2019-06-07T07:07:12-07:00 2018-12-31 Renzi Bernardi Suarez & Co 41 Kings Highway N Cherry Hill NJ 08034 990 2018-01-01 342015014 MOVING TRADITIONS MOVI 2158874511 8380 OLD YORK ROAD ELKINS PARK PA 19027 DEBORAH MEYER CEO 2158874511 2019-04-12 true Edward A Suarez CPA MBA P00018408 8568587887 2019-06-07 96.248.71.99 2019-06-07 07:07:05 PD P C179D780B68D9E86EC3C7B4EA56C459A50EC2313 23919DADB595B9D02978021C5953163E5F7C3449 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X DEBORAH MEYER 8380 OLD YORK RD STE 4300 ELKINS PARK PA 19027 2667291 false X WWW.MOVINGTRADITIONS.ORG X 2004 PA MOVING TRADITIONS' MISSION IS TO EMBOLDEN TEENS BY FOSTERING SELF-DISCOVERY, CHALLENGING SEXISM, AND INSPIRING A COMMITMENT TO JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING. 11 11 23 11 0 0 3261506 2518924 114028 147767 600 10209 0 3385743 2667291 0 0 2059800 2205559 0 288332 785574 657890 2845374 2863449 540369 -196158 2074735 1890626 67327 79376 2007408 1811250 MOVING TRADITIONS' MISSION IS TO EMBOLDEN TEENS BY FOSTERING SELF-DISCOVERY, CHALLENGING SEXISM, AND INSPIRING A COMMITMENT TO JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING. THROUGH OUR FIELD-TESTED TEEN GROUPS, ROSH HODESH, SHEVET, AND TZELEM, AND THROUGH OUR PROGRAM FOR B'NAI MITZVAH, MOVING TRADITIONS CREATES EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE JEWISH TEENS, PRE-TEENS AND PARENTS TO OPENLY EXPLORE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY AND SOCIETY. WE HELP TEENS AND PRE-TEENS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY CONNECTING RELEVANT CONTENT WITH ENDURING JEWISH VALUES, AND BY FOSTERING POSITIVE PEER-TO-PEER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUR TRAINED CLERGY- AND EDUCATOR-MENTORS. WITH THE GUIDANCE OF MOVING TRADITIONS, MORE TEENS ARE GROWING INTO ADULTHOOD WITH CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION, AND A LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO JEWISH COMMUNITY. false false 2332732 0 147767 MOVING TRADITIONS' THREE MAIN PROGRAMS ARE B'NAI MITZVAH FOR 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS AND THEIR PARENTS; OUR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION TEEN GROUPS, ROSH HODESH, SHEVET, AND TZELEM; AND CULTURESHIFT, OUR "TRAIN-THE-TRAINER" PROGRAM FOR JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS. MOVING TRADITIONS PARTNERS WITH CONGREGATIONS, JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, CAMPS, AND OTHER AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO DELIVER OUR RESEARCHED-BASED PROGRAMS, AND WE TRAIN THE ADULTS WHO FACILITATE THEM. EACH PROGRAM CONNECTS JEWISH TEACHINGS AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNINGS TO EMBOLDEN JEWISH PRE-TEENS AND TEENS TO RESIST RESTRICTIVE GENDER NORMS AND TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL, FLOURISHING, AND JEWISH LIVES. MOVING TRADITIONS' B'NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM HELPS 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS AND THEIR PARENTS TO DEVELOP STRONG COMMUNICATION AND EMPATHY, AND THE CAROL LOWENSTEIN MOVING TRADITIONS B'NAI MITZVAH TRAINING INSTITUTE PREPARES CLERGY AND EDUCATORS TO LEAD MEANINGFUL, JEWISH CONVERSATIONS TO HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THIS IMPORTANT "COMING OF AGE" CELEBRATION. OUR FIELD-TESTED CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED BY RABBIS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, INCLUDES FAMILY EDUCATION SESSIONS AND PRE-TEEN SESSIONS THAT EXPLORE BECOMING A TEEN AND PARENTING A TEEN; BEING A RESPONSIBLE HOST AND GUEST; NAVIGATING GENDER CODES AND THE WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA; AND DEVELOPING SKILLS FOR PARENT-TEEN COMMUNICATION. MOVING TRADITIONS LAUNCHED OUR B'NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM NATIONALLY IN 2018-19 WITH 45 PARTNERS, TRAINING 104 CLERGY AND EDUCATORS AND SERVING 1,125 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS AND THEIR 1,700 PARENTS. MOVING TRADITIONS' TEEN GROUPS - ROSH HODESH FOR GIRLS, SHEVET FOR BOYS AND TZELEM FOR TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY TEENS - CONNECT THE ISSUES TEENS CARE ABOUT MOST (SUCH AS BODY IMAGE, FRIENDSHIP, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PRESSURE, ROMANCE, AND SEXUALITY) TO ENDURING JEWISH VALUES; FOSTERS POSITIVE PEER-TO-PEER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUR TRAINED EDUCATORS AND MENTORS; AND INSPIRES PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP AN ONGOING CONNECTION TO JEWISH COMMUNITY. BY PROMOTING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND EXPANSIVE VIEW OF GENDER FOR JEWISH TEEN GIRLS, TEEN BOYS, AND TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY TEENS, WE CREATE A MORE VIBRANT, ENGAGING JUDAISM THAT HELPS ALL TEENS TO FLOURISH. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 104 ORGANIZATIONS, MOVING TRADITIONS OPERATED 273 GROUPS IN 2018-19, SERVING 2,460 PRE-TEENS AND TEENS AND TRAINED NEW 83 GROUP LEADERS DURING OUR SUMMER 2018 GROUP LEADER TRAINING INSTITUTES. MOVING TRADITIONS' CULTURE-SHIFT PREPARES CAMP LEADERS TO TRAIN THEIR COUNSELORS AND STAFF TO CHALLENGE SEXISM, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND ASSAULT AT CAMP, AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ROOTED IN SAFETY, RESPECT, AND EQUITY. AT OUR APRIL 2019 CAMP TRAINING INSTITUTE, WE PREPARED SENIOR STAFF FROM 10 CAMPS, WHO WILL IMPACT AN ESTIMATED 400 CAMP COUNSELORS AND 3,000 CAMPERS. TO DATE, MOVING TRADITIONS HAS EMBOLDENED 23,000 TEENS, TRAINED 1,850 ADULTS AS B'NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM LEADERS AND TEEN GROUP MENTORS, AND PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 400 CONGREGATIONS, JCCS AND OTHER JEWISH ENTITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. WE OPERATE SIX STAFFED REGIONS IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, DENVER, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, AND PHILADELPHIA. 2332732 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 38 0 false 23 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA CO NJ NY PA VA TX WA MD MA IL X ROBIN COHEN 2158874511 8380 OLD YORK RD STE 4300 ELKINS PARK PA 19027 MADELYN BUCKSBAUM ADAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARCIE CRYSTAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENA KLEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MARKOVITS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI PERLOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE SACKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY ZUKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE SUTTIN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN KRASNER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY IDELSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHERYL KAYE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH MEYER FOUNDER & CEO 40.00 X 188792 0 23241 ROBIN COHEN CFO 40.00 X 92331 0 15964 LISA GERSTEN CHIEF OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS 40.00 X 109046 0 14807 390169 0 54012 2 false true false 2518924 94266 2518924 PROGRAM FEES 900099 147767 0 0 147767 600 0 600 2667291 147767 0 600 190000 123500 28500 38000 1626523 1335385 136369 154769 262960 210767 24061 28132 126076 101052 11536 13488 35920 0 25826 10094 294570 274187 0 20383 53889 44963 4094 4832 61843 52635 4245 4963 58057 49074 2433 6550 42857 39589 1507 1761 74515 68515 2351 3649 6941 5563 635 743 PRINTING, COPYING AND DESIGN 29298 27502 828 968 2863449 2332732 242385 288332 1223968 960057 773040 773994 1000 0 59425 67432 266578 183685 13417 82893 3885 6250 2074735 1890626 67327 79376 67327 79376 X 1244528 1114916 762880 696334 2007408 1811250 2074735 1890626 -196158 X false true X true false X 0 1919041 1953509 2691425 3261506 2518924 12344405 0 0 1919041 1953509 2691425 3261506 2518924 12344405 2701700 9642705 528 538 374 5 600 2045 0 2500 9717 2090 10104 24411 12370861 582674 0.77950 0.80440 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: HONORARIUM RECEIVED 2014: 2500. 2015: 1975. 2016: 1050. Description: OTHER 2015: 7742. 2016: 1040. 2017: 10104. 0 0 168091 89915 78176 98487 93770 4717 82893 X 2700090 32799 32799 2667291 2667291 2896248 32799 32799 2863449 2863449 Pt X, Line 2 The Organization has adopted current accounting principles for uncertain income tax positions that require evaluation of tax positions taken on its income tax returns and recognizing a tax asset or liability if the position would not be sustained under audit. The Organization's policy is to record interest and penalties from tax examinations as income taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the returns remain open for possible examination three years after they are filed. X X X X false false false false false false false false false DEBORAH MEYER 188792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7600 0 196392 0 0 0 X 5 94266 FMV false false false Pt VI, Line 2 RENEE SACKEY IS DENA KLEIN'S MOTHER-IN-LAW. Pt VI, Line 11b THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990 Pt VI, Line 11b BEFORE IT IS FILED. Pt VI, Line 12c BOARD AND STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AND SIGN CONFLICT Pt VI, Line 12c OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY Pt VI, Line 15a THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON HER PERFORMANCE THROUGH AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND MARKET COMPARISIONS. HER SALARY HISTORY IS COMPARED TO COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS (TOTAL COMPENSATION, COMPENSATION/REVENUE, COMPENSATION/TOTAL ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION). THIS IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE Pt VI, Line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.