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ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA (EIN 13-5628475)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-10
IRS object ID
201712839349300411
Schema version
2016v3.1
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)
Return2017-10-10T09:31:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EISNERAMPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1750 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN135628475EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Zionist Organization of AmericaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JOHN ROSENInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlZIONBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2124811500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 Third Ave Suite 31-BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN ROSENPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2124811500PhoneNum
Signature2017-10-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCANDICE METHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01306891PTIN
Phone2129498700PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.150.10IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id26368720172835000020FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2017-10-10FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMORTON KLEINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 Third Ave Suite 31-BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$59,916,515GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.zoa.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1920FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, OPINION MAKERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT AND THE BEST WAY TO BRING ABOUT PEACE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body44VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent41VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee39TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers60TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,494TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$244NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,420,644PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,691,983CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$36,310PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$53,632CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$164,602PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$36,607,684CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$225,338PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$119,287CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,846,894PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$41,472,586CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$155,105PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$42,467CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,063,147PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,162,119CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$253,485CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,989,142PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,090,202CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,207,394PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,294,788CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,360,500PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$35,177,798CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,167,802TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$42,210,017TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,971,256TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,878,590TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,196,546NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,331,427NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFOUNDED IN 1897, THE ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ("ZOA") IS THE OLDEST PRO-ISRAEL ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ALSO IN ISRAEL, ZOA IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, OPINION MAKERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE TRUTH CONCERNING THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT, ISRAEL'S ENEMIES, AND THE BEST WAY TO BRING REAL PEACE TO THE REGION BY ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF A SAFE, SECURE AND STRONG ISRAEL. THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, ZOA IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF FIGHTING ANTI-ZIONISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. BASED ON THE WORK OF ZOA, THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A MOST EFFECTIVE AND CREDIBLE ADVOCATE FOR ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,284,121ExpenseAmt
Revenue$53,632RevenueAmt
DescCAMPUS PROGRAM: ZOA CHAPTERS ON CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPOSED TO DYNAMIC SPEAKERS AND INFORMATIVE BOOKLETS ABOUT ISRAEL. THEY RECEIVE ASSISTANCE IN ON AND OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMMING FROM THE NATIONAL ZOA, AND THEY ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL STUDENT ISRAEL ADVOCACY WORKSHOPS. IN ADDITION, CHAPTERS PARTAKE IN ZOA LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS AND PHONE DRIVES, AND SELECTED STUDENTS ALSO JOIN IN A SPECIAL, ANNUAL LEADERSHIP MISSION TO ISRAEL. THE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE CAMPUS COORDINATORS IN ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE EXPENSES ARE AGGREGATED CATEGORICAL DEPARTMENTAL AMOUNTS EXPENDED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. PUBLIC AFFAIRS: STAFF IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHO DEAL WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF IN RELATION TO MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY, ESPECIALLY VIS-A-VIS ISRAEL. THE EXPENSES ARE AGGREGATED CATEGORICAL DEPARTMENTAL AMOUNTS EXPENDED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: EXTENSIVE LEGAL AND COMMUNICATIONS WORK WITH REGARD TO TITLE VI ISSUES AFFECTING MANY COLLEGE CAMPUSES, INTERACTING ON BOTH THE REGULATORY AGENCY AND JUDICIAL LEVELS TO ENABLE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIONS TO FAIRLY AND CLEARLY FOLLOW THE LAW AND FEDERAL REGULATION. THE EXPENSES ARE AGGREGATED CATEGORICAL DEPARTMENTAL AMOUNTS EXPENDED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: HASBARA: PERIODIC LITERATURE, PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER INFORMATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE TARGETED TO THE MEDIA, TO CAPITOL HILL, AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SO AS TO KEEP ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WELL-INFORMED AS TO THE BREAKING NEWS OF THE DAY, SEEN AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A BROADER PERSPECTIVE. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO FACILITATE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUE ISSUES, TO HELP GUIDE PERSPECTIVE POSITIONS GOING FORWARD. THE EXPENSES ARE THE AGGREGATED CATEGORICAL DEPARTMENTAL AMOUNTS EXPENDED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,284,121TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (true)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (true)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryISForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (true)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (true)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members44GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member41IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (true)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN ROSENPersonNm
Phone2124811500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 THIRD AVENUE SUITE 31-BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (53 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHAEL GOLDBLATT
BOARD CHAIRMAN1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN ROSS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD M SIEGEL
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRWIN HOCHBERG
BOARD CHAIR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN A MAZUREK
BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK LEVENSON
SECRETARY1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORTON KLEIN
PRESIDENT40.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$448,063$0$73,049
HENRY SCHWARTZ
TREASURER1.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY BENZEL
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN CHOUAKE
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MALVINA HALBERSTAM
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELI HERTZ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL KATZ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY KNOPF
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARTHUR KOOK
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA LANDES
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBIN MARGULES
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY P MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERNA MOSKOWITZ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
NELSON OBUS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL ORBACH
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SCHOEN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTIN SOKOL
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MYRON ZIMMERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
BART BLATSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON D FOX
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA FREYER
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARVEY FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEONARD GETZ
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
MORTON GLEIT
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAFFY GOULD
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT GUZZARDI
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT JACOBS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
TYLER KORN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHIRA LEWIS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH LOSHINSKY
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L POLLACK
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSALIE REICH
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFFORD A RIEDERS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH FRIEDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY SILVERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY ERLBAUM
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ISSAC ABRAHAM
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS DASHE
DIRECTOR THRU 6/161.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRVING MOSKOWITZ
DIRECTOR THRU 6/161.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZALMAN SHAPIRO
DIRECTOR THRU 7/161.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID DRIMER
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00.0Yes (X)$179,718$0$15,144
JOHN ROSEN hired in 2017
National executive Director40.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN TUCHMAN
DIRECTOR/CTR FOR LAW & JUSTICE40.00.0$152,951$0$19,137Yes (X)
elizabeth berney
Natl Dir of Spe.Pro/Reg Ex Dir40.00.0$126,028$0$11,543Yes (X)
DANIEL POLLACK
CO-DIR OF GOVNT'L RELATIONS40.00.0$107,026$0$25,620Yes (X)
JOSHUA LONDON
CO-DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40.00.0$105,710$0$16,349Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,119,496TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$160,842TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
BB CONTRACTING
247 W 35th St 701NEW YORKNY10001Construction$666,367
AMIE GROSS ARCHITECTS
11-11 44th Road Studio 304LONG ISLAND CITYNY11101ARCHITECT$224,853
Educational Encounters
180 East Prospect AveMAMAORNECKNY10543Trip Coordinators$196,771
KIWI PARTNERS INC
237 W 35th St 1101NEW YORKNY10001ACCOUNTING$184,034
HORAH GROUP
351 MANVILLE ROADPLEASANTVILLENY10570PRINTING & DISTRIBUT$174,035
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$143,011MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$831,962FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,717,010AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$32,616NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,691,983TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAMPUS PROGRAMDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$53,632TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$53,632RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$53,632TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$197,582TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$197,582ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,165ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,471,565SecuritiesAmt
Other$38,200,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,474,210SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,787,253OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,645SecuritiesAmt
Other$36,412,747OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,410,102TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,410,102ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$182,466FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$831,962ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$182,466FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$0GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
OTHER INCOME900099$107,628$107,628
SERVICE FEES900099$1,494$1,494
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$109,122OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,472,586TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$53,632RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,494UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$36,725,477ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,467TotalAmt
Program Services$42,467ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,781TotalAmt
Program Services$552,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,556FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,984,017TotalAmt
Program Services$1,745,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,680FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,917TotalAmt
Program Services$35,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$798FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$310,602TotalAmt
Program Services$273,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,212FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,802TotalAmt
Program Services$175,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,996FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,062TotalAmt
Management And General$78,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,000TotalAmt
Management And General$27,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$296,000TotalAmt
Program Services$296,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,894TotalAmt
Management And General$79,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,990FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$362,773TotalAmt
Program Services$319,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,256FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,627TotalAmt
Program Services$288,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,552FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,314TotalAmt
Program Services$207,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,707FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,890TotalAmt
Program Services$357,184ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,116FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$771,022TotalAmt
Program Services$563,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,905FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,184TotalAmt
Program Services$1,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,268TotalAmt
Program Services$57,435ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,306FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,999TotalAmt
Program Services$55,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,260FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$116,773$102,760$11,677$2,336
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$95,764$84,272$9,577$1,915
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$26,236$23,088$2,624$524
BANK AND SERV FEES$25,820$22,722$2,582$516

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,576TotalAmt
Program Services$80,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,860FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,294,788TotalAmt
Program Services$5,284,121ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$757,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$253,485FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,051,939BOYAmt
EOY$1,770,335EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,832BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$174,673EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,394BOYAmt
EOY$57,799EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,317,552LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$151,836LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$779,735BOYAmt
EOY$11,165,716EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,226,902BOYAmt
EOY$27,518,881EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,522,613EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,167,802BOYAmt
EOY$42,210,017EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,961,256BOYAmt
EOY$1,759,112EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$119,478EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,971,256BOYAmt
EOY$1,878,590EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,023,641BOYAmt
EOY$38,808,814EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$281,460BOYAmt
EOY$166,015EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$891,445BOYAmt
EOY$1,356,598EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,196,546BOYAmt
EOY$40,331,427EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,167,802BOYAmt
EOY$42,210,017EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$35,177,798ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$42,917NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$1,422,850CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,056,406CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,576,625CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,420,644CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,691,983CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,168,508TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,422,850CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,056,406CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,576,625CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,420,644CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,691,983CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,168,508TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,146,494SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,022,014PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$899,462CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$895,699CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$124,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,101CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$207,747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,266,158TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,591CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,197CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,739CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,021TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$294,882CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$373,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,838CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$107,628CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$805,548TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,246,235TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$215,997GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49545PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58460PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$296,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$296,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,998,788FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,294,788FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$464,739FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$116,185FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$345,498CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$421,601CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$460,370CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$464,739CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,692,208TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,538,312LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$160,596CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$285,264CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$286,205CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$296,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,028,065TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$86,375CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$105,400CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$115,093CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$116,185CurrentYearAmt
Total$423,053TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$634,580GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$990,927BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$465,153ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$70,533InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,522,613EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$462,169BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$553,065ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$20,307InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$990,927EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$414,713BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,373InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$436,086EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$359,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$54,959InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$414,713EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$359,754ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$359,754EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.89000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,474,523OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$40,489DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,434,034BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$381,546OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$111,347DepreciationAmt
Book Value$270,199BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,461,483OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,461,483BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,165,716TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
RETAINAGE PAYABLE$91,836
OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE$27,642
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$119,478TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4ZOA'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF NINE DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2ZOA is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes. Because of ZOA's general tax exempt status, management believes ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on ZOA's consolidated financial statements.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionMiddle East and North AfricaRegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedZIONIST EDUCATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$138,104RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$138,104SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$138,104TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1annual galaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,014,428GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$831,962CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$182,466GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$182,466RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$1,014,428GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$831,962CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$182,466GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$182,466RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$182,466DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Typemission to israelGrantTypeTxt
Recipient25RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$42,467CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationZOA ADHERES TO ITS INTERNAL GRANT POLICY WHICH INCLUDES PROCEDURES TO MONITOR THAT QUALIFYING RECIPIENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MORTON KLEIN
PRESIDENT$448,063$0$0$0$0$0$42,000$0$31,049$0$521,112$0$0$0
DAVID DRIMER
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$179,718$0$0$0$0$0$10,010$0$14,134$0$203,862$0$0$0
SUSAN TUCHMAN
DIRECTOR/CTR FOR LAW & JUSTICE$152,951$0$0$0$0$0$6,172$0$12,965$0$172,088$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceCOMPENSATION INFORMATIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A COMBINATION OF A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION PROCESS OF THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHARONA WHISLERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$34,833TransactionAmt
TransactionCOMPENSATIONTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSHARONA WHISLER: THE INTERESTED PERSON, WHO IS THE Executive Director OF ZOA'S Florida Region, IS THE DAUGHTER OF ONE OF ZOA'S DIRECTORS, LEONARD GETZ.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$32,616NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesfmvMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE M, LINE 32a:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationZOA IS THE RECIPIENT OF PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF SECURITIES THROUGH UNRELATED INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2AZOA currently employs 39 individuals. Payroll and beenfits are processed through a professional employer organziation (PEO), which files the form W-3 on ZOA's behalf, under the PEO's federal EIN #. Therefore, ZOA does not file a form W-3. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP: THE CONSTITUTION OF ZOA STATES There shall be two (2) classes of membership in ZOA: Voting Members and Non-Voting Members. Voting Members are (1) current Life Members; and (2) those Jewish individuals, at least 18 years old and residing in the United States of America or in its territorial possessions, who agree to abide by ZOA's Constitution and By-laws; subscribe to ZOA's objectives, purposes and program; and pay the dues, as established by the Board of Directors, from time to time. Voting Members shall have full rights to vote on all matters presented to the membership.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11990 REVIEW: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE REVIEWED, THE FORM 990 IS CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12c CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: ZOA ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHEREBY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND UPPER MANAGEMENT COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS ALL TRANSACTIONS AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM THE CONFLICT RELATES IS PROHIBITED FROM VOTING OR EXERCISING ANY INFLUENCE OVER THE MATTER RELATED TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION REVIEW POLICIES: COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A COMBINATION OF A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION PROCESS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: ZOA PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon written request to the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KFAR SILVER AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ASHKELON 79295AddressLine1Txt
CountryISCountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesEDUCATIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryISLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ZOABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeRelatedPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$5,371,843ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$0ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate AllocationsfalseDisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V$0UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing PartnerfalseGeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PART IV, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUntil 2016, ZOA had a wholly controlled organization, the Kfar Silver Agricultural High School (the "School"), which was incorporated in Israel in 1954 as a limited liability company, and which was established to educate students in vocational, technical, and agricultural methods and skills. On June 15 2016, ZOA transferred its ownership interest in the School to World ORT, a worldwide Jewish educational, non-governmental organization located in London, England. Under this transfer agreement, ZOA has no liability with respect to the School or in respect of its property in Israel. This transfer was prompted by continued erosion in the School's attendance and deterioration of the physical plant due to its location in a frequently attacked "war zone" adjacent to Palestinian-controlled Gaza.ExplanationTxt