AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ARAM SOBA: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ARAM SOBA (EIN 20-1869361)
- Tax period
- 2012-09-01 to 2013-08-31
- Filed
- 2014-04-09
- IRS object ID
- 201400999349300300
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2014-04-09T02:00:47-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2013-08-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | KENNETH MARSH CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6555 MONTEREY DR | AddressLine1 |
| City | CLEVELAND | City |
| State | OH | State |
| ZIP Code | 44124 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-09-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201869361 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ARAM SOBA | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | AMER | NameControl |
| Phone | 6462019286 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1030 EAST 7TH STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | BROOKLYN | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 112303502 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | MAX SUTTON | Name |
| Title | CHAIRMAN | Title |
| Phone | 6462019286 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2014-02-18 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | KENNETH MARSH | Name |
| Phone | 6462019286 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | MAX SUTTON | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1030 EAST 7TH ST | AddressLine1 |
| City | BROOKLYN | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11230 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 326539 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2006 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | NY | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THESE PROGRAMS ADULTS DEDICATE MOST OF THEIR DAY TO STUDY THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TEACH A VARIETY OF JEWISH SUBJECTS | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 3 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 3 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 0 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 3 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 369676 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 326378 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 749 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 161 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 370425 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 326539 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 304797 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 317315 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 47150 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 46550 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 7780 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 17138 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 9860 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 369085 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 373725 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1340 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -47186 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 147432 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 100247 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 147432 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 100247 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 363865 | Expense |
| Grants | 317315 | Grants |
| Revenue | 326378 | Revenue |
| Description | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN THESE PROGRAMS ADULTS DEDICATE MOST OF THEIR DAY TO THE STUDY OF JUDAISM, JEWISH PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY AND TALMUDIC SCHOLARSHIP. THESE INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TEACH A VARIETY OF JEWISH SUBJECTS. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 363865 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | true | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 1 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 0 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 3 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 3 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | false | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | false | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | false | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | false | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | false | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AFO ARAM SOBA | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6462019286 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1030 EAST 7TH ST | AddressLine1 |
| City | BROOKLYN | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11230 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAX SUTTON | ||||||
| CHAIRMAN | 40.00 | X | X | 46550 | 0 | 0 |
| YOSEF MEVORACH | ||||||
| TREASURER | 5.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MARK FAHAM | ||||||
| SECRETARY | 3.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 46550 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| All Other Contributions | 326378 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 326378 | TotalContributions |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 161 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 326539 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 161 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 317315 | Total |
| Program Services | 317315 | ProgramServices |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 46550 | Total |
| Program Services | 46550 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1700 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1700 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7780 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 7780 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILING FEE | 75 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| BANK FEES | 305 | 0 | 305 | 0 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 373725 | Total |
| Program Services | 363865 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2080 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 7780 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 42198 | BOY |
| EOY | 40052 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 105234 | BOY |
| EOY | 60195 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 147432 | BOY |
| EOY | 100247 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 147432 | BOY |
| EOY | 100247 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 147432 | BOY |
| EOY | 100247 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 147432 | BOY |
| EOY | 100247 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | -47186 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Prior Adjustment | 1 | ReconcilationPriorAdjustment |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 330218 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 333678 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 347630 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 369676 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 326378 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1707580 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 330218 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 333678 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 347630 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 369676 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 326378 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1707580 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | 1707580 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 1707580 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
| Public Support Total509 | 0 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF
Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Type Of Assistance | STUDENT GRANTS | TypeOfAssistance |
| Region | Middle East | Region |
| Number Of Recipients | 31 | NumberOfRecipients |
| Amount Of Cash Grant | 317315 | AmountOfCashGrant |
| Manner Of Cash Disbursement | CHECK | MannerOfCashDisbursement |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer To Foreign Corp | false | TransferToForeignCorp |
| Interest In Foreign Trust | false | InterestInForeignTrust |
| Own Foreign Corp | false | OwnForeignCorp |
| Passive Foreign Invest Co | false | PassiveForeignInvestCo |
| Foreign Partnership | false | ForeignPartnership |
| Boycott Countries | false | BoycottCountries |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Pt VI, Line 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST | |
| Pt VI, Line 8b | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES |
| Pt VI, Line 11b | THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZTION RECEIVE A COPY OF FORM |
| 990 FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING |