2019-03-09T08:06:21-06:00 2018-12-31 042943536 Tonneson & Company PC 401 Edgewater Place Suite 300 Wakefield MA 018806208 990EZ 2018-01-01 222997643 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies INTE 6179221200 1800 Ben Franklin Drive No A1002 Sarasota FL 34236 DOUGLAS M COHEN TREASURER 6179221200 2019-03-06 1 Heidi E MacLean P00840184 7812459999 2019-03-06 64.88.174.3 2019-03-06 17:48:36 ES P D9EC98C7D6B865D50043FA7345E27016C589A6AE 8C8E8235B260191271868FE0EDBF6A525FCA0DB6 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X www.IAJGS.ORG X X 63602 X 57300 4711 1591 63602 9000 1500 151 76913 87564 -23962 218595 0 194633 X 162441 250378 59678 63252 222119 313630 3524 118997 218595 194633 X ENCOURAGEMENT OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF JEWISHGENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (IGRA), A NONP-PROFIT ASSOCIATION. THE IGRA IS THE REVIVAL OF A GENEALOGY SOCIETY THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTANCE SINCE 1999. THEY ARE FOCUSED ON GENEALOGY - HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR FAMILY RESEARCH, AND MAKING AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIAL FROM THE OTTOMAN PERIOD THROUGH THE EARLY YEARS OF ISRAELI STATEHOOD, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS ABOUT JEWS FROM THE DIASPORA WHICH ARE LOCATED IN ISRAEL. 3000 X 0 MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO RECLAIM THE RECORDS, LLC. RECLAIM THE RECORDS, FOUNDED IN 2015, IS A NON-PROFIT ACTIVIST GROUP THAT WORKS TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT GENEATHALOGICAL RECORDS THAT ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THEY USE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS TO ENFORCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 3000 X 0 MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO LITVAK SIG, INC. LITVAK SIG INC, IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. IT IS THE PRIMARY INTERNET RESOURCE FOR LITHUANIAN-JEWISH (LITVAK) GENEALOGY RESEARCH WORLDWIDE. LITVAK SIG IS DEDICATED TO DISCOVERING AND PRESERVING LITVAK HERITAGE. THEIR MISSION IS TO DISCOVER, COLLECT, DOCUMENT, DISSEMINATE, AND PRESERVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ONCE VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LITHUANIA. 3000 X 0 0 KEN BRAVO PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 JAY SAGE VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 AVRAHAM GROLL SECRETARY 10.00 0 0 0 DOUGLAS M COHEN TREASURER 10.00 0 0 0 NOLAN ALTMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 CHRISTA COWAN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JANE BERENBEIM DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 SARINA ROFFE DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 JANETTE SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 SHIPLEY MUNSON DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 MARLIS HUMPHREY IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ DOUGLAS M COHEN 1800 BEN FRANKLIN DRIVE A1002 SARASOTA FL 34236 6179221200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 33079 15894 7279 36894 62011 155157 33079 15894 7279 36894 62011 155157 75045 80112 34 121 673 1055 1592 3475 158632 0.50500 0.55360 X 1 1 0 Part II-B, Line 1: THE ORGANIZATION, TOGETHER WITH OTHER NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS, MONITORS LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE ACCESS OF GENEALOGICAL RESEARCHERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO GOVERNMENTAL RECORDS OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO METRICAL, CENSUS, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION RECORDS. ORGANIZATION ALSO MONITORS LEGISLATION AND REGULATION OF SIMILAR NATURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH LEGISLATION AND REGULATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS TO ITS MEMBERS ON ITS INTERNET LEADERSHIP MAILING LIST AND TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING MESSAGES ON THE JEWISHGEN MAILING LIST, WWW.JEWISHGEN.ORG. FROM TIME TO TIME THE ORGANIZATION EXPRESSES ITS SUPPORT FOR OPEN ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS OF A GENEALOGICAL NATURE TO LEGISLATORS AND REGULATORS BY LETTER. A COMMITTEE IS MAINTAINED ON OPEN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTAL RECORDS COMPOSED OF A CHAIRPERSON AND SIX MEMBERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND OTHER NATIONS. THE COMMITTEE COMMUNICATES BY TELEPHONE,EMAIL, AND POSTAL MAIL. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE PAY THEIR OWN COSTS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE TOTAL COSTS OF THE COMMITTEE DO NOT EXCEED $200 PER YEAR. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE EACH SPEND APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS PER WEEK ON THE SUBJECT MATTER. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income Description: INTEREST INCOME. Amount: 1,591. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid Activity Classification: . Grantee Name: RECLAIM THE RECORDS, LLC. Amount Given: 3,000. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid Activity Classification: . Grantee Name: ISRAEL GENEALOGICAL RESERACH ASS'N. Amount Given: 3,000. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid Activity Classification: . Grantee Name: LITVAK SIG INC. Amount Given: 3,000. Total included on Form 990-EZ, line 10: 9,000. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: SUPPLIES. Amount: 220. Description: TELEPHONE/INTERNET. Amount: 4,485. Description: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE. Amount: 58. Description: DUES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. Amount: 245. Description: INSURANCE/LIABILITY. Amount: 1,548. Description: BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES. Amount: 86. Description: WEBINAR/CONFERENCE & BOARD MEETINGS. Amount: 1,828. Description: AWARDS. Amount: 397. Description: CONFERENCE EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF REVENUES. Amount: 68,046. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 76,913. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets Description: PREPAID EXPENSES. Beg. of Year Amount: 59,678. End of Year Amount: 63,252. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities Description: ACCRUED EXPENSES. Beg. of Year Amount: 3,504. End of Year Amount: 1,522. Description: DEFERRED INCOME. Beg. of Year Amount: 20. End of Year Amount: 105,220. Description: Accounts Payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 12,255. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.