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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES INC (EIN 22-2997643)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-17
IRS object ID
201542299349201114
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-08-17T09:28:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN222315422PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOBIN & COLLINS CPA PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 ESSEX STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHACKENSACKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222997643EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122476597PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 WEST 58TH STREET NO 10DAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL H SILVERSTONEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122476597PhoneNum
Signature2015-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD C TOBINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00009313PTIN
Phone2014877744PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.IAJGS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Gross Receipts$51,187GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$28,341ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$18,074ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$4,738MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$34InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$51,187TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$8,960GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,030FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$528PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$12,033OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$26,551TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$24,636ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$258,790NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$283,426NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,567BOYAmt
EOY$275,329EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,601BOYAmt
EOY$24,107EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$262,168BOYAmt
EOY$299,436EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,378BOYAmt
EOY$16,010EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$258,790BOYAmt
EOY$283,426EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeENCOURAGEMENT OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO ODESSA DOCUMENT ACQUISITION AND TRANSLATION PROJECTS. JEWISHGEN UKRAINE DATABASE IS WORKING TO OBTAIN 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY RECORDS FOR JEWISH FAMILIES FROM ODESSA OF PRESENT DAY UKRAINE. A VARIETY OF RECORDS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WILL BE RESEARCHED.$3,000$0
MADE A GRANT OF $3,000 TO JEWISH COLONIES IN LATIN AMERICA. THIS GRANT WILL AIDE AND PROVIDE FOR JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES IN LATIN AMERICA TO HELP STUDY THE HISTORY OF JEWISH SETTLERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND TRACE FAMILY ANCESTRY.$3,000$0
MADE A GRANT OF $2,960 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.$2,960$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MARLIS HUMPHREYS
PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
NOLAN ALTMAN
VICE PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
MARK NICHOLLS
SECRETARY10.00$0$0$0
PAUL H SILVERSTONE
TREASURER10.00$0$0$0
MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN
PAST PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0
DANIEL HOROWITZ
DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
JACKYE SULLINS
DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
KAHLILE MEHR
DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL SILVERSTONEPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 WEST 58TH STREET APT 10DAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122476597PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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$13,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,337TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,087CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$119,337TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$43,821SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$75,516PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$302TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$119,639TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.63120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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 YEAR ON THE SUBJECT MATTER.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 20. DESCRIPTION: DIVIDEND INCOME. AMOUNT: 14. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 4: 34.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: ODESSA DOCUMENT ACQUISITION. DATE OF GIFT: 08/12/14. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: JEWISH COLONIES IN LATIN AMERICA. DATE OF GIFT: 08/12/14. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. DATE OF GIFT: 09/02/14. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,960. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 8,960.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. AMOUNT: 4,151. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE PLANNING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 6,500. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,382. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 12,033.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 19,601. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 24,107.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,378. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,030. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED INCOME. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,980.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE 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.DeclarationDesc