2016-09-27T14:15:05-05:00 2015-12-31 800682248 Charles M Moche CPA 2050 Center Avenue Fort Lee NJ 07024 990 2015-01-01 113483906 THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK fka THIS WORLD THE JEWISH VALUES NETWORK WORL 2012213333 394 E PALISADE AVENUE ENGLEWOOD NJ 07631 MICHAEL FROMM CHAIRMAN 2012213333 2016-09-27 1 Charles Moche P00641894 9085611600 2016-09-26 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MICHAEL FROMM 394 E PALISADE AVENUE ENGLEWOOD NJ 07631 2726320 0 X www.thisworld.us X 1998 NJ While Judaism has impacted and shaped the two great world religions of Christianity and Islam, it has taken a backseat as a purveyor of ideas in its own right. Judaism's core values are not widely known in either Jewish or secular circles.The World Values Network is based on the teachings of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and his passion for bringing universal Jewish values to mainstream American culture and beyond. Rabbi Shmuley's teachings provide a means for healing and strengthening families, diverting society's focus from material greed and inspiring children to practice caring and compassionate relationships. Our renowned lectures, debates, radio and TV broadcasts, religious services, websites, social media, and published essays cater to a broad international audience. 5 4 12 0 0 0 2958202 2713846 3789 232 279 450 0 0 2962270 2714528 0 0 0 0 474424 701577 0 0 0 2063602 1541310 2538026 2242887 424244 471641 620832 952252 171030 30809 449802 921443 X The primary mission of The World Values Network is to disseminate universal Jewish values in politics, culture, and media, making the Jewish people a light unto the nations. The goal is to inspire people to apply these benevolent public-spirited Jewish values into their everyday lives, ultimately conveying selfless and tolerant values in print and on the airwaves to both help America heal some of its greatest ills and to inspire youth with the power of its ideas. 0 0 1841077 FORM 990 PAGE 2 PART III LINE 4APROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK'S IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PRO-ISRAEL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, SPEECHES, INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES, BOOKS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WE EDUCATE AND INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION AND BELIEFS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, ALL INFLUENCED BY HUMANITARIAN VALUES.OUR MISSION IS COMPRISED OF KEY MAIN GOALS THAT INCLUDE: TO IMPART AND DISSEMINATE JEWISH VALUES AND IDEALS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE WIDER WORLD. OUR ORGANIZATION PROMOTES JEWISH VALUES AS BEING THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE WESTERN WORLD AND CIVILIZED SOCIETY AND HIGHLIGHTS THAT ANY EROSION OF THESE PRINCIPLES EVENTUALLY LEADS TO THE EROSION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION ITSELF. TO FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY STRUCTURE WITHIN AMERICAN SOCIETY. THE 50% DIVORCE RATE AND SELF-FOCUSED LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE PROMOTED IN TODAY'S SOCIETY HAS BEEN A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FAMILY STRUCTURE IN THE US. OUR ORGANIZATION'S FOCUS IS TO COMBAT THESE TRENDS BY EMPHASIZING THE VALUE AND TRUE HAPPINESS THAT IS FOUND IN A LIFE OF DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO FAMILY, MARRIAGE, AND CHILDREN. OUR FOCUS IS ON IMPARTING WAYS OF HAVING HEALTHIER MARRIAGES AND BEING A BETTER SPOUSE, AS WELL AS MAKING TIME FOR THE FAMILY AND BEING A PART OF CHILDREN'S LIVES. TO PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE STATE OF ISRAEL. IN AN ERA WHERE FORCES FROM ACROSS THE SPECTRUM, PARTICULARLY THE BDS MOVEMENT, ARE TRYING TO DELEGITIMIZE THE JEWISH STATE, OUR ORGANIZATION A) BRINGS TRUTH TO THOSE WHO WOULD VOICE INCONSISTENT POSITIONS, B) COMBATS MISINFORMATION AND C) DEFENDS THE MORALITY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE JEWISH STATE. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY EMPHASIZING THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BENEFITS THAT ISRAEL BRINGS TO THE WORLD AS WELL AS RESPONDING TO CURRENT EVENTS AND MEDIA BIAS IN A WAY THAT ENSURES THE TRUTH AND FACTS ARE LAID OUT IN FULL. FINALLY, WE MAKE THE CASE FOR THE MORALITY OF ISRAEL BY PUBLICIZING THE BARBARITY AND/OR HYPOCRISY OF ISRAEL'S ENEMIES IN THE REGION AND AROUND THE GLOBE IN CONTRAST TO ISRAEL'S FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.INTERVIEWS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:IN 2015, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS IMPARTED OUR MESSAGE IN OVER 100 HIGH PROFILE EVENTS, SPEECHES, AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES ORGANIZED AND GIVEN BY THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK. RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH HAS MADE APPEARANCES ON FOX NEWS, CNN, AND MSNBC MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE. RABBI BOTEACH PROVIDES INSIGHTS AND OPINIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS IN THESE INTERVIEWS AND IS ABLE TO IMPART JEWISH AND FAMILY VALUES, AS WELL AS ELOQUENTLY DEFEND AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISRAEL IN A MEDIA THAT IS LARGELY BIASED AGAINST THE JEWISH STATE.FURTHERMORE, THESE DOZENS OF PUBLIC ADDRESSES, SPEECHES, AND INTERVIEWS GIVEN BY RABBI BOTEACH ARE WIDELY PUBLICIZED AND COVERED IN THE MEDIA, AND ALLOW OUR ORGANIZATION TO FULFILL ITS MANDATE OF FOCUSING AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON JEWISH VALUES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.211 COLUMNS PUBLISHED: THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK OVER THE LAST YEAR REACHED A VERY LARGE AUDIENCE THROUGH COLUMNS AND OP-EDS THAT ARE PUBLISHED IN MANY VARIOUS NEWS OUTLETS. THERE ARE REGULAR COLUMNS IN THE JERUSALEM POST AND THE NEW YORK OBSERVER, AS WELL AS THE ALGEMEINER, TIMES OF ISRAEL, HUFFINGTON POST, THE JEWISH STANDARD, AND MANY OTHERS. OUR ORGANIZATION AVERAGES MORE THAN ONE COLUMN EVERY TWO DAYS. THESE ARTICLES GIVE OPINIONS AND SOLUTIONS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES USING UNIVERSAL JEWISH VALUES AS A MORAL COMPASS AND GUIDE. THEY ARE ALSO AT THE FOREFRONT OF MEDIA THAT DEFENDS ISRAEL. THE READERSHIP OF THESE ARTICLES IS BROAD, AND THESE COLUMNS ARE READ BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH MONTH. TOPICS AND OPINIONS DISCUSSED IN THESE WRITTEN PIECES GIVE COMMENTARY ON POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND TAKE ON THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES THAT MANY SHY AWAY FROM. THESE ARTICLES HAVE THE ABILITY TO SWAY PUBLIC OPINION, AND THE RESULTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY READERS TO THESE ARTICLES. 36 WEB VIDEOS FILMED AND UPLOADED: THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK HAS BEEN DISSEMINATING VIDEOS OF OUR SPEECHES, COMMENTARY, AND EVENTS WHICH RECEIVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS. OUR SHORT, FIVE MINUTE CLIPS ON FACEBOOK GIVING OPINIONS AND GUIDANCE ON VARIOUS CURRENT EVENTS ATTRACT MILLIONS OF VIEWERS. MANY HAVE GONE VIRAL MAKING A CONSIDERABLE IMPACT ON THE WEB. SEVERAL VIDEOS HAVE TOPPED A MILLION VIEWS. THESE VIDEOS HELP IMPART AND STRENGTHEN COMMON JEWISH VALUES AND INCREASE SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH STATE WHILE DEFENDING IT FROM ATTACKS.SOCIAL MEDIA: THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, OUR ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO REACH AND DISSEMINATE IDEAS AND MORAL GUIDANCE TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS A COMBINED TOTAL OF NEARLY ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MAKING US AMONG THE LARGEST JEWISH PRESENCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE WORLD. WHEN THESE FOLLOWERS LIKE OR "SHARE" OUR ARTICLES AND POSTS WITH THEIR FRIENDS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S IDEAS AND MORAL GUIDANCE ARE ABLE TO REACH AND INFLUENCE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ONLINE. FACEBOOK "RABBI SHMULEY BOTEACH" FAN PAGE IN JANUARY OF 2015 HAD APPROXIMATELY 150,000 INDIVIDUAL FACEBOOK USERS WHO LIKED" OUR PAGE. OUR ORGANIZATION'S FACEBOOK PRESENCE GREATLY INCREASED FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF OVER 600,000 LIKES." THIS INCREASE MADE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE ONE OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST LIKED" PAGES AMONG PRO-ISRAEL JEWISH FACEBOOK GROUPS AND FAN PAGES. TWITTER - CURRENTLY HAS 245,000 FOLLOWERS, MAKING IT ONE OF THE HIGHEST FOLLOWED TWITTER ACCOUNTS AMONG PRO-ISRAEL JEWISH TWITTER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.11 FULL PAGE ADS PLACED IN THE NY TIMES IN 2015 - IN AN INCREASINGLY PARTISAN MEDIA, WHERE NEWS OUTLETS CENSOR AND WHITEWASH THE NEWS AND STORIES THEY FEEL ARE DAMAGING TO THEIR AGENDA, OUR FULL-PAGE ADS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ALLOW US TO HIGHLIGHT AND PUBLICIZE THE INCONVENIENT TRUTHS THAT USUALLY GO UNREPORTED. OUR ADS HAVE MADE A GLOBAL IMPACT WELL BEYOND THE NEW YORK TIMES. THEY GENERATE EARNED MEDIA ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ARE REPORTED IN VARIOUS OUTLETS ALLOWING OUR ORGANIZATION'S MESSAGE TO SPREAD EVEN FURTHER. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROJECTS THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK EVENTS AND LECTURE SERIES INVITE HIGH PROFILE POLITICIANS AND CELEBRITIES TO SPEAK ON IMPORTANT TOPICS, AND OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THEM A PLATFORM TO MAKE THE CASE FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH FAMILY VALUES. NEW AND GROUNDBREAKING IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED BY OUR SPEAKERS. THESE EVENTS ALSO ALLOW US TO CONNECT TO OUR FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS AT A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL, AND HELP US IN NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE OF EVERY BACKGROUND. RELATIONSHIP LECTURE SERIES ON MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LUST A LECTURE SERIES HELD AT OUR MANHATTAN HEADQUARTERS, EDUCATING PEOPLE ON HOW TO MAINTAIN LOVE AND ROMANCE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD MARRIAGES ON THE FOUNDATION OF PASSION AND DESIRE.NEW TELEVISION SHOW "DIVINE INTERVENTION" AS HOST OF THIS PROGRAM, RABBI BOTEACH GIVES COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE TO HELP STRENGTHEN FAMILY VALUES AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER. THIS NEW TELEVISION SHOW, WHICH BEGAN AIRING ON NOVEMBER 2ND, HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT VENUE FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO SHOWCASE AND IMPART JEWISH FAMILY VALUES TO THE PUBLIC BY APPLYING THESE PRINCIPLES TO REAL LIFE FAMILIES AND SITUATIONS. LIKE SHALOM IN THE HOME, (WHICH HAS CURRENTLY RETURNED TO TELEVISION IN RERUNS) THIS SHOW ALLOWS RABBI BOTEACH TO CONVEY THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF A MARRIAGE AND FAMILY BUILT ON TRUST AND DEVOTION.SUMMARY: THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE LAST YEAR HAVE BEEN ABUNDANT. IN 2015, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS ARRANGED AND HELD REGULAR SERVICES ON THE SABBATH AND HOLY DAYS, EXTENSIVE COUNSELING TO PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY ON ISSUES RELATED TO GRIEF, MARRIAGE ETC, OVER 100 SPECIAL EVENTS, INTERVIEWS, AND SPEECHES, PUBLISHED OVER 211 COLUMNS IN MAJOR PUBLICATIONS AND PRODUCED OVER 36 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND JEWISH VALUES.OUR FACEBOOK PAGE HAS INCREASED BY OVER 450,000 LIKES" MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST LIKED" JEWISH AND PRO-ISRAEL FACEBOOK PAGES ONLINE IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE HELD A NUMBER OF LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS THAT HAVE FOCUSED ON ENSURING A SAFE AND SECURE ISRAEL WHILE ALSO TEACHING HOW BEST TO COMBAT THE ATTACKS THE JEWISH STATE MUST ENDURE. RABBI BOTEACH'S TELEVISION PROGRAM, "DIVINE INTERVENTION" IS A UNIQUE SHOW HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF JEWISH VALUES TO HEAL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND ANOTHER ONLINE TELEVISION SERIES IS CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED. THE WORLD VALUES NETWORK HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL AND WELL-KNOWN PRO-ISRAEL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN EDUCATING AND INFORMING THE WIDER PUBLIC ABOUT THE VITAL NECESSITY OF ISRAEL, THE NEED FOR A SOCIETY BASED ON UNIVERSAL JEWISH VALUES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STRENGTHENING MARRIAGES AND FAMILY TIES. 1841077 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA FL IL NJ NY OH PA X DEBORAH BOTACH 2012213333 394 E PALISADE AVENUE ENGLEWOOD NJ 07631 ARASH FARIN TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FROMM CHAIRMAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 SARA BERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN KURSON SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB BOTACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 330731 0 0 330731 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 235622 2478224 7751 2713846 PROGRAM BOOKS TICKETS 900099 232 232 232 450 450 11792 235622 11792 0 2714528 232 0 450 330731 330731 300344 251066 49278 29932 29932 40570 36243 4327 27518 27518 221020 131807 89213 43023 43023 102412 102412 9225 9225 Public Outreach Adverti 700485 700485 EVENTS FACILITIES SUPPL 195203 195203 TRAVEL, MEETINGS AND ME 93174 93174 AUTO AND TRANSPORTATION 30979 30979 118271 72436 45835 2242887 1841077 401810 0 593716 860483 7200 11825 17133 97031 42395 8091 54636 0 20000 620832 952252 71030 30809 100000 171030 30809 X 449802 921443 449802 921443 620832 952252 471641 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 486225 200281 1177927 2958202 2713846 7536481 486225 200281 1177927 2958202 2713846 7536481 3982739 3553742 73 3 68 279 450 873 25995 2819 5641 3789 232 38476 7575830 0.46910 0.51190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 30250 26775 3475 66781 15620 51161 54636 2714528 0 2714528 0 2714528 2242887 0 2242887 0 2242887 SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN 235622 235622 1 235622 235622 235622 X X X 0 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB BOTACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 191308 0 0 0 139423 0 0 0 0 0 330731 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a ALL DISBURSEMENTS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE SUBJECT TO GUIDELINES THAT CONFORM WITH THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. RECEIPTS ARE SUBMITTED FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN BEHALF OF THE PERSON. Part I, Line 1b ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION IN PURSUIT OF ITS STATED MISSION ARE PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL RECEIPTS TO SUPPORT THE EXPENDITURES ARE REVIEWED AND FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED BY THE ACCOUNTANT TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. THE PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN APPROVES THE FILING OF FORM 990 BASED ON COMPLIANCE AND ACCURACY. THE ACCOUNTANT IS THEN GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO FILE. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND APPLICABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2c THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR