2024-11-12T08:07:10-05:00 2023-12-31 981153789 ELIEZER ALPERSTEIN CPA 264 FORREST RD MERION STATION PA 190661606 990 2023-01-01 455309330 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT INC AMER 9176967907 C/O CHARNIN 250 W 104TH ST APT 21 NEW YORK NY 10025 SHLOMO WEINISH CEO 2124279764 2024-11-11 true false ELIEZER ALPERSTEIN P00952742 6106681808 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SHLOMO WEINISH KOLOT 7 HAMELACHA LOD IS ISRAEL 209480 false X WWW.KOLOT.NET X 2012 DE ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO TEACH JEWISH SOURCES TO INFLUENTIAL ISRAELIS AND AMERICANS IN ALL REALMS OF LIFE IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIETY WHICH WILL BE BASED ON JEWISH VALUES. 3 3 0 0 351066 209458 0 44 22 0 351110 209480 497615 125614 0 0 0 4790 74252 13050 571867 138664 -220757 70816 263689 60044 282261 7800 -18572 52244 X ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO TEACH JEWISH SOURCES TO INFLUENTIAL ISRAELIS AND AMERICANS IN ALL REALMS OF LIFE IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIETY WHICH WILL BE BASED ON JEWISH VALUES. false false 125614 125614 KOLOT, ISRAEL IS AN ISRAELI ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE ISRAELIS AND AMERICANS FROM ALL REALMS OF LIFE IN ORDER TO CREATE A SOCIETY WHICH WILL BE BASED ON JEWISH VALUES. WE INVITE LEADERS AND KEY PLAYERS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF ISRAEL TO ENTER OUR BEIT MIDRASH (STUDY HALL) AND ENGAGE IN VIBRANT, SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS THAT TRANSFORMS THEM PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, HELPING THEM SHARPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUES THAT INFORM THEIR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS. OUR PARTICIPANTS FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS OF RESPECT AND AFFECTION FOR ONE ANOTHER, EVEN ALONGSIDE SUBSTANTIVE DISAGREEMENTS DURING THE LEARNING PROCESS AND BEYOND. 125614 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false CA MA NY X DINA B CHARNIN 9176967907 250 WEST 104TH ST APT 21 NEW YORK NY 10025 X X DINA B CHARNIN SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA PELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHLOMO WEINISH CEO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false X 209458 209458 22 22 209480 22 125614 125614 7500 7500 5550 760 4790 138664 125614 8260 4790 258689 60044 5000 263689 60044 7875 7800 274386 282261 7800 X -23343 37543 4771 14701 -18572 52244 263689 60044 70816 X false true X false false X 569474 296488 443312 351066 209458 1869798 569474 296488 443312 351066 209458 1869798 1392768 477030 232 115 3902 44 22 4315 1874113 4315 0.25450 0.25640 X THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A NUMBER OF UNUSUALLY LARGE DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS WHICH REDUCED THE OVERALL PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE BELOW 33 1/3 PERCENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN INCREASING ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND ANTICIPATES THAT MORE DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF 2024 TO MEET THE 1/3 PUBLIC SUPPORT THRESHOLD. PART II, LINE 17A THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A NUMBER OF UNUSUALLY LARGE DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS WHICH REDUCED THE OVERALL PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE BELOW 33 1/3 PERCENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN INCREASING ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND ANTICIPATES THAT MORE DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF 2024 TO MEET THE 1/3 PUBLIC SUPPORT THRESHOLD. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 209480 209480 209480 138664 138664 138664 MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION 125614 WIRE TRANSFER 1 false false false false false false FORM 990, PART III THE 125,614 GRANT WAS GIVEN FOR THE "ISRAELI LOCAL AUTHORITIES LEADERSHIP GROUP, CREATING A MODEL SOCIETY" PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE UP OF A GROUP OF 16 HAND-PICKED MAYORS AND CEOS OF CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS ISRAEL AND HAVE 14 SCHEDULED THREE-HOUR SESSIONS. THE ISSUES THEY ARE ADDRESSING INCLUDE BRIDGING SOCIAL GAPS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ESTABLISHING KEY VALUES WITH REGARD TO DECISION-MAKING, SETTING MORAL STANDARDS FOR MANAGING EMPLOYEES, LEARNING HOW TO PROMOTE COEXISTENCE IN A SPACE SHARED BY PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND SOCIAL GROUPS, AND CREATING AN ETHICAL APPROACH TO RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION. MORE THAN A STUDY SEMINAR THAT MERELY PRESENTS PARTICIPANTS WITH THEORIES AND CONCEPTS, THE KOLOT PROGRAM OFFERS PRACTICAL INFORMATION AND TOOLS. THUS, THE YEAR-LONG COURSE CULMINATES WITH A WEEKLONG EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO THE UNITED STATES, FOCUSING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ISRAELI JEWS AND DIASPORA JEWS. THE TRIP WILL BE A WATERSHED EVENT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS, BOTH THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MOSAIC THAT IS NORTH AMERICAN JEWRY BUT WHO WILL NONETHELESS GAIN GREATER INSIGHT INTO IT, AND THOSE WHO WILL ENCOUNTER IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. DURING MEETINGS WITH OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE CHALLENGES INHERENT IN THE DIASPORA JEWRY-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP AND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT THEY, AS ISRAELI LEADERS, CAN PLAY IN CREATING POSITIVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COMMUNITIES. THIS TRIP WILL OFFER A SPACE IN WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE VARIOUS CONFLICTS WITHIN ISRAELI SOCIETY THAT SHAPE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ISRAELI AND DIASPORA JEWS. ALTHOUGH THE GROUP IS PROFESSIONALLY HOMOGENOUS, FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES, THEY REPRESENT A TRUE CROSS-SECTION OF ISRAELI SOCIETY: MEN AND WOMEN, RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR, LEFT-WING AND RIGHT-WING. WHILE MOST OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE JEWISH ISRAELI, THERE IS ONE DRUZE STUDENT IN THE GROUP. ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS HOLD EXTREMELY SENIOR POSITIONS, ENTRUSTED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RUNNING A MUNICIPALITY, YET BEFORE THE YEAR 2020, MANY OF THEM HAD NEVER MET - LET ALONE HELD A SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH - THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOUNTER THROUGH KOLOT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY ONE OF THE MANAGERS OF THE ORGANIZATION BEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE TAX AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO SALARIED OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS. THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, AND ANY COMPANIES WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED, PROVIDE NO SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE ASKED EACH YEAR TO NOTIFY THE AUDITORS OF ANY FIANCIAL DEALINGS THEY MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. TO DATE, NO SUCH ACTIVITIES HAVE OCCURRED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII SINCE AUGUST 2022, A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION, SHLOMO WEINISH, WAS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF KOLOT, ISRAEL, AN ISRAELI REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS THE RECIPIENT OF GRANTS FROM AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLOT, INC. DURING 2023, MR.WEINISH RECEIVED THE DOLLAR EQUIVALENT OF 83,527 IN GROSS COMPENSATION INCLUDING SOCIAL BENEFITS AS REQUIRED TO BE PAID PER ISRAELI LABOR LAWS FROM THE ISRAELI ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VIII OF THE 209,458 REVENUE RECEIVED DURING 2023, 32,500 WAS A GRANT RECEIVED BY A FOUNDATION TO BE USED FOR THE "ISRAELI LOCAL AUTHORITIES LEADERSHIP GROUP, CREATING A MODEL SOCIETY". OF THIS AMOUNT, 7,500 WAS GIVEN OUT DURING 2023 AND 25,000 WAS GIVEN OUT DURING 2024.