2024-11-13T06:53:45-08:00 2023-12-31 112505506 Michael Yastrab PC 247 West 35th Street New York NY 10001 990 2023-01-01 261870256 LIMMUD FSU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION LIMM 9189984809 80 CENTRAL PARK WEST 2D NEW YORK NY 10023 Natasha Chechik Executive Director 2024-11-13 true true David Yastrab CPA P00444333 2126298268 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Sandra Cahn 80 CENTRAL PARK WEST 2D NEW YORK NY 10023 758159 false X N/A X 2009 NY Limmud conducts seminars, lectures, workshops, and discussions covering a vast range of topics, including religious, social, and cultural trends within Jewish communities worldwide with roots in the former Soviet Union countries. 9 9 0 350 0 1401549 758159 0 0 0 1401549 758159 162544 183305 0 0 0 0 1109140 792441 1271684 975746 129865 -217587 492243 145219 451165 321728 41078 -176509 X Limmud provides educational and other programming services to Jews with heritage from former Soviet Union countries. false false 424097 BERLIN GERMANY, MARCH 2023Approximately 800 Jews from across Germany and 24 other countries attended the third Limmud FSU Europe conference. This was the first-ever event of its kind held in Berlin. Among the participants were 50 Limmudniks from Ukraine, some of whom still reside in the embattled country, while others have sought refuge from the war in Israel and various parts of central and western Europe. The conference featured 130 sessions, Workshops and artistic performances. 74939 LUBLIN POLAND, DECEMBER 2023150 Jews from various cities in Ukraine gathered for the Limmud FSU Ukraine conference on Jewish learning. Sessions ranged from a photographic presentation of the war in Ukraine to an evening of stories written during that war. Other topics included famous Jews from Ukraine, discussions about the release of hostages in Jewish classical sources, and a lecture on the city's 600 years of Jewish history. Additionally, participants had the opportunity to visit the Majdanek Nazi concentration and death camp located just outside the city. 57779 BAKU AZERBAIJAN, JANUARY 2023300 Jews in Baku had the opportunity to participate in a Limmud FSU conference. The program offered a wide range of topics, including design, marketing, cybersecurity, ecology, Israel, psychology, law, the history of Jewish communities in Azerbaijan, and the fate of Jews in the Caucasus Mountains during the Holocaust. 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ITS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF VERIFIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A REGISTERED ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND THEN MAKES PERIODIC SITE VISITS TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF ITS CONFERENCES. LIMMUD'S ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT IS PREPARED BY BARZILY AND CO.THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VERIFIES GRANT PAYMENTS. LIMMUD ALSO HAS A Financial and Management Consultant WHO works directly with the Chairman and the Executive Director in the preparation of all budgetary materials and the operation of financial control mechanisms. He is responsible for the compilation of financial reports as well as Limmud FSUs general accounts for presentation. HE advises and assists in the preparation and implementation of all forms of contractual arrangements. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting LIMMUD OPERATES USING ACCRUAL BASIS ACCOUNTING. ALL FUNDS ARE DISBURSED BASED ON INVOICES SUBMITTED OR REPORTS FROM LOCAL AGENTS. Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures Events and programming were held in three different regions, attended by thousands of Jews with roots in former Soviet Union countries. These events primarily consisted of open conferences, organized by volunteers and local charities to promote Limmuds goals. Matthew Bronfman Director cash flow X 150000 280000 false true true 280000 Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Director loaned funds to Limmud due to a cash flow issue. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: LUBLIN POLAND, DECEMBER 2023150 Jews from various cities in Ukraine gathered for the Limmud FSU Ukraine conference on Jewish learning. Sessions ranged from a photographic presentation of the war in Ukraine to an evening of stories written during that war. Other topics included famous Jews from Ukraine, discussions about the release of hostages in Jewish classical sources, and a lecture on the city's 600 years of Jewish history. Additionally, participants had the opportunity to visit the Majdanek Nazi concentration and death camp located just outside the city. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: TEL AVIV ISRAEL, SEPTEMBER 2023In Tel Aviv, 150 volunteers from Limmud FSU Israel gathered for a special event that offered sessions and discussions on topics such as the global rise of antisemitism, antisemitism on US college campuses, the reasons why the Holocaust has become a central theme in discussions about the war, and the role of the UN and the Red Cross in the legal aspects of the war. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: TORONTO CANADA, DECEMBER 2023Volunteers from Limmud FSU Canada organizeD va?rious Jewish events. These initiatives included support sessions, Parti?cipation in solidarity rallies for the hostages, "Stand with Israel" Shabbat dinners for 65 participants, featuring a talk by educator Yuliya Etingen about her visit to two kibbutzim that were heavily impacted during the Hamas invasion, as well as Hanukkah learning and celebrations for 50 participants. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: other programming OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: other programming Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 MANAGEMENT FEES WERE PAID TO LIMMUD RUSSIAN SPEAKERS OF ISRAEL, WHICH PROVIDES A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE OUTSIDE FINANCIAL CONSULTANT PRIOR TO BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WAS ASKED TO REVIEW AND COMMENT. AFTER THE COMMENTS WERE ACTED UPON, THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF LIMMUD ARE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GENERAL DISCLOSURES ARE AVAILABLE ON LIMMUDS WEBSITE. DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UNDER FOIL GUIDELINES.