2016-03-12T10:03:54-06:00 2015-12-31 222315422 TOBIN & COLLINS CPA PA 75 ESSEX STREET SUITE 200 HACKENSACK NJ 07601 990EZ 2015-01-01 222997643 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES INTE 6179221200 1800 BEN FRANKLIN DRIVE NO A1002 SARASOTA FL 34236 DOUG COHEN TREASURER 6179221220 2016-02-23 1 RICHARD C TOBIN P00009313 2014877744 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X X WWW.IAJGS.ORG X X 55249 X 12340 39234 3554 121 55249 7000 6060 1635 73852 88547 -33298 283426 0 250128 X 275329 229644 24107 48700 299436 278344 16010 28216 283426 250128 X ENCOURAGEMENT OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO GESHER GALICIA, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE RESEARCH THEIR JEWISH FAMILY ROOTS IN THE FORMER AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE PROVINCE OF GALICIA, WHICH IS TODAY SOUTHEASTERN POLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN UKRAINE. 3000 0 MADE A GRANT OF $1,000 TO FUNDACJA DOKUMENTACJI, A FOUNDATION IN POLAND DEDICATED TO PROTECTION OF JEWISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE. PROTECTION OF RELATED HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND ART. 1000 X 0 MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO "ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION". THE ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (IGRA) IS THE REVIVAL OF A GENEALOGY SOCIETY THAT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE 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. THEY ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE FROM MANY NATIONALITIES, AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN AS MANY LANGUAGES AS POSSIBLE. 3000 0 0 MARLIS HUMPHREYS PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 KEN BRAVO VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 MARK NICHOLLS SECRETARY 10.00 0 0 0 DOUG COHEN TREASURER 10.00 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 DANIEL HOROWITZ DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 NOLAN ALTMAN DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 GARRI REGEV DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 QUINTON ATKINSON DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 SHIPLEY MUNSON DIRECTOR 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ DOUG COHEN 1800 BEN FRANKLIN DRIVE A1002 SARASOTA FL 34236 6179221200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 9087 34630 29435 33079 15894 122125 9087 34630 29435 33079 15894 122125 41102 81023 65 54 55 34 121 329 122454 0.66170 0.63120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 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 MONINTORS 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: 121. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. DATE OF GIFT: 08/26/15. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: GESHER GALICIA INC. DATE OF GIFT: 08/06/15. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: FUNDACJA DOKUMENTACJI. DATE OF GIFT: 08/12/15. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,000. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 7,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. AMOUNT: 8,482. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE PLANNING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,837. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 5,983. DESCRIPTION: WEBINAR AND MEETING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,719. DESCRIPTION: DUES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. AMOUNT: 212. DESCRIPTION: AWARDS. AMOUNT: 369. DESCRIPTION: CONTRACT SERVICES. AMOUNT: 51,250. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 73,852. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 24,107. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 32,562. DESCRIPTION: UNRESTRICTED ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 16,138. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,030. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 26,430. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED INCOME. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,980. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,786. 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.