2022-09-13T08:19:07-05:00 2021-12-31 873707167 CBIZ MARKS PANETH LLC 685 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2021-01-01 131683279 JBI INTERNATIONAL INC JBII 2128892525 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 LIVIA THOMPSON INTERIM PRESIDENT 2128892525 2022-08-31 1 LIVIA THOMPSON 999009999 MAGDALENA M CZERNIAWSKI P00535099 2125038800 2022-08-31 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LIVIA THOMPSON 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 7728834 0 X WWW.JBILIBRARY.ORG X 1931 NY JBI PROVIDES FREE BRAILLE, AUDIO & LARGE PRINT MATERIALS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS. 22 22 24 150 0 0 2158925 2251393 840 1795 976018 676737 94450 47763 3230233 2977688 17580 268380 0 0 2020537 2078746 0 0 374019 1292605 1387091 3330722 3734217 -100489 -756529 25677529 26324221 570699 590891 25106830 25733330 X JBI INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDED IN 1931 AS THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE, SEEKS TO EMPOWER BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND READING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNAL LIFE BY PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO WORKS OF JEWISH AND GENERAL INTEREST THROUGH ITS BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND AUDIO LIBRARIES, OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS IN MANY LANGUAGES SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS. 0 0 1491086 1795 LIBRARIES: THE JBI LIBRARY IS THE LARGEST LIBRARY AND THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF JEWISH INTEREST (VERY BROADLY DEFINED) IN THE WORLD FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, AND READING DISABLED. JBI'S GROWING COLLECTIION INCLUDES OVER 14,000 TALKING BOOKS AND SEVERAL THOUSAND LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE MATERIALS. JBI TALKING BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, HEBREW, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, HUNGARIAN, ROMANIAN, YIDDISH AND POLISH. THE BREADTH OF ITS COLLECTION NOTWITHSTANDING, JBI ALWAYS HONORS INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR READING MATERIAL. 838852 OUTREACH: JBI ACTIVELY REACHES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE THE WIDEST USE OF ITS FREE AUDIO, LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE LIBRARY. THIS IS TRUE PARTICULARLY FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED SENIORS, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS, MANY OF WHICH LIVE A "SHUT IN" EXISTENCE. TO REACH THIS SENIOR POPULATION, AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS, ADULT CHILDREN AND FRIENDS, JBI MAKES PRESENTATIONS, ADVERTISES IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS, ENCOURAGES LOCAL PRESS COVERAGE AND FORGES COMMUNICATION WITH RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS, CHILDREN, PRISONERS AND VETERANS. 373992 ISRAELI ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: JBI PROVIDES LOW VISION CLINIC SERVICES AT THE SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE TREATMENTS TO THE SEVERELY VISUALLY IMPAIRED WITH STATE OF THE ART CUSTOMIZED OPTOMETRIC SERVICES. IN ADDITION, EXAMINATION STATIONS ARE OUTFITTED WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. JBI ALSO OFFERS A SPECIAL MOBILE SCREENING SERVICE TO REACH THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY WHO CANNOT COME TO THE CENTER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. 312283 268380 PERIODICALS: JBI OFFERS A VARIETY OF JBI PERIODICALS IN AUDIO AND BRAILLE FORMAT WHICH ARE UNAVAILABLE OTHERWISE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THESE INCLUDE HADASSAH AND LILITH MAGAZINE, JBI VOICES-A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES FROM A GLOBAL SELECTION OF NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS, AND ALSO INCLUDE JBI'S CULTURAL SERIES. 312283 268380 3016213 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL CA FL GA IL KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI KS NC AR UT X MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2128892525 110 EAST 30TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10016 ANDREA BROWN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA B FRIEDMAN HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA G SAIDEL TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN F KURSMAN VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DIANE LIPMAN SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DR ELLIE HENKIND KATZ TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR JEFFREY A SPITZER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELLEN DAVID ASSISTANT TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN Y ROSENBERG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 FLORENCE RUBINSTEIN TRUSTEE (DECEASED) 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRANCES BRANDT TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 FRANK GREENBERG TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUDY E TENNEY HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MARK J ALTSCHULER TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 MYRON KAPLAN ESQ VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NANCY I KLEIN TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAUL R HERMAN ESQ ASST. SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SELMA WEINTRAUB TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN D SOLENDER VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN P POLIVY ESQ CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN L SCHLECHTER CO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD 0.50 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS G KAHN VICE CHAIRMAN 0.50 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM K GROSS TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DR ELLEN ISLER PRESIDENT & CEO 35.00 X 397672 0 30330 MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 135316 0 74687 532988 0 105017 2 0 1 0 0 327465 1923928 23003 2251393 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS 511120 1795 1795 1795 307170 307170 153727 105964 47763 47763 47763 5014749 4645182 369567 369567 369567 2977688 1795 0 724500 268380 268380 638005 525664 78181 34160 987755 873028 27307 87420 45040 39404 1934 3702 295237 265557 2462 27218 112709 97668 6299 8742 2273 2273 24000 24000 92385 92385 159932 99733 38509 21690 16874 16874 213106 131394 19518 62194 54444 29542 24902 233169 210297 10770 12102 31235 25614 2811 2810 323137 299137 11078 12922 13881 13881 LIBRARY AND SUPPLIES 91892 68449 6222 17221 INFO. 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HAS HIRED A REGISTERED LOBBYIST TO CONTACT PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO SEEK CITY COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR JBI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 19300 X 0 14048108 -218369 1233001 481057 14581683 13984921 -442138 1503244 992396 5523 14048108 12561165 472078 1254808 303126 13984925 12677279 339318 -221046 234386 12561165 9168307 3017680 739573 166503 12677279 0.55240 0.43840 0.00920 1 0 122000 122000 9317517 4215264 5102253 781669 562464 219205 19300 19300 5462758 INTEREST RECEIVABLE 23977 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 1648068 OTHER ASSETS 701 1672746 DEPOSITS 33902 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 431659 465561 X 4286746 1251541 18414 131488 1401443 2885303 92385 92385 2977688 3660246 18414 18414 3641832 92385 92385 3734217 PART V, LINE 4: JBI'S NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED BY DONORS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BLIND, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE. JBI'S BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THESE FUNDS ARE SEGREGATED UNTIL THE BOARD DETERMINES HOW TO UTILIZE THEM. PART X, LINE 2: JBI BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES", WHICH PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING AND CLASSIFYING ANY TAX PROVISIONS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUSTS 131,488. 1 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE TO PROVIDE LOW VISION CLINIC AND LIBRARY SERVICES. 268380 0 0 0 0 0 0 268380 0 268380 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO PROVIDE LOW VISION CLINIC AND LIBRARY SERVICES 268380 CHECK 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: JBI RECEIVES REPORTS ON THE USE OF FUNDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DR ELLEN ISLER PRESIDENT & CEO 367672 0 10500 0 19500 0 5577 0 24753 0 428002 0 0 0 MICKEY ABOFF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 135316 0 0 0 0 0 2885 0 71802 0 210003 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE PRESIDENT & CEO RECEIVED A BONUS WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. PART II, COLUMN (B)(III): AMOUNT IN THIS COLUMN FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO 457(B) RETIREMENT PLAN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD VIA EMAIL FOR REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 WITH MANAGEMENT PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT IS REPORTED, THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF IT DOES INDEED RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF IT DOES, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RESTRICTED FROM SERVING ON A COMMITTEE, VOTING OR IN ANY WAY INFLUENCING DELIBERATIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THERE IS AN ANNUAL PERSONNEL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH REVIEWS INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION DATA FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TRUST 131,488. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.