAGEAND PARENTING, HOME MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PLUS SUBSIDIES FOR PROFESSIONAL THERAPY. WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES IN RUSSIAN ARE DISSEMINATED BROADLY ON TWO POPULAR WEBSITES. JOIN RUNS ATHREE-DAY RESPITE FOR POOR, HYPER-STRESSED MOTHERS. JOIN PROVIDES INTENSIVE HOME-MENTORING FOR DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES AND BIG BROTHER MENTORING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. 95615 ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY:FOOD ASSISTANCE AND SOUP KITCHEN. SMALL SPECIFIC FINANCIAL GRANTS TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND OTHER SITUATIONS. 72287 LIFELINE: WELFARE SUSTAINS THE POOR ELDERLY TO MANAGE BASIC EXPENSES FROM MONTH TO MONTH BUT DOES NOT COVER EMERGENCY "EXTRAS." WELFARE AGENCY BUDGETS LACK THE FUNDING AND THE MANDATE IN SEVERAL AREAS TO MEET EVEN THE MOST URGENT NEEDS OF IMPOVERISHED ELDERLY UNDER THEIR CARE. LIFELINE PARTNERS WITH SEVEN MUNICIPAL WELFARE AGENCIES IN ISRAEL TO ADDRESS THE MOST-CRITICAL NEEDS OF POOR ELDERLY SUCH AS DENTAL WORK, HEARING AIDS, EYEGLASSES, EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION AND MEDICINE. ASSISTANCE IS GENERALLY BETWEEN $100 AND $600. 72082 SCHOOL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM: UNDER-FUNDED SCHOOLS LACK THE RESOURCES TO INVEST IN ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE CHILDREN TO REALIZE THEIR SCHOLASTIC CAPABILITIES. JOIN HAS ESTABLISHED COMPUTER CENTERS, SCIENCE LABORATORIES AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS, READING LIBRARIES, ENGLISH, SPORTS AND MUSIC CENTERS, AND SCHOLASTIC EQUIPMENT AND TUTORING TO BOLSTER THE SCHOLASTIC OPPORTUNITIES OF 25 SCHOOLS. 27393 YOUTH CAMP: DAY CAMP AND CAMP SUBSIDIES RELIEVE THE STRESS AND BOREDOM OF 600 IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN AND ENABLE FUN AND NOURISHING SUMMER ACTIVITY. 171762 489198 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 IS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X REGINA BISK 2125615343 4779 COLLINS AVE APT 4308 MIAMI BEACH FL 33140 MICHAEL ASCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 REGINA BISK SECRETARY AND TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MURRAY DAYAN PRESIDENT 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 LINDA GREENBLATT GORDON DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KESWIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL NIR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICK SMILOW VICE PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN WEINGARTEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS COHEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NEIL WESSAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JEFF KLEINHAUS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BISK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 90000 0 0 90000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 446596 446596 7056 7056 453652 0 0 7056 140632 61200 18000 61432 4954 4246 167 541 6898 1422 427 5049 84 84 8492 8492 749 749 1332 1332 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE 422330 422330 ACCOUNTING FEES 5460 5460 BANK CHARGES 2818 2818 FUNDRAISING EVENT 2164 2164 5143 4029 1114 601056 489198 33066 78792 594026 234831 60619 132632 0 75000 654645 442463 84053 40189 26159 5245 110212 45434 X 544433 397029 544433 397029 654645 442463 -147404 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 423237 343784 676206 1064985 446596 2954808 423237 343784 676206 1064985 446596 2954808 860151 2094657 2954808 0.70890 0.74200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PRE-PAID EXPENSES 75000 75000 CREDIT CARD LIABILITY 5245 5245 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION AND SCHOOL ENHANCEMENT 72082 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES FAMILY SERVICES 106704 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES LIFELINE 72287 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 3 PROGRAM SERVICES FINANCIAL ADVOCACY 115117 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES YOUTH CAMP 27393 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY 95615 6 8 0 0 6 8 489198 0 489198 ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 69619 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO THE ELDERLY: OUR LIFELINE PROJECT WORKS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS IN CHARGE OF THE ELDERLY FOR THE MUNICIPAL WELFARE AGENCY IN FIVE CITIES IN ISRAEL. THE SOCIAL WORKER DOES A PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF NEED AND PRIORITIZES EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBSIST ON GOVERNMENT WELFARE FOR WHOM THE WELFARE AGENCY IS NOT ABLE TO COVER, EITHER BECAUSE THE NEED DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THEIR LIMITED BOUNDARIES OF SUPPORT OR DUE TO HIGHLY LIMITED BUDGETS. THE MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WORKER ENSURES THAT ASSISTANCE GOES DIRECTLY TO MANAGING SPECIFIC EMERGENCY NEEDS. DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY ADULTS: JOIN FULFILLS SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE THAT ARE MADE VIA ONE OF OUR STAFF OR BY ONE OF SEVERAL HIGLY RELIABLE AND TRUSTED VOLUNTEERS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THESES STAFF MEMBERS OR VOLUNTEERS ARE SUCH THAT THE DEGREE OF RELIABILITY IS FURTHER ENSURED. IT IS REQUIRED TO TRACK ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NOT MISUSED. CASH ASSISTANCE IS VERY MODERATE (GENERALLY BETWEEN $100 AND $250). PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE TREASURER AND SCRETARY, REGINA BISK, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. STEPHEN BISK, OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE BOARD USING FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL DATA FOR THE YEAR. THERE ARE NO FINANCIAL BENEFITS THAT ARISE, NO REVENUES AND NO EMPLOYMENT HIRINGS OR CONTRACTS AWARDED THAT RELATE TO ANY INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD DECIDED AT THE END OF 2018 TO RAISE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON EXTENISVE RESEARCH AND A THOROUGH EMPLOYEE EVALUATION. THE SALARY HAD BEEN UNCHANGED SINCE 2008 AND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW MARKET STANDARDS. IN REFERENCE TO PT VI,LINE 15A, THIS CONSIDERATION TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, NUMBER OF YEARS ON THE JOB, AND ASSIGNED TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION COMPARED TO THE SALARIES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSIDERED THE OVERALL BUDGET AND FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PLEASE REFER TO ABOVE EXPLANATION OF PTVI, LINE 12C, THERE ARE NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS, TOP MANAGEMENT OR KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WRITTER CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO RECOGNIZE AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.