2024-10-08T09:39:50-05:00 2023-12-31 420174325 RSM US LLP 4 TIMES SQUARE NEW YORK NY 10036 990EZ 2023-01-01 455129791 PEACE BY TOURISM INC PEAC 2125939191 PO BOX 30100 BETHESDA MD 20824 BRIGITTE WERTHEIMER PRESIDENT 2125939191 2024-10-01 1 0 MICHELLE O'NEILL P01372721 2123721000 2024-10-01 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X N/A X X 75000 X 75000 75000 120000 17337 1205 138542 -63542 76067 0 12525 X 76026 14611 41 41 76067 14652 0 2127 76067 12525 X SEE SCHEDULE O THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED ITS IMPACT AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING THE YEAR 2023. THE YOUNG CHEFS WHO THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED IN THE EARLY YEARS OF ITS ACTIVITY NOT ONLY GAINED INCOMPARABLE TRAINING FOR THEIR CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY BUT ALSO LEARNED VALUABLE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS THAT HELP THEM NEGOTIATE THE CHALLENGING DYNAMICS OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS WITH DIVERSE EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, THESE YOUNG CHEFS HAVE BECOME MENTORS AND ROLE MODELS FOR THE LARGER GROUP OF YOUNGER TEENAGERS WHO ATTEND THE FOOD-ORIENTED CAMP EACH SUMMER. THROUGH THE SUMMER CAMP, THE ORGANIZATION IMPACTS YOUNGSTERS WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT COOKING AND FOOD ON A FAMILY LEVEL AND WHO ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS NEIGHBORS WHO THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT ENCOUNTER OTHERWISE. MOREOVER, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND PCCF GIVES THE YOUNG CAMPERS A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED AWFUL TRAGEDIES IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND YET HAVE COMMITTED TO A FUTURE BASED ON PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. 120000 120000 120000 RITA JAMMET DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 BRIGITTE WERTHEIMER PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 ALAIN COBLENCE SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU MAY 2023) 1.00 0 0 0 STUART BROWN SECRETARY/TREASURER (FROM MAY 2023) 1.00 0 0 0 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY PEACE BY TOURISM INC PO BOX 30100 BETHESDA MD 20824 2125939191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 205317 1027 25000 75000 306344 205317 1027 25000 75000 306344 281519 24825 306344 0.08100 0.12220 X PEACE BY TOURISM, INC. QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) BECAUSE IT SATISFIES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST SET FORTH IN TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3). FIRST, THE ORGANIZATION SATISFIES THE THRESHOLD CRITERIA IN THE REGULATIONS; IT NORMALLY RECEIVES AT LEAST 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND IT CARRIES ON A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ENUMERATED IN THE REGULATION AS BEING INDICATIVE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT:PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT (TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(A)). DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT THAT QUALIFIES AS ELIGIBLE PUBLIC SUPPORT WAS 12.22% IN 2022 (SEE SCHEDULE A) WHICH EXCEEDS THE 10% THRESHOLD. SOURCES OF SUPPORT (TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(B)). THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM OTHER ENTITIES; IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON A SINGLE ORGANIZATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS INDEPENDENT OF ITS CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS.REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY (TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(C)). THE ORGANIZATION IS GUIDED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AND THEY ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS OPPOSED TO THE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTERESTS OF ANY PARTICULAR DONOR.AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES (TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3)(III)(D)). OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTED CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN YOUNG JEWISH ISRAELIS, ARAB-PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL, AND PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS OF THE WEST BANK BY USING A FOCUS ON COOKING, HOSPITALITY, AND FOOD. BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL COHORTS OF YOUNG CHEFS TO TRAIN AT THE INSTITUTE PAUL BOCUSE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN THEM INCOMPARABLE TRAINING FOR THEIR CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY AND ALSO HELPED THEM LEARN VALUABLE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO MANAGE THE CHALLENGING DYNAMICS OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS WITH DIVERSE EMPLOYEES (JEWISH, ARAB, MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN, ETC.). MOREOVER, BY SUPPORTING THE OPERATION OF A SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUNGER TEENAGERS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM (PCCF), WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE "BEREAVED PARENTS CIRCLE", THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACH A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF YOUNG TEENAGERS AND SHOW THEM HOW PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IS POSSIBLE EVEN FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE FROM THE CONFLICT. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: GRANTS. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: SCHOLARSHIPS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 120,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 990. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 75. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 75. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 65. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 1,205. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 41. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 41. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,127. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN YOUNG JEWISH ISRAELIS, ARAB-PALESTINIAN CITIZENS OF ISRAEL, AND PALESTINIAN RESIDENTS OF THE WEST BANK BY USING A SHARED INTEREST IN FOOD AND HOSPITALITY AS THE FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. THE ORIGINAL FOCUS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY WAS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL COHORTS OF ASPIRING YOUNG CHEFS FROM THESE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO ATTEND A 3-YEAR PROGRAM AT THE INSTITUTE PAUL BOCUSE WHILE ALSO GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. BY 2023, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY HAD EVOLVED TO SUPPORTING A SUMMER CAMP IN ISRAEL FOR YOUNGER TEENAGERS FROM THESE 3 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. THE SUMMER CAMP WAS PRIMARILY OPERATED BY THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM (PCCF), AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. THE YOUNG CHEFS WHO HAD STUDIED AT THE INSTITUTE PAUL BOCUSE WITH THE SUPPORT OF PEACE BY TOURISM SERVED AS COUNSELORS AND PRIMARY COOKING INSTRUCTORS AT THIS CAMP; THEY WORKED TOGETHER WITH OTHER YOUNG ADULT COUNSELORS WHO WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PCCF." FORM 990-EZ, PART V, LINE 33 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY HAD EVOLVED TO SUPPORTING A SUMMER CAMP WAS PRIMARILY OPERATED BY THE PARENTS CIRCLE FAMILIES FORUM (PCCF), AN INDEPENDENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT. 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.